Group Publications 

Clytia

Fourrage, C.  & Houliston, E.  (2010)  A highly conserved Pix protein in the cnidarian Clytia is targeted  to centrioles and functions in cell division. PLoS One. 5 (11) e13994 (PDF)

Houliston, E., Momose, T. & Manuel, M. (2010) "Clytia hemisphaerica: A jellyfish cousin joins the laboratory. Trends in Genetics  26 (4) 159-167. (PDF)

Derelle, R., Momose, T., Manuel, M., Winker P., Da Silva C. & Houliston, E. (2010) Evolution of spliced leaders in Meatazoa : insights from ctenophores and Hydrozoa. RNA 16 696–707. (PDF)

Amiel, A., Chang, P., Momose, T. & Houliston, E. (2010) "Clytia hemisphaerica: A cnidarian model for studying oogenesis" In “The Universal Process of Oogenesis” ed M.-H. Verlhac. Wiley. pp 82-101

Forêt, S., Knack,  B., Houliston, E., Momose, T., Manuel, M., Queinnec, E., Hayward, DC., Ball, E.E. & Miller, D.J. (2010) New tricks with old genes: The genetic bases of novel cnidarian traits. Trends in Genetics   26 (4) 154-158 (PDF)

Amiel, A.*, Leclère, L.*, Robert, L., Chevalier, S. & Houliston, E. (2009) Conserved roles for Mos in eumetazoan oocyte maturation revealed by studies in a cnidarian. Current Biology. 19, 305-311 (PDF)  Related Movies

Amiel, A. & Houliston, E. (2009) Three distinct RNA localization mechanisms contribute to oocyte polarity establishment in the cnidarian Clytia hemisphærica. Dev. Biol. 327. 191-203 (PDF)  Related Movies

Momose, T., Derelle, R. & Houliston, E. (2008) A maternally localised Wnt ligand required
for axial patterning in the cnidarian Clytia hemisphærica. Development 135, 2105-2113. (PDF)

Momose, T. & Houliston, E. (2007) Two Oppositely Localized Frizzled RNAs as Axis Determinants in a Cnidarian embryo PLoS Biology 5 (4) E70  (PDF : 1.2MB version  16.6MB version.  Cover Poster)

Jager, M., Quéinnec, E., Houliston, E. & Manuel, M. (2006) Expansion of the Sox family predated the origin of Bilateria. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 39, 468-77. (PDF)

Chevalier, S., Martin, A., Leclère, L., Amiel, A. & Houliston, E. (2006) Polarised expression of FoxB and FoxQ2 genes during development of the hydrozoan Clytia hemisphaerica. Dev. Genes Evol. 216, 709-720. (PDF)

Xenopus

Gaffré, M.,  Martoriati, A., Belhachemi, N., Chambon,  J.-P., Houliston, E., Jessus, C. and Karaiskou, A. (2011) A critical balance between Cyclin B synthesis and Myt1 activity controls meiosis entry in Xenopus oocytes. Development  138, 3735-3744

Git, A., Allison, R., Perdiguero, E., Nebreda, A. R., Houliston, E. & Standart, N. (2009) Vg1RBP phosphorylation by Erk2 MAP kinase correlates with the cortical release of Vg1 mRNA during meiotic maturation of Xenopus oocytes. RNA 15, 1121-33 (PDF)

Machado, R, Moore, W., Hames, R., Houliston, E., Chang, P., King, ML & Woodland, HR. (2005) Xenopus Xpat protein is a major component of germ plasm and may function in its organisation and positioning. Dev Biol. 287, 289-300  MOVIES (PDF)

Allison, R., Czaplinski, K., Git, A., Adegbenro, E., Stennard, F., Houliston, E. and Standart, N (2004) Two distinct Staufen isoforms in Xenopus are vegetally localized during oogenesis. RNA, 10, 1751-1763. (PDF)

Chang, P. Torres, J., Lewis, R. Mowry, K, Houliston, E. & King, M.-L. (2004). Localisation of Xcat2 RNA Xenopus oocytes by entrapment and association with endoplasmic reticulum. Mol. Biol. Cell . 15, 4669-4681  MOVIES  (PDF)

Marrari, Y., Rouvière, C. & Houliston, E. (2004). Complementary roles for dynein and kinesins in the Xenopus egg cortical rotation. Dev Biol  271, 38-48 MOVIES  (PDF)

Allison, R., Czaplinski, K., Git, A., Adegbenro, E., Stennard, F., Houliston, E. & Standart, N (2004) Two distinct Staufen isoforms in Xenopus are vegetally localized during oogenesis. RNA, 10, 1751-1763. (PDF)

