Matthew C. Gibson

The paper identifies gene expression patterns in cnidocytes and spirocytes of Nematostella vectensis, revealing specialized transcriptional programs for cnidogenesis.

This study uses X-ray tomography to compare internal polyp architecture across four coral species, revealing species-specific patterns of tissue organization and connectivity.

This study shows that the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis uses a synaptonemal complex with divergent and sex-specific meiotic functions, challenging assumptions about SC mechanistic homology.

This study identifies a centralized oral nerve ring in Nematostella vectensis with molecular and functional features similar to bilaterian interneurons, suggesting neural centralization predates the cnidarian-bilaterian split.

The paper creates a hypomorphic allele of the Drosophila melanogaster corolla gene by replacing it with its D. mauritiana ortholog, revealing defects in SC maintenance and crossover distribution while avoiding severe phenotypes.

This study shows that dynamic basal cell contacts during mitosis influence tissue packing in mammalian epithelia, confirmed through in silico modeling and organoid experiments.

This study investigates how different Ras mutations affect tissue-specific growth in Drosophila, showing that Ras G12V is more deleterious in the midgut than Ras Q61H due to clonal dynamics.

This study identifies a conserved Hox-Gbx gene module in the rice coral Montipora capitata that patterns the endo-mesoderm into segments, similar to its role in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

The paper reports chromosome-level genome assemblies of two sea anemones and finds conserved chromosomal blocks across cnidarians and bilaterians, but loss of microsynteny in Hox and NK clusters.

The paper identifies two cell types in the sea anemone's apical sensory organ and shows FGF signaling regulates their development through a gene regulatory network.

This study investigates the role of cilia-related genes in mitochondrial dynamics during Drosophila spermatogenesis and identifies their essential function in male fertility.

The paper identifies Nord as a Dpp/BMP feedback regulator that interacts with Dally to modulate signaling in Drosophila wing development.

This study shows that Hedgehog signaling is essential for PGC specification and endomesodermal patterning in Nematostella, suggesting zygotic induction rather than maternal factors.

The paper studies feeding-dependent tentacle development in Nematostella vectensis, showing that TOR and FGFRb pathways coordinate post-embryonic patterning with food availability.

This study identifies wampa as a dynein subunit critical for outer dynein arm assembly and male fertility in Drosophila, revealing its role in spermatogenesis and mitochondrial/nuclear remodeling.

This paper introduces an electroporation method for efficient shRNA delivery in Nematostella vectensis to enable rapid gene knockdown.

This paper develops a simple and adaptable chromosome preparation protocol for invertebrates, enabling karyotyping and downstream applications in species lacking cell lines.