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mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms., Reyes G, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Dev Biol. June 28, 2025; 522 8-19.
Structural and molecular distinctions of primary and secondary spines in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus., Hebert E, Silvia M, Wessel GM., Sci Rep. November 18, 2024; 14 (1): 28525.
A molecular basis for spine color morphs in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus., Wise M, Silvia M, Reyes G, Dunn R, Onorato TM, Pieplow C, Furze A, Hebert E, Oulhen N, Ritschoff D, McClay DR, Wessel G., Sci Rep. November 18, 2024; 14 (1): 28518.
Conservation and contrast in cell states of echinoderm ovaries., Oulhen N, Morita S, Pieplow C, Onorato TM, Foster S, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. August 1, 2024; 91 (8): e23721.
More than a colour; how pigment influences colourblind microbes., Wessel GM, Xing L, Oulhen N., Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. May 6, 2024; 379 (1901): 20230077.
Sex specific gene expression is present prior to metamorphosis in the sea urchin., Pieplow C, Furze A, Gregory P, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. January 18, 2024; 517 217-233.
Single-Cell Transcriptome and Pigment Biochemistry Analysis Reveals the Potential for the High Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Purple Sea Cucumbers., Xing L, Wang L, Liu S, Sun L, Wessel GM, Yang H., Int J Mol Sci. July 30, 2023; 24 (15):
A case of hermaphroditism in the gonochoristic sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, reveals key mechanisms of sex determination†., Pieplow CA, Furze AR, Wessel GM., Biol Reprod. June 9, 2023; 108 (6): 960-973.
Molecular mechanisms of tubulogenesis revealed in the sea star hydro-vascular organ., Perillo M, Swartz SZ, Pieplow C, Wessel GM., Nat Commun. May 9, 2023; 14 (1): 2402.
Functional annotation of a hugely expanded nanos repertoire in Lytechinus variegatus, the green sea urchin., Pieplow C, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. May 1, 2023; 90 (5): 310-322.
Elements of divergence in germline determination in closely related species., Morita S, Oulhen N, Foster S, Wessel GM., iScience. April 21, 2023; 26 (4): 106402.
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., Jonusaite S, Oulhen N, Izumi Y, Furuse M, Yamamoto T, Sakamoto N, Wessel G, Heyland A., Dev Biol. March 1, 2023; 495 21-34.
Gene regulatory divergence amongst echinoderms underlies appearance of pigment cells in sea urchin development., Spurrell M, Oulhen N, Foster S, Perillo M, Wessel G., Dev Biol. February 1, 2023; 494 13-25.
CRISPR/Cas9 knockin methodology for the sea urchin embryo., Oulhen N, Morita S, Warner JF, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. February 1, 2023; 90 (2): 69-72.
Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of early sea star development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Fresques T, Zaki H, Wessel G., Development. November 15, 2022; 149 (22):
Optimizing CRISPR/Cas9-based gene manipulation in echinoderms., Oulhen N, Pieplow C, Perillo M, Gregory P, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. October 1, 2022; 490 117-124.
Pigmentation biosynthesis influences the microbiome in sea urchins., Wessel GM, Kiyomoto M, Reitzel AM, Carrier TJ., Proc Biol Sci. August 31, 2022; 289 (1981): 20221088.
A Review of Asteroid Biology in the Context of Sea Star Wasting: Possible Causes and Consequences., Oulhen N, Byrne M, Duffin P, Gomez-Chiarri M, Hewson I, Hodin J, Konar B, Lipp EK, Miner BG, Newton AL, Schiebelhut LM, Smolowitz R, Wahltinez SJ, Wessel GM, Work TM, Zaki HA, Wares JP., Biol Bull. August 1, 2022; 243 (1): 50-75.
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos., Satoh N, Hisata K, Foster S, Morita S, Nishitsuji K, Oulhen N, Tominaga H, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. March 1, 2022; 483 128-142.
A conserved node in the regulation of Vasa between an induced and an inherited program of primordial germ cell specification., Perillo M, Swartz SZ, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. February 1, 2022; 482 28-33.
Post-transcriptional regulation of factors important for the germ line., Oulhen N, Morita S, Wessel GM., Curr Top Dev Biol. January 1, 2022; 146 49-78.
Somatic cell conversion to a germ cell lineage: A violation or a revelation?, Wessel GM, Morita S, Oulhen N., J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. December 1, 2021; 336 (8): 666-679.
Polarized Dishevelled dissolution and reassembly drives embryonic axis specification in sea star oocytes., Swartz SZ, Tan TH, Perillo M, Fakhri N, Wessel GM, Wikramanayake AH, Cheeseman IM., Curr Biol. November 20, 2021; 31 (24): 5633-5641.e4.
Sperm lacking Bindin are infertile but are otherwise indistinguishable from wildtype sperm., Wessel GM, Wada Y, Yajima M, Kiyomoto M., Sci Rep. November 3, 2021; 11 (1): 21583.
Light-induced, spatiotemporal control of protein in the developing embryo of the sea urchin., Wavreil FDM, Poon J, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Dev Biol. October 1, 2021; 478 13-24.
Bindin is essential for fertilization in the sea urchin., Wessel GM, Wada Y, Yajima M, Kiyomoto M., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. August 24, 2021; 118 (34):
