Main Publications:

• Imai KS^#, Hudson C^#, Oda-Ishii I^#, Yasuo H* and Satou Y*. (2016). Antagonism between -catenin and Gata.a sequentially segregates the germ layers of ascidian embryos. Development 143:4167-4172. DOI: 1242/dev.141481. hal-01405916v1.
• Hudson C, Sirour C and Yasuo H. (2016). Co-expression of Foxa.a, Foxd and Fgf9/16/20 defines a transient mesendoderm regulatory state in ascidian embryos. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.14692. hal-01347068v1.
• Negishi T and Yasuo H. (2015). Distinct modes of mitotic spindle orientation align cells in the dorsal midline of ascidian embryos. Biol. 408: 66-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.09.019. hal-01225479v1.
• Haupaix N, Stolfi A, Sirour C, Picco V, Levine M, Christiaen L and Yasuo H. (2013). p120RasGAP mediates ephrin/Eph-dependent attenuation of FGF/ERK signals during cell fate specification in ascidian embryos. Development 140:4347-4352. DOI: 1242/dev.098756. hal-04103296v1
• Hudson C, Kawai N, Negishi T and Yasuo H. (2013). β-Catenin-driven binary fate specification segregates germ layers in ascidian embryos. Biol. 23: 491-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.005. hal-02115484v1.
• Picco V, Hudson C and Yasuo H. (2007). Ephrin-Eph signalling drives the asymmetric division of notochord/neural precursors in Ciona embryos. Development 134: 1491-7. DOI: 10.1242/dev.003939. hal-02115567v1.
• Yasuo H and Hudson C. (2007). FGF8/17/18 functions together with FGF9/16/20 during formation of the notochord in Ciona Dev. Biol. 302: 92-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.08.075. hal-02115570v1.
• Hudson C and Yasuo H. (2006). A signalling relay involving Nodal and Delta ligands acts during secondary notochord induction in Ciona Development 133: 2855-64. DOI: 10.1242/dev.02466. hal-02115572v1.