X. Grau-Bove

An amphioxus neurula stage cell atlas supports a complex scenario for the emergence of vertebrate head mesoderm

The paper constructs a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of amphioxus neurula stage to investigate the evolutionary origins of vertebrate head mesoderm.

Single cell atlas of Xenoturbella bocki highlights the limited cell-type complexity of a non-vertebrate deuterostome lineage

This study presents a single-cell RNA-seq atlas of Xenoturbella bocki, revealing limited cell-type complexity and shared features with cnidarians and protostomes.

A phylogenetic and proteomic reconstruction of eukaryotic chromatin evolution

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of eukaryotic chromatin by combining proteomics and phylogenetic analysis, revealing pre-eukaryotic origins of chromatin functions and eukaryotic innovations.

Orthology clusters from gene trees with Possvm

Possvm automates orthology cluster classification from gene trees using species overlap and MCL, achieving high precision and recall in benchmarking.

Identification of a rapidly-spreading triple mutant for high-level metabolic insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae provides a real-time molecular diagnostic for anti-malarial intervention deployment.

The paper identifies a triple mutant in Anopheles gambiae associated with pyrethroid resistance and proposes it as a diagnostic for guiding anti-malarial intervention strategies.

Cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis in malaria vectors: insights from the adult oenocyte transcriptome

This study identifies the hydrocarbon biosynthetic pathway in Anopheles gambiae by analyzing the transcriptome of purified oenocytes using a transgenic fluorescent marker.

Evolution of the insecticide target Rdl in African Anopheles is driven by interspecific andinterkaryotypic introgression

The paper examines the evolution of insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes, showing how Rdl mutations spread through selective sweeps and introgression across species and karyotypes.

A unicellular relative of animals generates an epithelium-like cell layer by actomyosin-dependent cellularization

The paper studies cellularization in Sphaeroforma arctica, showing it forms an epithelium-like layer via actomyosin-dependent membrane invaginations and regulated gene activation.

The aphelid-like phagotrophic origins of fungi

This study generates transcriptome data for an aphelid and uses phylogenomic analysis to suggest fungi evolved from a phagotrophic opisthosporidian ancestor.