Daniel J. Leite

The paper identifies a novel gene, beer belly, as a regulator of segmentation in spiders using single-cell RNA sequencing and shows its evolutionary loss in mammals and holometabolous insects.

The paper compares gene expression and chromatin accessibility of ohnologues and single-copy genes in two arachnids, one with a history of whole genome duplication, to assess subfunctionalization.

The paper characterizes visual system development in eight spider species to understand how diverse eye configurations arise and evolve.

The paper constructs a single-cell RNA sequencing atlas of spider embryos, revealing cell clusters, gene expression patterns, and developmental insights into arthropod embryogenesis.

This study shows FGF signalling is essential for cumulus migration and dorsoventral axis formation in spider embryos.

The paper assembles and annotates the genome of the polyclad flatworm Prostheceraeus crozieri using long-read sequencing, revealing a highly repetitive genome with extensive transposable element activity.

This study investigates the role of a SoxB gene in spider segmentation, finding it regulates posterior segment addition and interacts with Wnt8 and Delta-Notch signaling.

This study examines Sox gene duplication and divergence in spiders, finding retained duplicates, neofunctionalization, and conserved roles in CNS development and segmentation.

The paper analyzes the house spider genome to identify an ancient whole-genome duplication shared by spiders and scorpions, distinct from horseshoe crab duplications.