CRISPR-Cas9 editing of non-coding genomic loci as a means of controlling gene expression in the sea urchin., Pieplow A, Dastaw M, Sakuma T, Sakamoto N, Yamamoto T, Yajima M, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. April 1, 2021; 472 85-97.
Correction: A single cell RNA sequencing resource for early sea urchin development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Development. February 17, 2021; 148 (4):
Methodology for Whole Mount and Fluorescent RNA In Situ Hybridization in Echinoderms: Single, Double, and Beyond., Perillo M, Paganos P, Spurrell M, Arnone MI, Wessel GM., Methods Mol Biol. January 1, 2021; 2219 195-216.
Derivedness Index for Estimating Degree of Phenotypic Evolution of Embryos: A Study of Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of Chordates and Echinoderms., Leong JCK, Li Y, Uesaka M, Uchida Y, Omori A, Hao M, Wan W, Dong Y, Ren Y, Zhang S, Zeng T, Wang F, Chen L, Wessel G, Livingston BT, Bradham C, Wang W, Irie N., Front Cell Dev Biol. January 1, 2021; 9 749963.
A single cell RNA sequencing resource for early sea urchin development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Development. September 11, 2020; 147 (17):
Regulation of dynamic pigment cell states at single-cell resolution., Perillo M, Oulhen N, Foster S, Spurrell M, Calestani C, Wessel G., Elife. August 19, 2020; 9
Genomic insights of body plan transitions from bilateral to pentameral symmetry in Echinoderms., Li Y, Omori A, Flores RL, Satterfield S, Nguyen C, Ota T, Tsurugaya T, Ikuta T, Ikeo K, Kikuchi M, Leong JCK, Reich A, Hao M, Wan W, Dong Y, Ren Y, Zhang S, Zeng T, Uesaka M, Uchida Y, Li X, Shibata TF, Bino T, Ogawa K, Shigenobu S, Kondo M, Wang F, Chen L, Wessel G, Saiga H, Cameron RA, Livingston B, Bradham C, Wang W, Irie N., Commun Biol. July 10, 2020; 3 (1): 371.
Genetic manipulation of the pigment pathway in a sea urchin reveals distinct lineage commitment prior to metamorphosis in the bilateral to radial body plan transition., Wessel GM, Kiyomoto M, Shen TL, Yajima M., Sci Rep. February 6, 2020; 10 (1): 1973.
Evolutionary modification of AGS protein contributes to formation of micromeres in sea urchins., Poon J, Fries A, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Nat Commun. August 22, 2019; 10 (1): 3779.
Distinct transcriptional regulation of Nanos2 in the germ line and soma by the Wnt and delta/notch pathways., Oulhen N, Swartz SZ, Wang L, Wikramanayake A, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. August 1, 2019; 452 (1): 34-42.
Single cell RNA-seq in the sea urchin embryo show marked cell-type specificity in the Delta/Notch pathway., Foster S, Teo YV, Neretti N, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Mol Reprod Dev. August 1, 2019; 86 (8): 931-934.
Methods to label, isolate, and image sea urchin small micromeres, the primordial germ cells (PGCs)., Campanale JP, Hamdoun A, Wessel GM, Su YH, Oulhen N., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 150 269-292.
Trapping, tagging and tracking: Tools for the study of proteins during early development of the sea urchin., Roux-Osovitz MM, Foltz KR, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 283-304.
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in sea urchins., Lin CY, Oulhen N, Wessel G, Su YH., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 305-321.
Identifying gene expression from single cells to single genes., Oulhen N, Foster S, Wray G, Wessel G., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 127-158.
Nodal induces sequential restriction of germ cell factors during primordial germ cell specification., Fresques TM, Wessel GM., Development. January 22, 2018; 145 (2):
These Colors Don''t Run: Regulation of Pigment-Biosynthesis in Echinoderms., Calestani C, Wessel GM., Results Probl Cell Differ. January 1, 2018; 65 515-525.
Single nucleotide editing without DNA cleavage using CRISPR/Cas9-deaminase in the sea urchin embryo., Shevidi S, Uchida A, Schudrowitz N, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Dev Dyn. December 1, 2017; 246 (12): 1036-1046.
Protein kinase A activity leads to the extension of the acrosomal process in starfish sperm., Niikura K, Alam MS, Naruse M, Jimbo M, Moriyama H, Reich A, Wessel GM, Matsumoto M., Mol Reprod Dev. July 1, 2017; 84 (7): 614-625.
Transient translational quiescence in primordial germ cells., Oulhen N, Swartz SZ, Laird J, Mascaro A, Wessel GM., Development. April 1, 2017; 144 (7): 1201-1210.
Sea Star Wasting Disease in Asterias forbesi along the Atlantic Coast of North America., Bucci C, Francoeur M, McGreal J, Smolowitz R, Zazueta-Novoa V, Wessel GM, Gomez-Chiarri M., PLoS One. January 1, 2017; 12 (12): e0188523.
Albinism as a visual, in vivo guide for CRISPR/Cas9 functionality in the sea urchin embryo., Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Mol Reprod Dev. December 1, 2016; 83 (12): 1046-1047.
Regeneration in bipinnaria larvae of the bat star Patiria miniata induces rapid and broad new gene expression., Oulhen N, Heyland A, Carrier TJ, Zazueta-Novoa V, Fresques T, Laird J, Onorato TM, Janies D, Wessel G., Mech Dev. November 1, 2016; 142 10-21.
Differential Nanos 2 protein stability results in selective germ cell accumulation in the sea urchin., Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. October 1, 2016; 418 (1): 146-156.

mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms., Reyes G, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Dev Biol. June 28, 2025; 522 8-19.

Structural and molecular distinctions of primary and secondary spines in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus., Hebert E, Silvia M, Wessel GM., Sci Rep. November 18, 2024; 14 (1): 28525.

A molecular basis for spine color morphs in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus., Wise M, Silvia M, Reyes G, Dunn R, Onorato TM, Pieplow C, Furze A, Hebert E, Oulhen N, Ritschoff D, McClay DR, Wessel G., Sci Rep. November 18, 2024; 14 (1): 28518.

Conservation and contrast in cell states of echinoderm ovaries., Oulhen N, Morita S, Pieplow C, Onorato TM, Foster S, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. August 1, 2024; 91 (8): e23721.

More than a colour; how pigment influences colourblind microbes., Wessel GM, Xing L, Oulhen N., Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. May 6, 2024; 379 (1901): 20230077.

Sex specific gene expression is present prior to metamorphosis in the sea urchin., Pieplow C, Furze A, Gregory P, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. January 18, 2024; 517 217-233.

Single-Cell Transcriptome and Pigment Biochemistry Analysis Reveals the Potential for the High Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Purple Sea Cucumbers., Xing L, Wang L, Liu S, Sun L, Wessel GM, Yang H., Int J Mol Sci. July 30, 2023; 24 (15):

A case of hermaphroditism in the gonochoristic sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, reveals key mechanisms of sex determination†., Pieplow CA, Furze AR, Wessel GM., Biol Reprod. June 9, 2023; 108 (6): 960-973.

Molecular mechanisms of tubulogenesis revealed in the sea star hydro-vascular organ., Perillo M, Swartz SZ, Pieplow C, Wessel GM., Nat Commun. May 9, 2023; 14 (1): 2402.

Functional annotation of a hugely expanded nanos repertoire in Lytechinus variegatus, the green sea urchin., Pieplow C, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. May 1, 2023; 90 (5): 310-322.

Elements of divergence in germline determination in closely related species., Morita S, Oulhen N, Foster S, Wessel GM., iScience. April 21, 2023; 26 (4): 106402.

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., Jonusaite S, Oulhen N, Izumi Y, Furuse M, Yamamoto T, Sakamoto N, Wessel G, Heyland A., Dev Biol. March 1, 2023; 495 21-34.

Gene regulatory divergence amongst echinoderms underlies appearance of pigment cells in sea urchin development., Spurrell M, Oulhen N, Foster S, Perillo M, Wessel G., Dev Biol. February 1, 2023; 494 13-25.

CRISPR/Cas9 knockin methodology for the sea urchin embryo., Oulhen N, Morita S, Warner JF, Wessel G., Mol Reprod Dev. February 1, 2023; 90 (2): 69-72.

Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of early sea star development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Fresques T, Zaki H, Wessel G., Development. November 15, 2022; 149 (22):

Optimizing CRISPR/Cas9-based gene manipulation in echinoderms., Oulhen N, Pieplow C, Perillo M, Gregory P, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. October 1, 2022; 490 117-124.

Pigmentation biosynthesis influences the microbiome in sea urchins., Wessel GM, Kiyomoto M, Reitzel AM, Carrier TJ., Proc Biol Sci. August 31, 2022; 289 (1981): 20221088.

A Review of Asteroid Biology in the Context of Sea Star Wasting: Possible Causes and Consequences., Oulhen N, Byrne M, Duffin P, Gomez-Chiarri M, Hewson I, Hodin J, Konar B, Lipp EK, Miner BG, Newton AL, Schiebelhut LM, Smolowitz R, Wahltinez SJ, Wessel GM, Work TM, Zaki HA, Wares JP., Biol Bull. August 1, 2022; 243 (1): 50-75.

A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos., Satoh N, Hisata K, Foster S, Morita S, Nishitsuji K, Oulhen N, Tominaga H, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. March 1, 2022; 483 128-142.

A conserved node in the regulation of Vasa between an induced and an inherited program of primordial germ cell specification., Perillo M, Swartz SZ, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. February 1, 2022; 482 28-33.

Post-transcriptional regulation of factors important for the germ line., Oulhen N, Morita S, Wessel GM., Curr Top Dev Biol. January 1, 2022; 146 49-78.

Somatic cell conversion to a germ cell lineage: A violation or a revelation?, Wessel GM, Morita S, Oulhen N., J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. December 1, 2021; 336 (8): 666-679.

Polarized Dishevelled dissolution and reassembly drives embryonic axis specification in sea star oocytes., Swartz SZ, Tan TH, Perillo M, Fakhri N, Wessel GM, Wikramanayake AH, Cheeseman IM., Curr Biol. November 20, 2021; 31 (24): 5633-5641.e4.

Sperm lacking Bindin are infertile but are otherwise indistinguishable from wildtype sperm., Wessel GM, Wada Y, Yajima M, Kiyomoto M., Sci Rep. November 3, 2021; 11 (1): 21583.

Light-induced, spatiotemporal control of protein in the developing embryo of the sea urchin., Wavreil FDM, Poon J, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Dev Biol. October 1, 2021; 478 13-24.

Bindin is essential for fertilization in the sea urchin., Wessel GM, Wada Y, Yajima M, Kiyomoto M., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. August 24, 2021; 118 (34):

CRISPR-Cas9 editing of non-coding genomic loci as a means of controlling gene expression in the sea urchin., Pieplow A, Dastaw M, Sakuma T, Sakamoto N, Yamamoto T, Yajima M, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. April 1, 2021; 472 85-97.

Correction: A single cell RNA sequencing resource for early sea urchin development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Development. February 17, 2021; 148 (4):

Methodology for Whole Mount and Fluorescent RNA In Situ Hybridization in Echinoderms: Single, Double, and Beyond., Perillo M, Paganos P, Spurrell M, Arnone MI, Wessel GM., Methods Mol Biol. January 1, 2021; 2219 195-216.

Derivedness Index for Estimating Degree of Phenotypic Evolution of Embryos: A Study of Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of Chordates and Echinoderms., Leong JCK, Li Y, Uesaka M, Uchida Y, Omori A, Hao M, Wan W, Dong Y, Ren Y, Zhang S, Zeng T, Wang F, Chen L, Wessel G, Livingston BT, Bradham C, Wang W, Irie N., Front Cell Dev Biol. January 1, 2021; 9 749963.

