Publications - Chatzigeorgiou Group

Preprints

• Midlang A., Jones C.M., Seegers L., Hoyer J., Glorstad S., Chatzigeorgiou M. Mechanics regulate the postembryonic developmental maturation and function of sensory neurons in a pre-vertebrate chordate. bioRxiv 2025.04.16.649091; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.16.649091

• Tolsteknov O., Ozawa A., Allombert-Blaise C., Hoyer J., Hiraiwa T., Chatzigeorgiou M. The cellular and behavioral blueprints of chordate rheotaxis. bioRxiv 2025.03.22.644710; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.22.644710

Peer-reviewed manuscripts:
 

2025

• Liang Z, Hoyer J, Chatzigeorgiou M. Anoctamins mediate polymodal sensory perception and larval metamorphosis in a non-vertebrate chordate. Cell Reports, 2025, May 27, Volume 44, Issue 5, 115578; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115578

2024

• Lagman D, Leon A, Cieminska N, Deng W, Chatzigeorgiou M, Henriet S, Chourrout D. Pax3/7 gene function in Oikopleura dioica supports a neuroepithelial-like origin for its house-making Fol territory. Dev Biol. 2024 Aug 22:S0012-1606(24)00217-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2024.08.012.

• Liang Z, Dondorp DC, Chatzigeorgiou M. The ion channel Anoctamin 10/TMEM16K coordinates organ morphogenesis across scales in the urochordate notochord. PLoS Biol. 2024 Aug 22;22(8):e3002762. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002762.

• Schultze S, Langva HK, Wei J, Chatzigeorgiou M, Rundberget JT, Hessen DO, Ruus A, Andersen T, Borgå K. Do DOM quality and origin affect the uptake and accumulation of a lipid-soluble contaminant in a filter feeding ascidian species (Ciona) that can target small particle size classes? Aquat Toxicol. 2024 Aug:273:107026. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.107026.

• Hoyer J, Kolar K, Athira A, van den Burgh M, Dondorp D, Liang Z, Chatzigeorgiou M. (2024) Polymodal sensory perception drives settlement and metamorphosis of Ciona larvae. Current Biology

2023

• Tolstenkov O#, Chatzigeorgiou M#, Gorbushin A. (2023) Neuronal gene expression in two generations of the marine parasitic worm, Cryptocotyle lingua. Communications Biology (# corresponding authors)

• Jonny Beyer, You Song, Adam Lillicrap, Simon Rodríguez-Satizabal, Marios Chatzigeorgiou (2023) Ciona spp. and ascidians as bioindicator organisms for evaluating effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals: A discussion paper. Marine Environmental Research

2022

•  Athira Athira, Daniel Dondorp, Jerneja Rudolf, Olivia Peytral, Marios Chatzigeorgiou (2022) Comprehensive analysis of locomotion dynamics in the protochordate Ciona intestinalis reveals how neuromodulators flexibly shape its behavioral repertoire. PLOS Biology

2021

• Kolar K, Dondorp D, Zwiggelaar JC, Høyer J, Chatzigeorgiou M (2021) Mesmerize is a dynamically adaptable user-friendly analysis platform for 2D and 3D calcium imaging data. Nature Communications 1-15.

2019

• Rudolf J, Dondorp D, Canon L, Tieo S, Chatzigeorgiou M (2019) Automated behavioural analysis reveals the basic behavioural repertoire of the urochordate Ciona intestinalis. Scientific Reports 1-17
   
• Ambrosino L, Vassalli QA, D'Agostino Y, Esposito R, Cetrangolo V, Caputi L, Amoroso A, Aniello F, D'Aniello S, Chatzigeorgiou M, Chiusano ML, Locascio A (2018) Functional conserved non-coding elements among tunicates and chordates. Dev Biol. pii: S0012-1606(17)30909-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.12.012. 

Prior to arrival at the Michael Sars Centre

• Choi S, Taylor KP, Chatzigeorgiou M, Hu Z, Schafer WR, Kaplan JM (2015).  Sensory Neurons Arouse C. elegans Locomotion via Both Glutamate and Neuropeptide Release. PLoS Genet Jul 8;11(7):e1005359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005359.
   
• Cohen E, Chatzigeorgiou M, Husson SJ, Steuer-Costa W, Gottschalk A, Schafer WR, Treinin M (2014).  C. elegans nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are required for nociception.  Mol Cell Neurosci Feb 8. pii: S1044-7431(14)00010-4. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2014.02.001.
   
• Rabinowitch I*, Chatzigeorgiou M*, Zhao B, Treinin M, Schafer WR (2014).  Rewiring neural circuits by the insertion of ectopic electrical synapses in transgenic C. elegans.  Nat Commun Jul 16;5:4442. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5442. *Contributed equally
   
• Chatzigeorgiou M*, Bang S*, Hwang SW, Schafer WR (2013).  tmc-1 encodes a sodium-sensitive channel required for salt chemosensation in C. elegans. Nature Jan 30;494(7435):95–9. * Contributed equally
   
• Rabinowitch I*, Chatzigeorgiou M*, Schafer WR (2013).  A gap junction circuit enhances processing of coincident mechanosensory inputs.  Curr Biol Jun 3;23(11):963–7. *Contributed equally
   
• Choi S, Chatzigeorgiou M, Taylor KP, Schafer WR, Kaplan JM (2013).  Analysis of NPR-1 Reveals a Circuit Mechanism for Behavioral Quiescence in C.elegans.  Neuron Jun 5;78(5):869–80.
   
• Smith CJ*, O'Brien T*, Chatzigeorgiou M, Spencer WC, Feingold-Link E, Husson SJ, et al. (2013).  Sensory neuron fates are distinguished by a transcriptional switch that regulates dendrite branch stabilization.  Neuron Jul 24;79(2):266–80. *Contributed equally
   
• Albeg A, Smith CJ, Chatzigeorgiou M, Feitelson DG, Hall DH, Schafer WR, et al. (2011).  C. elegans multi-dendritic sensory neurons: morphology and function.  Mol Cell Neurosci Jan;46(1):308–17.
   
• Chatzigeorgiou M, Schafer WR (2011).  Lateral facilitation between primary mechanosensory neurons controls nose touch perception in C. elegans. Neuron Apr 28;70(2):299–309.
   
• Chatzigeorgiou M, Yoo S, Watson JD, Lee W-H, Spencer WC, Kindt KS, et al. (2010) Specific roles for DEG/ENaC and TRP channels in touch and thermosensation in C. elegans nociceptors. Nat Neurosci Jul;13(7):861–8.
   
• Chatzigeorgiou M, Grundy L, Kindt KS, Lee W-H, Driscoll M, Schafer WR (2010).  Spatial asymmetry in the mechanosensory phenotypes of the C. elegans DEG/ENaC gene mec-10.  J Neurophysiol Dec;104(6):3334–44.