Developmental Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Developmental Biology is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin71
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects51
Metabolites produced by agat+ cells support regeneration in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea40
Ectopic expression of T in the paraxial mesoderm disrupts somite maturation in the mouse39
Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.38
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis37
Under pressure: How mechanical forces guide airway branching33
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii32
Editorial Board28
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research27
Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico26
Transitions in the proteome and phospho-proteome during Xenopus laevis development23
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds23
Heads or tails: making the spinal cord22
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs22
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae21
Editorial Board20
PROX1 is necessary for cellular patterning, innervation and differentiation in the mouse organ of Corti20
Redundant and novel functions of scube genes during zebrafish development20
Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue20
Long-term mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum complexes in the oocytes and early embryos of a matrotrophic pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides19
Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle19
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Posterior pole of dermapteran oocytes houses a single aggregate of organelles reminiscent of endolysosomal vesicular assemblies described in mouse oocytes18
Involvement of Tead4, an effector of Hippo signaling, in intestinal remodeling during Xenopus laevis metamorphosis18
Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber18
Outside Front Cover17
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens16
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review16
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis16
Pax2a, Pax5 and Cdh1-β-catenin, but not Wnt, protect sensory hair cells from destabilizing effects of fgf signaling on cell adhesion16
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish16
Outside Back Cover - Graphical abstract TOC/TOC in double column/Cover image legend if applicable, Bar code, Abstracting and Indexing information16
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo15
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus15
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity15
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality14
Editorial Board14
Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski14
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Drosophila as a model to study autophagy during oogenesis14
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)14
The Halloween gene shadow is involved in embryonic development and postembryonic molting in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum14
Did the evolution of multiple microchromosomes help save bird and other dinosaurs from extinction?14
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea14
Outside Front Cover14
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks13
Contribute to special issues in developmental biology13
Discovering the unexpected: Insights into the dynamics of mouse neural tube closure revealed by time-lapse imaging13
ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification13
Intraocular vasculature formation precedes extraocular vasculature penetration of mouse eyes13
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster12
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales12
Stay or stray: Lpar1 regulates neutrophil retention and epidermal homeostasis in early zebrafish development12
Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race12
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Editorial Board12
Editorial Board12
Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse12
MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos11
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development11
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Editorial Board11
Associations of genetic variants in the PPARD gene to racing performance in pigeons (Columba livia)11
Vnd and En are expressed in orthogonal stripes and act in a brief competence window to combinatorially specify NB7-1 and its early lineage11
Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation11
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A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype11
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A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education11
David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend11
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions10
Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation10
Cse1l is critical for cell survival, craniofacial and cardiac development10
Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF810
Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates10
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish10
Outside Front Cover10
“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model10
Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility10
Outside Front Cover10
Pharmacological approaches to understanding the role of PDX1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Insights from the chick CAM model10
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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 r10
VEGF signaling promotes blastema growth and proliferation of vascular and non-vascular cells during axolotl limb regeneration10
Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry10
Corrigendum to “Resilience of the replacing dentition in adult reptiles” [Develop. Biol. 516 (2024) 71–81]10
A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc9
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Molecular basis of variations in facial soft tissues: insights from cichlid fishes9
The Munich screen for Arabidopsis embryo patterning genes9
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis9
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Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration9
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1a regulates hematopoietic development in a dose-dependent manner9
Gsx2 regulates oligodendrocyte precursor formation in the zebrafish spinal cord9
Outside Front Cover9
Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms9
Corrigendum to “A low-cost, high-throughput pipeline for 3D imaging of embryonic mouse hearts using lightsheet microscopy” [Develop. Biol. 527 (2025) 26–38]9
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva8
Outside Front Cover8
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern8
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages8
Morphogenetic maturation of chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and its disruption by tumor xenografts8
Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury8
A new kind of embryonic field?8
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The development of hair follicles and nail8
Calreticulin is required for cuticle deposition and trabeculae formation inside butterfly wing scale cells8
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth8
Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis38
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits8
Editorial Board8
Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy8
Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung8
Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla8
Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression8
CXXC Finger Protein 1 drives BMP signaling and progenitor cell differentiation during limb development8
Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome8
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals8
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus7
Primitive means first, not worst: Critical roles for primitive endoderm in embryos and embryo models7
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures7
Editorial: Bridging developmental biology and social justice to reclaim trust in science and society7
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!7
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research7
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress7
Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus7
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis7
The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-21 gene that encodes a palmitoyltransferase is necessary for spermiogenesis7
Why study human embryo development?7
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development7
Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites7
Introducing DevBioConnect: A new author webinar series from developmental biology7
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time7
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor7
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos7
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms7
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension7
Together forever: patterns and strategies of vertical symbiont transmission in planthoppers7
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum7
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize7
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands7
Zebrafish Kelch-like family member 4 is required for vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis7
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development7
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?7
Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock7
To the right, to the right – Chick it out!6
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration6
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish6
SWI/SNF ATPase Brahma and Notch signalling collaborate with CBP/p300 to regulate neural stem cell apoptosis in Drosophila larval central nervous system6
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Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor6
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport6
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Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth6
Hungarian Mummies of the White Plague: Homeotic Transformation in a Historic Epidemic6
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos6
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Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers6
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis6
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns6
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance6
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos6
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient6
Reproductive adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus under nutrient limitation6
Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis6
Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila6
Unraveling the developmental heterogeneity of human retinal ganglion cells within the developing retina to study to the continuity of maturation6
Visualizing developmental dynamics of nuclear morphology and transport machinery in Drosophila6
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria6
There is no replacement for animal models in medical research6
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila6
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Two waves of adipogenesis in developing avian skin and dermal plasticity6
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins6
Editorial Board6
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR46
Zebrafish mutants in vegfab can affect endothelial cell proliferation without altering ERK phosphorylation and are phenocopied by loss of PI3K signaling6
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga26
lmod2a mutations affect F-actin and SRF pathway leading to cardiac dysfunction in zebrafish5
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance5
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse5
Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development5
Overexpression of potassium channel Kcna5 alters skeletal patterning in the zebrafish regenerating fin5
The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation5
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?5
Editorial Board5
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B5
The transcription factor Capicua maintains the oocyte polarity in the panoistic ovary of the German cockroach5
Centriolar defects underlie a primary ciliary dyskinesia phenotype in an adenylate kinase 7 deficient ciliated epithelium5
Measuring transcription factor function with cell type-specific somatic transgenesis in chicken embryos5
Editorial Board5
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The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology5
The first lineage determination in mammals5
Got guts? The biomechanical secrets of chick foregut assembly5
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens5
Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica5
Kevin Thiessen is reeling in the zebrafish community: 2023 SDB trainee science communication award5
DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 12-like protein 1 (Dcaf12l1) is not essential for male fertility in mice5
The BTB transcription factor, Abrupt, acts cooperatively with Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) to repress metamorphosis and promotes leg regeneration5
Resemblances in the early development of two sea urchins: Toxopneustes roseus (Euechinoidea: Echinacea) and Rhyncholampas pacificus (Euechinoidea: Irregularia) from different habitats in the southern 5
R391 human dominant mutation does not affect TubB4b localization and sensory hair cells structure in zebrafish inner ear and lateral line5
Naturally occurring, rostrally conjoining chicken twins attempt to make a forebrain5
Transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility signatures define the cervical-thoracic boundary along the vertebrate axis5
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland5
Injury-induced Neuregulin-EGFR signaling from muscle mobilizes stem cells for whole-body regeneration in acoels5
Exosomal packaging directs unique Shh functions during neural plate development5
PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”5
Polar bodies serve as a landmark for anteroposterior axis formation in spiders5
Geometric, cell cycle and maternal-to-zygotic transition-associated YAP dynamics during preimplantation embryo development5
Energy metabolism disorders during in vitro maturation of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes interfere with blastocyst quality and metabolism5
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