Beckhelling, C., Chang, P., Chevalier, S., Ford, C. & Houliston, E. (2003). Pre-MPF associates with annulate lamellae in Xenopus oocytes and egg extracts. Mol. Biol. Cell 14,1125-1137.  (PDF)

Marrari, Y., Clarke, E.J., Rouvière, C. & Houliston, E. (2003). Analysis of microtubule movement on isolated Xenopus egg cortices provides evidence that the cortical rotation involves dynein as well as Kinesin Related Proteins and is regulated by local microtubule polymerisation. Dev. Biol. 257, 55-70. MOVIES  (PDF)                                                            

Pérez-Mongiovi, D., Beckhelling, C., Chang, P., Ford, C.C. & Houliston, E. (2000). Nuclei and microtubule asters stimulate maturation/M phase promoting factor (MPF) activation in Xenopus eggs and egg extracts. J. Cell Biol. 150, 963-974.  (PDF)

Beckhelling C., Pérez-Mongiovi, D. and Houliston E. (2000). Localised MPF regulation in eggs. Biol. Cell. 92, 245-254. 

Houliston, E., Marrari, Y., Pérez-Mongiovi, D. & Chang, P. (2000) Cytoplasmic reorganisations and the relocalisation of developmental determinants in Xenopus eggs Biol. Cell.  92,153-154

Marrari, Y., Terasaki, M., Arrowsmith ,V. & Houliston, E. (2000). Local inhibition of cortical rotation in Xenopus eggs by an anti-KRP antibody. Dev Biol 224, 250-262. MOVIES   (PDF)

Pérez-Mongiovi, D., Chang, P. & Houliston, E. (1998) A propagated wave of MPF activation accompanies surface contraction waves at first mitosis in Xenopus. J. Cell Sci. 111, 385-393.

Chang, P., Pérez-Mongiovi, D. & Houliston, E. (1999). Organisation of Xenopus oocyte and egg cortices. Microscopy Research and Techniques 44, 415-429 (PDF)

Chang, P., Le Guellec, K. & Houliston, E. (1997). Immunodetection of cytoskeletal structures and the Eg5 motor protein on deep-etch replicas of Xenopus egg cortices isolated during the cortical rotation. Biol. Cell 88, 89-98.

Houliston, E., Le Guellec, R., Kress, M., Philippe, M. and Le Guellec, K. (1994). The kinesin-related protein Eg5 associates with both interphase and spindle microtubules during Xenopus early development. Dev. Biol. 164, 147-159.

Houliston, E. (1994). Microtubule translocation and polymerisation during cortical rotation in Xenopus eggs. Development. 120, 1213-1220

General interest,  other animals.....

Lapebie, P., Borchiellini, C.  & Houliston, E. (2011)  Dissecting the PCP pathway: one or more pathways?   BioEssays in press

Lapébie, P., Gazave, E., Ereskovsky, A., Derelle, R., Bézac, C., Renard, E., Houliston, E. & Borchiellini, C. (2009) WNT/ß-catenin signalling and epithelial patterning in the homoscleromorph sponge Oscarella.  PLoS  ONE  4,  e5823  (PDF)

Philippe, H., Derelle, R., Lopez,P., Pick, K., Borchiellini, C., Boury-Esnault, N., Vacelet, J., Deniel, E, Houliston, E. Quéinnec, E., Da Silva, C.,  Wincker, P.,  Le Guyader, H., Leys, S.,  Jackson, D.J., Degnan, B.M., Schreiber, F., Erpenbeck, D., Morgenstern, B., Wörheide, G. & Manuel, M. (2009) Phylogenomics restores traditional views on deep animal relationships. Curr. Biol. 19, 706-12 (PDF)

Rouvière, C., Houliston, E., Carré, D., Chang, P. and Sardet, C. (1995). Characteristics of pronuclear migration in Beroe ovata. Cell Motility Cytoskel. 29, 301-311

Houliston, E., Carré, D., Chang, P. & Sardet, S. (1995).The cytoskeleton and ctenophore development. Current topics Dev. Biol. 31, 41-63. 

Houliston, E., Carré, D., Johnston J. A. & Sardet, C. (1993) Axis establishment and microtubule-mediated waves prior to first cleavage in Beroe ovata. Development 117, 75-87. MOVIE  (PDF)

Sardet, C, McDougall, A. & Houliston, E. (1994). Cytoplasmic domains in eggs. Trends Cell Biol. 4, 166-172.