Lukas Orel

This study identifies cwo/Dec1 as a molecular mechanism linking the circadian clock to lunar phase in Platynereis dumerilii, showing its role in circalunar oscillation.

This study shows that cryptochrome loss in marine bristleworms increases lifespan and size, with hormonal pathways linked to sexual development and reproduction.

This paper identifies L-Cryptochrome as a moonlight interpreter that distinguishes between sun- and moonlight to regulate monthly oscillator entrainment in Platynereis dumerilii.

The paper identifies two light sensors in Platynereis dumerilii that distinguish moonlight from sunlight to adjust a circadian clock to moon phase.

The paper analyzes sensory cell types in Platynereis dumerilii to explore the evolutionary relationship between photo- and mechanoreceptors, finding that r-Opsin1 modulates mechanosensation through light-dependent mechanisms.