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Oulhen N, Morita S, Pieplow C, Onorato TM, Foster S, Wessel G. Conservation and contrast in cell states of echinoderm ovaries. Mol Reprod Dev. 2024 Aug;91(8):e23721. doi: 10.1002/mrd.23721.
Wessel GM, Xing L, Oulhen N. More than a colour; how pigment influences colourblind microbes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2024 May 6;379(1901):20230077. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0077.
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Oulhen N, Wen S. The Essence of Quiescence. Stem Cells Dev. 2024 Apr;33(7-8):149-152. doi: 10.1089/scd.2024.0032. Erratum in: Stem Cells Dev. 2024 May;33(9-10):250. doi: 10.1089/scd.2024.0032.correx.
Tilahun L, Asrat A, Wessel GM, Simachew A. Ancestors in the Extreme: A Genomics View of Microbial Diversity in Hypersaline Aquatic Environments. Results Probl Cell Differ. 2024;71:185-212. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-37936-9_10.
Onorato Thomas, Oulhen Nathalie, Reyes Gerardo, Foster Stephany, Pieplow Cosmo, Rollins Janet, Brashears Jacqueline, Davis Claudette, Alberts Ian, Veras Ingrid, Wessel Gary. A Pandemic-Resilient CURE Shifts Community College Students From Knowledge Consumers to Authentic Knowledge Producers. Journal of College Science Teaching. 2023 Nov. Vol 52, No 7, pages 2-12
Single-Cell Transcriptome and Pigment Biochemistry Analysis Reveals the Potential for the High Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Purple Sea Cucumbers. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 30;24(15):12213. doi:10.3390/ijms241512213.
Perillo, M., Swartz, S.Z., Pieplow, C. et al. Molecular mechanisms of tubulogenesis revealed in the sea star hydro-vascular organ. Nat Commun 14, 2402 (2023 May 9). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37947-2
Pieplow, Cosmo & Wessel, Gary. Functional annotation of a hugely expanded nanos repertoire in Lytechinus variegatus, the green sea urchin. Molecular reproduction and development. 2023 April. 90. 10.1002/mrd.23684.
Morita S, Oulhen N, Foster S, Wessel GM. Elements of divergence in germline determination in closely related species. iScience. 2023 Mar 15;26(4):106402. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106402. PMID: 37020963; PMCID: PMC10068562.
Jonusaite S, Oulhen N, Izumi Y, Furuse M, Yamamoto T, Sakamoto N, Wessel G, Heyland A. Identification of the genes encoding candidate septate junction components expressed during early development of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, and evidence of a role for Mesh in the formation of the gut barrier. Dev Biol. 2023 Mar;495:21-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.12.007.
Pieplow CA, Furze AR, Wessel GM. A case of hermaphroditism in the Gonochoristic Sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, reveals key mechanisms of sex determination. Biol Reprod. 2023 Mar 21:ioad036. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioad036. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36943312.
Spurrell M, Oulhen N, Foster S, Perillo M, Wessel G. Gene regulatory divergence amongst echinoderms underlies appearance of pigment cells in sea urchin development. Dev Biol. 2023 Feb;494:13-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2022.11.008.
Oulhen N, Morita S, Warner JF, Wessel G. CRISPR/Cas9 knockin methodology for the sea urchin embryo. Mol Reprod Dev. 2023 Feb;90(2):69-72. doi: 10.1002/mrd.23672.
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