| Going where traditional markers have not gone before: utility of and promise for RAD sequencing in marine invertebrate phylogeography and population genomics AM Reitzel, S Herrera, MJ Layden, MQ Martindale, TM Shank Molecular ecology 22 (11), 2953-2970, 2013 | 253 | 2013 |
| The rise of the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis as a model system to investigate development and regeneration MJ Layden, F Rentzsch, E Röttinger Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology 5 (4), 408-428, 2016 | 167 | 2016 |
| Zebrafish and fly Nkx6 proteins have similar CNS expression patterns and regulate motoneuron formation SE Cheesman, MJ Layden, T Von Ohlen, CQ Doe, JS Eisen Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 131 (21), 5221 …, 2004 | 105 | 2004 |
| Nematostella vectensis achaete-scute homolog NvashA regulates embryonic ectodermal neurogenesis and represents an ancient component of the metazoan … MJ Layden, M Boekhout, MQ Martindale Development 139 (5), 1013-1022, 2012 | 101 | 2012 |
| Microinjection of mRNA or morpholinos for reverse genetic analysis in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis MJ Layden, E Röttinger, FS Wolenski, TD Gilmore, MQ Martindale Nature protocols 8 (5), 924-934, 2013 | 90 | 2013 |
| Characterizing the spatiotemporal expression of RNAs and proteins in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis FS Wolenski, MJ Layden, MQ Martindale, TD Gilmore, JR Finnerty Nature protocols 8 (5), 900-915, 2013 | 89 | 2013 |
| The cellular and molecular basis of cnidarian neurogenesis F Rentzsch, M Layden, M Manuel Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology 6 (1), e257, 2017 | 86 | 2017 |
| Non-canonical Notch signaling represents an ancestral mechanism to regulate neural differentiation MJ Layden, MQ Martindale Evodevo 5, 1-14, 2014 | 73 | 2014 |
| MAPK signaling is necessary for neurogenesis in Nematostella vectensis MJ Layden, H Johnston, AR Amiel, J Havrilak, B Steinworth, T Chock, ... BMC biology 14, 1-19, 2016 | 65 | 2016 |
| Zfh1, a somatic motor neuron transcription factor, regulates axon exit from the CNS MJ Layden, JP Odden, A Schmid, A Garces, S Thor, CQ Doe Developmental biology 291 (2), 253-263, 2006 | 57 | 2006 |
| Expression and phylogenetic analysis of the zic gene family in the evolution and development of metazoans MJ Layden, NP Meyer, K Pang, EC Seaver, MQ Martindale EvoDevo 1, 1-16, 2010 | 51 | 2010 |
| Functional evolution of Erg potassium channel gating reveals an ancient origin for IKr AS Martinson, DB Van Rossum, FH Diatta, MJ Layden, SA Rhodes, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (15), 5712-5717, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
| Atlas-builder software and the eNeuro atlas: resources for developmental biology and neuroscience ES Heckscher, F Long, MJ Layden, CH Chuang, L Manning, J Richart, ... Development 141 (12), 2524-2532, 2014 | 44 | 2014 |
| Temperature controls eDNA persistence across physicochemical conditions in seawater LJ McCartin, SA Vohsen, SW Ambrose, M Layden, CS McFadden, ... Environmental Science & Technology 56 (12), 8629-8639, 2022 | 43 | 2022 |
| Ether-à-go-go family voltage-gated K+ channels evolved in an ancestral metazoan and functionally diversified in a cnidarian–bilaterian ancestor X Li, AS Martinson, MJ Layden, FH Diatta, AP Sberna, DK Simmons, ... Journal of Experimental Biology 218 (4), 526-536, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
| Characterization of NvLWamide-like neurons reveals stereotypy in Nematostella nerve net development JA Havrilak, D Faltine-Gonzalez, Y Wen, D Fodera, AC Simpson, ... Developmental biology 431 (2), 336-346, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| A bipolar role of the transcription factor ERG for cnidarian germ layer formation and apical domain patterning AR Amiel, H Johnston, T Chock, P Dahlin, M Iglesias, M Layden, ... Developmental Biology 430 (2), 346-361, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Characterization of nAChRs in Nematostella vectensis supports neuronal and non-neuronal roles in the cnidarian–bilaterian common ancestor DZ Faltine-Gonzalez, MJ Layden EvoDevo 10, 1-18, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
| Characterization of the dynamics and variability of neuronal subtype responses during growth, degrowth, and regeneration of Nematostella vectensis JA Havrilak, L Al-Shaer, N Baban, N Akinci, MJ Layden BMC biology 19, 1-19, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
| Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of Ih EC Baker, MJ Layden, DB Van Rossum, B Kamel, M Medina, E Simpson, ... PloS one 10 (11), e0142730, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |