Shikai Liu

This study identifies shell-forming cell types in Pacific oysters and shows they evolved from ancestral epithelial-secretory systems in Spiralia.

This study identifies STBD1 as a conserved glycophagy receptor in bilaterians, showing its structural evolution supports metabolic adaptation across species.

This study identifies a biphasic regulatory program for shell formation in bivalve molluscs and shows how dynamic chromatin remodeling allows evolutionary innovation within conserved gene regulatory networks.

The paper identifies key components of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IIS) signaling pathway in Pacific oysters and shows their role in growth regulation through gene expression analysis.