Anna Schönauer

Zygotic genome activation is timed by the egg DNA-to-cytoplasm ratio across animals

The paper investigates ZGA timing across 61 animal species and finds that genome size to cytoplasm volume ratio predicts ZGA onset.

Development and patterning of a highly versatile visual system in spiders

The paper characterizes visual system development in eight spider species to understand how diverse eye configurations arise and evolve.

An atlas of spider development at single-cell resolution provides new insights into arthropod embryogenesis

The paper constructs a single-cell RNA sequencing atlas of spider embryos, revealing cell clusters, gene expression patterns, and developmental insights into arthropod embryogenesis.

Widespread retention of ohnologs in key developmental gene families following whole genome duplication in arachnopulmonates

The paper examines retention of ohnologs in developmental gene families across arachnopulmonate species, finding extensive retention and evolutionary patterns in Hox, Wnt, and frizzled genes.

ACME dissociation: a versatile cell fixation-dissociation method for single-cell transcriptomics

The paper introduces ACME, a cell fixation-dissociation method for single-cell transcriptomics that preserves RNA integrity and enables cryopreservation and sorting, validated with SPLiT-seq in planarians.

The evolution of Sox gene repertoires and regulation of segmentation in arachnids

This study examines Sox gene repertoires and regulation of segmentation in arachnids, finding Sox21b-1 plays distinct roles in prosomal and opisthosomal segmentation.

A SoxB gene acts as an anterior gap gene and regulates posterior segment addition in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum

This study investigates the role of a SoxB gene in spider segmentation, finding it regulates posterior segment addition and interacts with Wnt8 and Delta-Notch signaling.

The house spider genome reveals an ancient whole-genome duplication during arachnid evolution

The paper analyzes the house spider genome to identify an ancient whole-genome duplication shared by spiders and scorpions, distinct from horseshoe crab duplications.