Daniel M. Chourrout

The paper uses single-cell sequencing to study gene expression during the life cycle of Oikopleura dioica, identifying cell types and genes involved in house-producing epithelium development.

This study experimentally examines Prochlorococcus predation by appendicularians, finding retention rates increase with prey concentration and predator age, and that both ecotypes HLI and HLII are equally grazed.

The paper builds a behavioral atlas of Oikopleura dioica across its life cycle, revealing developmental changes in behavior and morphology that suggest deep evolutionary origins of chordate behavioral plasticity.

The paper shows how non-canonical splicing in tunicates is mediated by divergent U2AF function and changes in snRNA m6A modification.

The paper investigates Pax37A and Pax37B roles in Oikopleura dioica OE development using CRISPR-Cas9 and scRNA-seq, finding Pax37B is essential for Fol cell differentiation and revealing neuroepithelial-like features.

The paper decodes the compact genome of Dimorphilus gyrociliatus, revealing a conservative route to genome compaction with features similar to vertebrates.