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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.83
Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin82
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects43
Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue36
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The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds28
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii28
Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico28
Identification of a set of transcriptional regulators involved in the temporal regulation of neuronal subtype differentiation26
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research25
PROX1 is necessary for cellular patterning, innervation and differentiation in the mouse organ of Corti22
Redundant and novel functions of scube genes during zebrafish development22
Retinoid-X receptor action and disruption in development21
Under pressure: How mechanical forces guide airway branching20
Metabolites produced by agat+ cells support regeneration in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea20
Transcriptomic analyses link changes in gene expression to defects in pigment cell differentiation and eye morphogenesis in a zebrafish model for Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 220
Transitions in the proteome and phospho-proteome during Xenopus laevis development20
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs20
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Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis19
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Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae19
Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle18
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Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality17
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus17
The Halloween gene shadow is involved in embryonic development and postembryonic molting in the spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum16
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo16
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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 adhesion15
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity15
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis15
Drosophila as a model to study autophagy during oogenesis14
Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber14
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish14
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Involvement of Tead4, an effector of Hippo signaling, in intestinal remodeling during Xenopus laevis metamorphosis14
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea14
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review14
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Long-term mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum complexes in the oocytes and early embryos of a matrotrophic pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides13
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Posterior pole of dermapteran oocytes houses a single aggregate of organelles reminiscent of endolysosomal vesicular assemblies described in mouse oocytes13
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)13
Did the evolution of multiple microchromosomes help save bird and other dinosaurs from extinction?13
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Stay or stray: Lpar1 regulates neutrophil retention and epidermal homeostasis in early zebrafish development12
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Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse12
Contribute to special issues in developmental biology12
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Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race12
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks12
MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos12
Associations of genetic variants in the PPARD gene to racing performance in pigeons (Columba livia)12
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A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype12
Intraocular vasculature formation precedes extraocular vasculature penetration of mouse eyes12
Discovering the unexpected: Insights into the dynamics of mouse neural tube closure revealed by time-lapse imaging11
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales11
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ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification11
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster11
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David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend11
Vnd and En are expressed in orthogonal stripes and act in a brief competence window to combinatorially specify NB7-1 and its early lineage11
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A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education11
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Pharmacological approaches to understanding the role of PDX1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Insights from the chick CAM model10
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions10
Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry10
VEGF signaling promotes blastema growth and proliferation of vascular and non-vascular cells during axolotl limb regeneration10
Corrigendum to “Resilience of the replacing dentition in adult reptiles” [Develop. Biol. 516 (2024) 71–81]10
Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates10
Cse1l is critical for cell survival, craniofacial and cardiac development10
“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model10
Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF810
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Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation10
Foxg1 regulates the development of microvillous cells in the olfactory epithelium10
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A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc9
Calreticulin is required for cuticle deposition and trabeculae formation inside butterfly wing scale cells9
Wnt4 as a signal coordinates DNA methylation and acetylation to determine germ line fate9
Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis39
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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 r9
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis9
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish9
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development9
Genes for 5′mRNA cap binding proteins, eif4ea and eif4eb, have alternative roles during heart regeneration9
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Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern9
Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility9
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Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration9
Gsx2 regulates oligodendrocyte precursor formation in the zebrafish spinal cord8
The Munich screen for Arabidopsis embryo patterning genes8
Molecular basis of variations in facial soft tissues: insights from cichlid fishes8
CXXC Finger Protein 1 drives BMP signaling and progenitor cell differentiation during limb development8
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits8
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus8
A new kind of embryonic field?8
Corrigendum to “A low-cost, high-throughput pipeline for 3D imaging of embryonic mouse hearts using lightsheet microscopy” [Develop. Biol. 527 (2025) 26–38]8
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth8
Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression8
The development of hair follicles and nail8
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Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy8
