Developmental Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Developmental Biology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin101
Corpuscles of Stannius development requires FGF signaling56
Ectopic expression of T in the paraxial mesoderm disrupts somite maturation in the mouse51
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae44
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds44
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis42
Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.41
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects38
Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue38
Heads or tails: making the spinal cord35
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Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico35
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii34
VEGF signaling activates the matrix metalloproteinases, MmpL7 and MmpL5 at the sites of active skeletal growth and MmpL7 regulates skeletal elongation33
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs32
Human retinal model systems: Strengths, weaknesses, and future directions32
Circadian clocks, retinogenesis and ocular health in vertebrates: new molecular insights31
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Pax2a, Pax5 and Cdh1-β-catenin, but not Wnt, protect sensory hair cells from destabilizing effects of fgf signaling on cell adhesion29
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review29
Human neural organoids: Models for developmental neurobiology and disease29
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo29
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality29
Proliferation maintains the undifferentiated status of stem cells: The role of the planarian cell cycle regulator Cdh128
Identification of novel human Wnt target genes using adult endodermal tissue-derived organoids28
Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation but not muscle dedifferentiation nor apoptosis during sea cucumber intestinal regeneration27
Returning to kidney development to deliver synthetic kidneys27
Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber27
A conserved role for arrow in posterior axis patterning across Arthropoda27
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity27
ETS factors are required but not sufficient for specific patterns of enhancer activity in different endothelial subtypes26
Asymmetry is defined during meiosis in the oocyte of the parthenogenetic nematode Diploscapter pachys26
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens26
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus24
Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle24
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea24
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish24
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis24
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales24
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks23
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster22
Expression atlas of avian neural crest proteins: Neurulation to migration22
Conserved and context-dependent roles for pdgfrb signaling during zebrafish vascular mural cell development22
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)21
MicroRNA-21 is involved in oocyte maturation, blastocyst formation, and pre-implantation embryo development21
Germline development during embryogenesis of the larvacean, Oikopleura dioica20
The role of cell lineage in the development of neuronal circuitry and function19
The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners19
Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse19
Contribute to special issues in developmental biology19
Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski18
A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype18
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The initiation and maintenance of a differentiated state in development18
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David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend17
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Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry17
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Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation17
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish17
A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education16
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“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model16
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development15
Parallel Rap1>RalGEF>Ral and Ras signals sculpt the C. elegans nervous system15
Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility15
The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Rbx1 regulates cardiac wall morphogenesis in zebrafish15
Zygotic hypoxia-inducible factor alpha regulates spicule elongation in the sea urchin embryo15
William H. Klein 1946–202115
Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation14
Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF814
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Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates14
A developmental perspective on the evolution of the nervous system14
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions14
Tbx15/18/22 shares a binding site with Tbx6-r.b to maintain expression of a muscle structural gene in ascidian late embryos14
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Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression13
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Inactivation of Lats1 and Lats2 highlights the role of hippo pathway effector YAP in larynx and vocal fold epithelium morphogenesis13
Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis313
A novel transgenic Cre allele to label mouse cardiac conduction system13
A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc13
Progenitors in prostate development and disease13
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A mathematical model of development shows that cell division, short-range signaling and self-activating gene networks increase developmental noise while long-range signaling and epithelial stiffness r12
Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms12
Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury12
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern12
Dynein light chain-dependent dimerization of Egalitarian is essential for maintaining oocyte fate in Drosophila12
Build me up optic cup: Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of vertebrate eye morphogenesis12
Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla12
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages12
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth12
Dynamic transcription regulation at the single-molecule level12
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Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration12
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CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis11
Making mechanistic sense: are we teaching students what they need to know?11
Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus11
Post-translational activation of Mmp2 correlates with patterns of active collagen degradation during the development of the zebrafish tail11
Leucine zipper transcription factor-like 1 (LZTFL1), an intraflagellar transporter protein 27 (IFT27) associated protein, is required for normal sperm function and male fertility11
Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock11
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Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung11
Oculomotor nerve guidance and terminal branching requires interactions with differentiating extraocular muscles11
A new kind of embryonic field?10
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals10
The search to understand the development of the chicken immune system: Differences in expression of MHC class I loci and waves of thymocytes as evolutionary relics?10
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development10
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos10
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!10
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize10
A life cycle alteration can correct molting defects in Caenorhabditis elegans10
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus10
Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome10
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva10
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos10
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Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube10
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Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor10
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Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress10
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis10
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The development of hair follicles and nail10
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns9
Semper's cells in the insect compound eye: Insights into ocular form and function9
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum9
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands9
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration9
Protein fucosylation is required for Notch dependent vascular integrity in zebrafish9
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor9
Hox11 expression characterizes developing zeugopod synovial joints and is coupled to postnatal articular cartilage morphogenesis into functional zones in mice9
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos9
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research9
Why study human embryo development?9
Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites9
Iron overload during the embryonic period develops hyperactive like behavior and dysregulation of biogenic amines in Drosophila melanogaster9
Role of cell competition in ageing9
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria9
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR49
Cyclin D1 gene expression is essential for cell cycle progression from the maternal-to-zygotic transition during blastoderm development in Japanese quail9
Effects of Pparγ1 deletion on late-stage murine embryogenesis and cells that undergo endocycle9
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures9
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development9
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga29
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos9
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Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis9
The (unusual) heuristic value of Hox gene clusters; a matter of time?9
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A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis8
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance8
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Zebrafish mutants in vegfab can affect endothelial cell proliferation without altering ERK phosphorylation and are phenocopied by loss of PI3K signaling8
EXOSC10/Rrp6 is essential for the eight-cell embryo/morula transition8
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila8
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins8
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient8
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport8
Alterations in the spatiotemporal expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in endothelial cells cause failure of hierarchical vascular branching8
The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation8
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Immunoglobulin superfamily receptor Junctional adhesion molecule 3 (Jam3) requirement for melanophore survival and patterning during formation of zebrafish stripes8
The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation8
Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth8
Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila8
A proteomics approach identifies novel resident zebrafish Balbiani body proteins Cirbpa and Cirbpb8
Essential function and targets of BMP signaling during midbrain neural crest delamination7
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland7
Mechanisms of vitamin A metabolism and deficiency in the mammalian and fly visual system7
The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology7
Segmental pairs of dermal secretory cells release proteins into the hemolymph at the larval-pupal molt7
Temporal cell fate determination in the spinal cord is mediated by the duration of Notch signalling7
R391 human dominant mutation does not affect TubB4b localization and sensory hair cells structure in zebrafish inner ear and lateral line7
The first lineage determination in mammals7
Developmental basis of trachea-esophageal birth defects7
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens7
Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development7
Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica7
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Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?7
Spatiotemporal transcriptional dynamics of the cycling mouse oviduct7
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse7
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Resemblances in the early development of two sea urchins: Toxopneustes roseus (Euechinoidea: Echinacea) and Rhyncholampas pacificus (Euechinoidea: Irregularia) from different habitats in the southern 7
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish7
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