Publications from the group (latest first)

2011-

Clare Hudson, Moly Ba, Christian Rouvière and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2011). Divergent mechanisms specify chordate motoneurons: evidence from ascidians. Development 138, 1643-1652. With cover image, same issue.

2010-

Sardet C, McDougall A, Yasuo H, Chenevert J, Pruliere G, Dumollard R, Hudson C, Hebras C, LeNguyen N, Paix A (2010). Embryological methods in ascidians: the Villefranche protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, In Press.

Tassy O, Dauga D, Daian F, Sobral D, Robin F, Khoueiry P, Salgado D, Fox V, Caillol D, Schiappa R, Laporte B, Rios A, Luxardi G, Kusakabe T, Joly JS, Darras S, Christiaen L, Contensin M, Auger H, Lamy C, Hudson C, Rothbächer U, Gilchrist MJ, Makabe KW, Hotta K, Fujiwara S, Satoh N, Satou Y, Lemaire P. (2010). The ANISEED database: digital representation, formalization, and elucidation of a chordate developmental program. Genome Res.,  20, 1459-68. Epub 2010 Jul 20.

2008 -

Clare Hudson and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2008). Similarity and Diversity in mechanisms of muscle fate induction between ascidian species. Biology of the Cell, 100, 265-277. Review. With cover image, same issue.

2007 -

Clare Hudson, Sonia Lotito and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2007). Sequential and combinatorial inputs from Nodal, Delta2/Notch and FGF/MEK/ERK signalling pathways establish a grid-like organisation of distinct cell identities in the ascidian neural plate. Development, 134, 3527-3537. With editorial highlight 'Neural patterning grid unlocked', same issue.

Vincent Picco, Clare Hudson and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2007). Ephrin/Eph signalling drives the asymmetric division of notochord/neural precursors in Ciona embryos. Development 134, 1491-1497. With editorial highlight 'Asymmetric cell division: fateful FGF antagonism', same issue. Cited in F1000.

Thomas H. Meedel, Patrick Chang and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2007). Muscle development in Ciona intestinalis requires the b-HLH myogenic regulatory factor gene Ci-MRF. Developmental Biology, 302, 333-344.

Hitoyoshi Yasuo and Clare Hudson. (2007). FGF8/17/18 functions together with FGF9/16/20 during formation of the notochord in Ciona embryos. Developmental Biology, 302, 92-103.

2006 -

Clare Hudson and Hitoyoshi Yasuo (2006). A signalling relay involving Nodal and Delta ligands acts during secondary notochord induction in Ciona embryos. Development 133, 2855-2864. With cover image, same issue.

Olivier Tassy, Fabrice Daian, Clare Hudson, Vincent Bertrand and Patrick Lemaire (2006). A quantitative approach to the study of cell shapes and interactions during early chordate embryogenesis. Current Biology 16, 345-358.

2005-

Clare Hudson and Hitoyoshi Yasuo. (2005). Patterning across the ascidian neural plate by lateral Nodal signalling sources. Development 132,1199-1210. PubMed

2003 -
 
Vincent Bertrand, Clare Hudson, Danielle Caillol, Cornel Popovici and Patrick Lemaire (2003). Neural tissue in ascidian embryos is induced by FGF9/16/20 acting via a combination of maternal GATA and Ets transcription factors. Cell 115, 615-627. PubMed
 
Clare Hudson, Sébastien Darras, Danielle Caillol, Hitoyoshi Yasuo and Patrick Lemaire (2003). A conserved role for the MEK signalling pathway in neural tissue specification and posteriorisation in the invertebrate chordate, the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. Development 130, 147-159 PubMed