Naveen Wijesena

Strabismus-mediated primary archenteron invagination is uncoupled from Wnt/β-catenin-dependent endoderm cell fate specification in Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for the evolution of gastrulation

Shalika Kumburegama, Naveen Wijesena, Ronghui Xu et al. · EvoDevo · 2011 · 79 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology +16

Evolutionary transition between invertebrates and vertebrates via methylation reprogramming in embryogenesis

Xiaocui Xu, Guoqiang Li, Congru Li et al. · National Science Review · 2019 · 78 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology +17

Antagonistic BMP–cWNT signaling in the cnidarian <i>Nematostella vectensis</i> reveals insight into the evolution of mesoderm

Naveen Wijesena, David K. Simmons, Mark Q. Martindale · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology +14

Distinct Frizzled receptors independently mediate endomesoderm specification and primary archenteron invagination during gastrulation in Nematostella

Naveen Wijesena, Hongyan Sun, Shalika Kumburegama et al. · Developmental Biology · 2021 · 18 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +13