Peer-reviewed Journals

1. Hulett RE†, Kimura JO†, Bolaños DM†, Luo YJ†, Rivera-Lopez C, Ricci L, Srivastava M* (2023) Acoel single-cell atlas reveals expression dynamics and heterogeneity of adult pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications, accepted. (†contributed equally)

2. Gehrke AR, Neverett E, Luo YJ, Brandt A, Ricci L, Hulett RE, Gompers A, Ruby JG, Rokhsar DS, Reddien PW, Srivastava M* (2019) Acoel genome reveals the regulatory landscape of whole-body regeneration. Science 363, eaau6173. | Link

3. Luo YJ*, Kanda M, Koyanagi R, Hisata K, Akiyama T, Sakamoto H, Sakamoto T, Satoh N* (2018) Nemertean and phoronid genomes reveal lophotrochozoan evolution and the origin of bilaterian heads. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2, 141–151. | Behind the Paper | Link

4. Zhao R, Takeuchi T*, Luo YJ, Ishikawa A, Kobayashi T, Koyanagi R, Villar-Briones A, Yamada L, Sawada H, Iwanaga S, Nagai K, Satoh N, Endo K (2018) Dual gene repertoires for larval and adult shells reveal molecules essential for molluscan shell formation. Molecular Biology and Evolution 11, 2751–2761. | Link

5. Gerdol M*, Luo YJ, Satoh N, Pallavicini A (2018) Genetic and molecular basis of the immune system in the brachiopod Lingula anatina. Developmental & Comparative Immunology 82, 7–30. | Link

6. Shimizu K*, Luo YJ, Satoh N, Endo K (2017) Possible co-option of engrailed during brachiopod and mollusc shell development. Biology Letters 13, 20170254. | Link

7. Mochizuki T, Luo YJ, Tsai HF, Hagiwara A, Masai I* (2017) Cell division and cadherin-mediated adhesion regulate lens epithelial cell movement in zebrafish. Development 144, 708–719. | Link

8. Luo YJ*, Takeuchi T, Koyanagi R, Yamada L, Kanda M, Khalturina M, Fujie M, Yamasaki S, Endo K, Satoh N* (2015) The Lingula genome provides insights into brachiopod evolution and the origin of phosphate biomineralization. Nature Communications 6, 8301. | Link

9. Luo YJ*, Satoh N, Endo K (2015) Mitochondrial gene order variation in the brachiopod Lingula anatina and its implications for mitochondrial evolution in lophotrochozoans. Marine Genomics 24, 31–40. | Link

10. Zhang QJ†, Luo YJ†, Wu HR, Chen YT, Yu JK* (2013) Expression of germline markers in three species of amphioxus supports a preformation mechanism of germ cell development in cephalochordates. EvoDevo 4, 17. (†contributed equally) | Link 

11. Luo YJ, Su YH* (2012) Opposing Nodal and BMP signals regulate left–right asymmetry in the sea urchin larva. PLoS Biology 10, e1001402. | Link

12. Lu TM, Luo YJ, Yu JK* (2012) BMP and Delta/Notch signaling control the development of amphioxus epidermal sensory neurons: insights into the evolution of the peripheral sensory system. Development 139, 2020–2030. | Link

13. Wu HR, Chen YT, Su YH, Luo YJ, Holland LZ, Yu JK* (2011) Asymmetric localization of germline markers Vasa and Nanos during early development in the amphioxus Branchiostoma floridae. Developmental Biology 353, 147–159. | Link

14. Chen JH, Luo YJ, Su YH* (2011) The dynamic gene expression patterns of transcription factors constituting the sea urchin aboral ectoderm gene regulatory network. Developmental Dynamics 240, 250–260. | Link

15. Luo YJ, Wang LH, Chen WNU, Peng SE, Tzen JTC, Hsiao YY, Huang HJ, Fang LS, Chen CS* (2009) Ratiometric imaging of gastrodermal lipid bodies in coral–dinoflagellate endosymbiosis. Coral Reefs 28, 289–301. | Link

16. Peng SE, Luo YJ, Huang HJ, Lee IT, Hou LH, Chen WNU, Fang LS, Chen CS* (2008) Isolation of tissue layers in hermatypic corals by N-acetylcysteine: morphological and proteomic examinations. Coral Reefs 27, 133–142. | Link