Evelyn Houliston

The paper identifies two distinct origins for neural cells in Clytia planula larva development: one from Piwi/Nanos-expressing interstitial cells and another from ectodermal delamination during gastrulation.

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

The paper develops a toolkit of membrane-localising tags tested across ten animal species to identify effective signals for targeting proteins to the plasma membrane.

The paper compares cell atlases of Clytia hemisphaerica planula and medusa stages using single-cell transcriptomics to identify stage-specific cell types and their transcriptional profiles.

The paper investigates body axis development in Clytia hemisphaerica embryos, revealing a coordination mechanism between Wnt/β-catenin signaling and planar cell polarity to direct morphogenesis.

The paper describes a light-modulated circadian mechanism in a jellyfish species that synchronises evening gamete release through opsin-controlled hormone signalling.

This study shows that Spo11 knockout in Clytia hemisphaerica disrupts meiotic synapsis and chromosome segregation, revealing conserved meiotic mechanisms across eukaryotes.

The paper presents a whole-animal transcriptomic cell atlas of Clytia hemisphaerica using multiplexed scRNA-seq to study cell type plasticity under starvation.

The paper characterizes cell shape changes during planula formation in Clytia hemisphaerica using microscopy and links these changes to gene expression patterns during gastrulation.

This study shows that mechanical forces, cell migration, and Wnt signaling drive rapid regeneration of the manubrium in Clytia hemisphaerica fragments.

This study identifies a G-protein-coupled receptor (MIHR) in the jellyfish Clytia that mediates neuropeptide-induced oocyte maturation and shows its functional role in gamete development and spawning.

This paper describes an improved culture protocol for Clytia hemisphaerica, enabling the maintenance of its entire life cycle in the lab through optimized feeding and metamorphosis induction.

The paper identifies neuropeptides in jellyfish that directly induce oocyte maturation and shows they are involved in spawning coordination.

The paper introduces a urea-based in situ hybridization method that improves gene expression detection and reduces non-specific staining across multiple animal species.