Ignacio Maeso

This study identifies eukaryotic retrotransposons that encode prokaryotic-like DNA adenine methyltransferases and shows their adaptation to host 6mA-associated chromatin.

The paper studies regulatory genome evolution in echinoderms, revealing deep conservation of cis-regulatory elements and chromatin organization, suggesting an ancestral regulatory pattern in animal genomes.

The paper integrates multi-omics data to refine the gene regulatory network of the sea urchin posterior gut at the single-cell level.

Chromosome-scale inshore hagfish genome places 1R before the cyclostome-gnathostome split and 2R in the gnathostome stem, and reveals two cyclostome-specific duplications (CR1, CR2).

This study shows that Wengen (Wgn) promotes cell survival by activating the p38 MAP kinase pathway through dTRAF1 in response to ROS generated during apoptosis, distinct from Grindelwald (Grnd).

The paper investigates 5hmC and TET enzyme function in non-vertebrate deuterostomes, showing conserved 5mC removal from regulatory regions across species.

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