Smadar Ben‐Tabou de‐Leon

This study shows that ROCK and the actomyosin network regulate biomineral growth and morphology in sea urchin skeletogenesis by controlling spicule formation and gene expression.

The paper shows that sea urchin embryos have varying tolerance to hypoxia depending on developmental stage, due to changes in gene regulatory network structure.

The paper quantifies 3D dynamics of calcium-bearing vesicles in sea urchin embryos, revealing active diffusion motion influenced by cytoskeletal properties and showing VEGFR inhibition affects vesicle volume but not kinetics.