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Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages8
Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla8
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1a regulates hematopoietic development in a dose-dependent manner8
Morphogenetic maturation of chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and its disruption by tumor xenografts8
Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury8
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor8
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis8
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?8
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research7
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva7
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals7
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize7
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development7
Primitive means first, not worst: Critical roles for primitive endoderm in embryos and embryo models7
The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-21 gene that encodes a palmitoyltransferase is necessary for spermiogenesis7
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms7
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum7
Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung7
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos7
E.G. Conklin's support for the mosaic mode of development and understanding the role of maternal determinants7
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development7
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To the right, to the right – Chick it out!7
Unraveling the developmental heterogeneity of human retinal ganglion cells within the developing retina to study to the continuity of maturation7
Why study human embryo development?7
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos7
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!7
Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome7
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress7
The role of transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER) during mammalian forebrain development7
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga27
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands7
Editorial: Bridging developmental biology and social justice to reclaim trust in science and society7
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time7
Visualizing developmental dynamics of nuclear morphology and transport machinery in Drosophila7
There is no replacement for animal models in medical research6
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Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos6
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns6
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Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures6
Zebrafish Kelch-like family member 4 is required for vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis6
Pre-fertilization egg coat dynamics in Phallusia philippinensis (Tunicata, Ascidiacea)6
Reproductive adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus under nutrient limitation6
The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation6
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport6
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR46
Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth6
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila6
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor6
Together forever: patterns and strategies of vertical symbiont transmission in planthoppers6
“Knock it Out” of the park: CMTR1-linked gastrulation failure reveals early sexual dimorphism in embryonic mice6
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension6
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish6
Two waves of adipogenesis in developing avian skin and dermal plasticity6
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Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila6
A mouse model of meibomian gland hyperkeratinization-induced dry eye6
SWI/SNF ATPase Brahma and Notch signalling collaborate with CBP/p300 to regulate neural stem cell apoptosis in Drosophila larval central nervous system6
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration6
Hungarian mummies of the White Plague: homeotic transformation in a historic epidemic6
Introducing DevBioConnect: A new author webinar series from developmental biology6
Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis6
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins6
Stage-dependent redistribution of protein–protein interaction propensity in canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling6
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance6
Injury-induced Neuregulin-EGFR signaling from muscle mobilizes stem cells for whole-body regeneration in acoels6
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DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 12-like protein 1 (Dcaf12l1) is not essential for male fertility in mice5
Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance5
“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”5
The first lineage determination in mammals5
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis5
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient5
Overexpression of potassium channel Kcna5 alters skeletal patterning in the zebrafish regenerating fin5
PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica5
lmod2a mutations affect F-actin and SRF pathway leading to cardiac dysfunction in zebrafish5
Shrew is an essential, recently evolved, Drosophila specific gene required for formation of the embryonic BMP activity gradient5
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Exosomal packaging directs unique Shh functions during neural plate development5
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology5
Geometric, cell cycle and maternal-to-zygotic transition-associated YAP dynamics during preimplantation embryo development5
Got guts? The biomechanical secrets of chick foregut assembly5
The roles of TGFβ and serotonin signaling in regulation of germline progenitors in adult C. elegans hermaphrodites revealed by the effects of a male pheromone5
Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development5
Naturally occurring, rostrally conjoining chicken twins attempt to make a forebrain5
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The BTB transcription factor, Abrupt, acts cooperatively with Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) to repress metamorphosis and promotes leg regeneration5
Measuring transcription factor function with cell type-specific somatic transgenesis in chicken embryos5
R391 human dominant mutation does not affect TubB4b localization and sensory hair cells structure in zebrafish inner ear and lateral line5
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B5
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens5
Formin Binding Protein 1 (FNBP1) regulates non-canonical Wnt signaling and vertebrate gastrulation5
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse5
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?5
Transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility signatures define the cervical-thoracic boundary along the vertebrate axis5
Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers5
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland5
Kevin Thiessen is reeling in the zebrafish community: 2023 SDB trainee science communication award5
Two C. elegans DM domain proteins, DMD-3 and MAB-3, function in late stages of male somatic gonad development5
Fog signaling is dispensable for Drosophila tracheal invagination5
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
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