Publications
_{Algal Development and Evolution}

Bukhanets, V.; Batista, R.; Haas, F.; Luthringer, R.; Kushkush, J.; Zheng, M.; Hipp, K.; Alva, V.; Martinho, C.; Coelho, S.: Germline fate determination by a single ARGONAUTE protein in Ectocarpus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (5), e2518712123 (2026)

Harada, M.; Fu, G.; Badis, Y.; Cock, J.; Coelho, S.; Nagasato, C.; Motomura, T.: Functional roles of mastigonemes in Ectocarpus gamete swimming revealed by CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis. Protoplasma Epub ahead (2026)

Nozaki, H.; Matsuzaki, R.; Takahashi, K.; Ueki, N.; Higashiyama, T.; Kawachi, M.; Tanabe, Y.: Distribution of rickettsial endosymbionts and their possible transmission within the Pleodorina japonica (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) population. Journal of Phycology Epub ahead (2026)

Duchêne, C.; Wang, L.; Coelho, S.: Revisiting giant virus-host dynamics in brown algae: old stories and new perspectives. The EMBO Journal Epub ahead (2026)

Garriga-Canut, M.; Cannon, N.; Benton, M.; Zanon, A.; Horsfield, S.; Scheurich, J.; Remans, K.; Lees, J.; Paix, A.; van Gestel, J.: Unlocking CRISPR-Cas9 editing for widely diverse Dictyostelid species. Molecular Systems Biology Epub ahead (2026)

Martinho, C.; Hoshino, M.; Raphalen, M.; Bukhanets, V.; Kerur, A.; Bogaert, K.; Luthringer, R.; Coelho, S.: Efficient CRISPR–Cas genome editing in brown algae. Cell Reports Methods 6 (1), 101273 (2026)

Sanchez-Vera, V.; Lopez-Gomez, E.; Metz, G.; Haas, F.; Silva-Reiriz, F.; Hiltemann, S.; Meyberg, R.; Saint Marcoux, D.; Fernandez-Pozo, N.; Rensing, S.: MAdLandExpression: integrating sexual reproduction into the Physcomitrium patens expression atlas. The Plant Journal 125 (2), e70661 (2026)

Kane, E.; Trefs, L.; Eckert, L.; Coelho, S.; Weir, J.: Characterization of meiotic axis proteins in the model brown alga Ectocarpus. EMBO Reports 26 (23), pp. 5673 - 5702 (2025)

Martinez, Q.; Molinier, C.; Barraza-Soltero, I.; Berger, E.; Le Verger, K.; Fabre, A.-C.; Billet, G.; Fernandez, V.; Ferreira, G.; van de Kamp, T. et al.; Hamann, E.; Zuber, M.; Portela Miguez, R.; Hautier, L.; Amson, E.: The olfactory bulb endocast as a proxy for mammalian olfaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (50), e2510575122 (2025)

Barrera-Redondo, J.; Lipinska, A.; Liu, P.; Dinatale, E.; Cossard, G.; Bogaert, K.; Hoshino, M.; Craig, R.; Avia, K.; Leiria, G. et al.; Avdievich, E.; Liesner, D.; Luthringer, R.; Godfroy, O.; Heesch, S.; Nehr, Z.; Brillet-Guéguen, L.; Peters, A.; Hoarau, G.; Pearson, G.; Aury, J.-M.; Wincker, P.; Denoeud, F.; Cock, J.; Haas, F.; Coelho, S.: Origin and evolutionary trajectories of brown algal sex chromosomes. Nature Ecology & Evolution 9 (11), pp. 2127 - 2144 (2025)

Martinez, Q.; Molinier, C.: Digest: Life underground and sensory adaptations in caecilians (Gymnophiona). Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution Epub ahead, qpaf234 (2025)

Lipinska, A.; Cossard, G.; Epperlein, P.; Wörtwein, T.; Molinier, C.; Godfroy, O.; Carli, S.; Ayres-Ostrock, L.; Lavaut, E.; Marchi, F. et al.; Mauger, S.; Destombe, C.; Oliveira, M.; Plastino, E.; Krueger-Hadfield, S.; Guillemin, M.; Valero, M.; Coelho, S.: Structural and evolutionary features of red algal UV sex chromosomes. Genome Biology 26, 341 (2025)

Barrera, J.; Coelho, S.: An evolutionary continuum between non-coding and coding DNA. Nature Reviews Genetics 26 (9), p. 584 (2025)

Dinatale, E.; Craig, R.; Martinho, C.; Drost, H.; Coelho, S.: Characterization of the transposable element landscape shaping the Ectocarpus genome. Genome Biology 26 (1), 320 (2025)

Sebé-Pedrós, A.; Tanay, A.; Lawniczak, M.; Arendt, D.; Aerts, S.; Archibald, J.; Arnone, M.; Blaxter, M.; Cleves, P.; Coelho, S. et al.; Dias, M.; Dunn, C.; Elek, A.; Frazer, J.; Gabaldón, T.; Gillis, J.; Gabaldón, X.; Guigó, R.; Hobert, O.; Huerta-Cepas, J.; Irimia, M.; Klein, A.; Lewin, H.; Lowe, C.; Marlow, H.; Musser, J.; Nagy, L.; Najle, S.; Pachter, L.; Paez, S.; Papatheodorou, I.; Passalacqa, M.; Rajewsky, N.; Rhee, S.; Richards, T.; Sauka-Spengler, T.; Saunders, L.; Seuntjens, E.; Solana, J.; Song, Y.; Technau, U.; Wang, B.: The Biodiversity Cell Atlas: mapping the tree of life at cellular resolution. Nature 645 (8082), pp. 877 - 885 (2025)

Li, J.; Campbell, P.; Meyer, A.; Reznick, D.: Heterochronic changes in gene expression underlie placental evolution in the fish family Poeciliidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2051), 20250573 (2025)

Molinier, C.; Clément, C.; Calzan, H.; Lenormand, T.; Haag, C.: Rare sexual reproduction by females of "obligate parthenogenetic" lineages of Daphnia cf. pulex. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 38 (7), voaf044, pp. 930 - 938 (2025)

Knoblich, S.; Naruse, K.; Seleit, A.; Paix, A.: Cloning-Free Targeting of Endogenous Loci to Generate Fluorescent Reporters in Medaka. Bio-protocol 15 (12), e5360 (2025)

Petroll, R.; West, J.; Ogden, M.; McGinley, O.; Craig, R.; Coelho, S.; Borg, M.: The expanded Bostrychia moritziana genome unveils evolution in the most diverse and complex order of red algae. Current Biology 35 (12), pp. 2771 - 2788 (2025)

Erazo-Garcia, M.; Sheyn, U.; Barth, Z.; Craig, R.; Wessman, P.; Jivaji, A.; Svensson-Coelho, M.; Cornwallis, C.; Rengefors, K.; Brussaard, C. et al.; Moniruzzaman, M.; Aylward, F.: Cryptic infection of a giant virus in a unicellular green alga. Science 388 (6748), eads6303, pp. 720 - 732 (2025)