Yi‐Jyun Luo

Convergent evolution of animal photosymbiosis through co-option of ancestral endodermal programs

This study shows that photosymbiosis in different animals uses ancestral endodermal programs and lineage-specific innovations, revealing a general cellular principle for complex symbiosis evolution.

Corallimorpharian genome supports the monophyly of Scleractinia and illuminates the cellular evolution of coral calcification

This study presents a corallimorpharian genome and single-cell transcriptomes to show that coral calcification evolved through a derived calicoblast cell state and genomic innovations.

Cryptic whole-genome duplication in bryozoans

The paper identifies ancient whole-genome duplications in bryozoans using synteny-based methods, revealing genomic signatures and functional enrichment in cilia-related genes.

Zygotic genome activation is timed by the egg DNA-to-cytoplasm ratio across animals

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

Convergent evolution of cluster-wide Hox gene regulation in Bilateria

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.

Microbial profiling and single-cell transcriptomics reveal probiotic mechanisms of coral thermal resilience

This study identifies E. acroporae Acr-14T as a coral probiotic that enhances thermal resilience by mitigating protein-folding stress and supporting energy homeostasis through single-cell transcriptomics and microbial profiling.

Conservation of animal genome structure is the exception not the rule

The paper shows that high-fidelity genome structure conservation is rare across bilaterian species, with large-scale genome restructuring events being common and linked to increased protein sequence evolution.

Annelid comparative genomics and the evolution of massive lineage-specific genome rearrangement in bilaterians

The paper analyzes genome organization in annelids, finding that some species have highly rearranged genomes and developing a metric to quantify genome structure evolution.

Brachiopod genome unveils the evolution of the BMP-Chordin network in bilaterian body patterning

The paper studies BMP-Chordin signaling in brachiopods to reveal conserved dorsal-ventral patterning mechanisms across bilaterians.

Acoel single-cell atlas reveals expression dynamics and heterogeneity of a pluripotent stem cell population

The paper characterizes stem cell dynamics and heterogeneity in the acoel Hofstenia miamia using single-cell transcriptomics, revealing lineage-primed neoblast subpopulations and their response to regeneration.