A single cell RNA sequencing resource for early sea urchin development., Foster S, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Development. September 11, 2020; 147 (17):

Regulation of dynamic pigment cell states at single-cell resolution., Perillo M, Oulhen N, Foster S, Spurrell M, Calestani C, Wessel G., Elife. August 19, 2020; 9

Genomic insights of body plan transitions from bilateral to pentameral symmetry in Echinoderms., Li Y, Omori A, Flores RL, Satterfield S, Nguyen C, Ota T, Tsurugaya T, Ikuta T, Ikeo K, Kikuchi M, Leong JCK, Reich A, Hao M, Wan W, Dong Y, Ren Y, Zhang S, Zeng T, Uesaka M, Uchida Y, Li X, Shibata TF, Bino T, Ogawa K, Shigenobu S, Kondo M, Wang F, Chen L, Wessel G, Saiga H, Cameron RA, Livingston B, Bradham C, Wang W, Irie N., Commun Biol. July 10, 2020; 3 (1): 371.

Genetic manipulation of the pigment pathway in a sea urchin reveals distinct lineage commitment prior to metamorphosis in the bilateral to radial body plan transition., Wessel GM, Kiyomoto M, Shen TL, Yajima M., Sci Rep. February 6, 2020; 10 (1): 1973.

Evolutionary modification of AGS protein contributes to formation of micromeres in sea urchins., Poon J, Fries A, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Nat Commun. August 22, 2019; 10 (1): 3779.

Distinct transcriptional regulation of Nanos2 in the germ line and soma by the Wnt and delta/notch pathways., Oulhen N, Swartz SZ, Wang L, Wikramanayake A, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. August 1, 2019; 452 (1): 34-42.

Single cell RNA-seq in the sea urchin embryo show marked cell-type specificity in the Delta/Notch pathway., Foster S, Teo YV, Neretti N, Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Mol Reprod Dev. August 1, 2019; 86 (8): 931-934.

Methods to label, isolate, and image sea urchin small micromeres, the primordial germ cells (PGCs)., Campanale JP, Hamdoun A, Wessel GM, Su YH, Oulhen N., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 150 269-292.

Trapping, tagging and tracking: Tools for the study of proteins during early development of the sea urchin., Roux-Osovitz MM, Foltz KR, Oulhen N, Wessel G., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 283-304.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in sea urchins., Lin CY, Oulhen N, Wessel G, Su YH., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 305-321.

Identifying gene expression from single cells to single genes., Oulhen N, Foster S, Wray G, Wessel G., Methods Cell Biol. January 1, 2019; 151 127-158.

Nodal induces sequential restriction of germ cell factors during primordial germ cell specification., Fresques TM, Wessel GM., Development. January 22, 2018; 145 (2):

These Colors Don''t Run: Regulation of Pigment-Biosynthesis in Echinoderms., Calestani C, Wessel GM., Results Probl Cell Differ. January 1, 2018; 65 515-525.

Single nucleotide editing without DNA cleavage using CRISPR/Cas9-deaminase in the sea urchin embryo., Shevidi S, Uchida A, Schudrowitz N, Wessel GM, Yajima M., Dev Dyn. December 1, 2017; 246 (12): 1036-1046.

Protein kinase A activity leads to the extension of the acrosomal process in starfish sperm., Niikura K, Alam MS, Naruse M, Jimbo M, Moriyama H, Reich A, Wessel GM, Matsumoto M., Mol Reprod Dev. July 1, 2017; 84 (7): 614-625.

Transient translational quiescence in primordial germ cells., Oulhen N, Swartz SZ, Laird J, Mascaro A, Wessel GM., Development. April 1, 2017; 144 (7): 1201-1210.

Sea Star Wasting Disease in Asterias forbesi along the Atlantic Coast of North America., Bucci C, Francoeur M, McGreal J, Smolowitz R, Zazueta-Novoa V, Wessel GM, Gomez-Chiarri M., PLoS One. January 1, 2017; 12 (12): e0188523.

Albinism as a visual, in vivo guide for CRISPR/Cas9 functionality in the sea urchin embryo., Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Mol Reprod Dev. December 1, 2016; 83 (12): 1046-1047.

Regeneration in bipinnaria larvae of the bat star Patiria miniata induces rapid and broad new gene expression., Oulhen N, Heyland A, Carrier TJ, Zazueta-Novoa V, Fresques T, Laird J, Onorato TM, Janies D, Wessel G., Mech Dev. November 1, 2016; 142 10-21.

Differential Nanos 2 protein stability results in selective germ cell accumulation in the sea urchin., Oulhen N, Wessel GM., Dev Biol. October 1, 2016; 418 (1): 146-156.

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