Suat Özbek

The paper introduces a mathematical model of Wnt-Dickkopf interactions in Hydra to explain body-axis formation through mutual inhibition, showing it can drive pattern formation across a broad parameter range.

The paper identifies a pressure-sensitive aboral valve in cnidarians that regulates hydraulic pressure during morphogenesis through mesogleal basement membrane dynamics.

The paper identifies conserved matrisomal networks in sea anemones that coordinate life history transitions through proteomic and transcriptomic analysis.

This study shows that Hydra uses two separate patterning loops for body axis and head formation, challenging the previous single-loop model.

This study investigates how Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates spatio-temporal elasticity patterns in Hydra's extracellular matrix during morphogenesis.

This study identifies HAS-7, an astacin proteinase, as a Wnt processing factor that regulates head formation in Hydra by controlling Wnt ligand activity and axis patterning.