José María Martín-Durán

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.

This study shows how Cardiocondyla ants regulate their symbiotic bacteria to balance nutrient needs across different developmental and environmental conditions.

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

The paper identifies a conserved global control region for Hox gene regulation in annelids and shows convergent evolution of cluster-wide regulatory mechanisms in vertebrates and spiralians.

The paper shows that BMP signaling is downstream of ERK1/2 in Spiralia and is involved in dorsoventral development, but this hierarchy is lost in annelids with autonomous development.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and functional genomic resources for Capitella teleta, improving upon an outdated reference and enabling better analysis of multi-omic data.

The paper identifies DNA methylation markers in loggerhead turtles to show that temperature-based sex ratio models overestimate female production by up to 60.2%.

The paper compares transcriptomic dynamics in two annelid species with spiral cleavage, showing differences in embryonic organizer specification timing but similarity later in development.

This study investigates histone-based chromatin regulation in Annelida using multi-omics approaches, revealing lineage-specific effects on histone repertoires and functional implications of histone variants.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome and methylome for loggerhead sea turtles, linking genetic and epigenetic diversity to conservation insights.

This study examines the combinatorial Wnt signaling patterns in brachiopod embryos, identifying conserved and variable gene expression across the anteroposterior axis.

This study identifies DNA methylation changes in loggerhead sea turtles exposed to higher incubation temperatures, suggesting sublethal effects of thermal stress on hatchling quality and adaptive potential.

The paper analyzes methylomes in annelids to show ancestral epigenetic erosion during development and aging, with gene body methylation linked to transcription and TE silencing.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of Alvinella pompejana and analyzes its gene content to understand adaptations to extreme environments.

The paper tests the developmental toxicity of plastic pellets on invertebrates from multiple phyla, finding concentration-dependent effects on embryonic development and morphogenesis.

This study characterizes neural development in Owenia fusiformis, revealing the formation and reorganization of its nervous system during development and metamorphosis.

The paper shows that temporal shifts in trunk formation underpin larval diversification in annelids and bilaterian life cycles through comparative genomic and transcriptomic analysis.

This paper analyzes the genome of Osedax frankpressi to show how genetic changes enable symbiotic digestion of bone, with reduced immunity genes and expanded protease genes.

The paper identifies ERK1/2-mediated FGF signaling as an ancestral organizing signal in spiral cleavage, showing it is conserved in conditional annelids but lost in autonomous ones.

This study describes the embryonic and larval development of Owenia fusiformis, identifying key developmental stages and highlighting the complexity of its nervous system formation.

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

The paper describes the cell lineage and molecular patterning in the bryozoan Membranipora membranacea, showing that blastomere fates are conserved despite a shift from spiral to biradial cleavage.