Miguel Salinas‐Saavedra

The paper constructs a Hydractinia cell atlas to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of coloniality, finding that distinct colony parts are defined by combinations of shared cell types and rare innovations.

This study shows that random genomic 6mA accumulation in early Hydractinia embryos delays zygotic transcription initiation by inhibiting gene expression.

This study shows that senescent cell signals reprogram somatic cells into stem cells, enabling whole-body regeneration in cnidarians.

This study investigates SoxB-driven neurogenesis in the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus, showing sequential SoxB gene action and defects upon knockdown.

The paper describes the subcellular localization of Par proteins in Mnemiopsis leidyi embryos, showing differences from other animals and suggesting distinct epithelial organization mechanisms.

This study investigates the ancestral role of β-catenin in ctenophores, finding it involved in cell fate specification rather than cell adhesion.

The paper investigates the role of Par-proteins in cell polarity and adhesion in Nematostella vectensis, showing their degradation in gastrodermal cells and their functional association with β-catenin and snail genes.