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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Outside Back Cover - Graphical abstract TOC/TOC in double column/Cover image legend if applicable, Bar code, Abstracting and Indexing information66
Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin64
Corpuscles of Stannius development requires FGF signaling44
Redundant and novel functions of scube genes during zebrafish development36
Ectopic expression of T in the paraxial mesoderm disrupts somite maturation in the mouse34
Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.34
Circadian clocks, retinogenesis and ocular health in vertebrates: new molecular insights33
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs32
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis32
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae32
Transitions in the proteome and phospho-proteome during Xenopus laevis development32
Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico32
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Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue28
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds28
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research27
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii26
PROX1 is necessary for cellular patterning, innervation and differentiation in the mouse organ of Corti24
Heads or tails: making the spinal cord24
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Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects22
Human retinal model systems: Strengths, weaknesses, and future directions22
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Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle20
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Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation but not muscle dedifferentiation nor apoptosis during sea cucumber intestinal regeneration19
Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber19
Asymmetry is defined during meiosis in the oocyte of the parthenogenetic nematode Diploscapter pachys19
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis18
Long-term mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum complexes in the oocytes and early embryos of a matrotrophic pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides18
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity18
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish18
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens18
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea17
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus17
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review17
Proliferation maintains the undifferentiated status of stem cells: The role of the planarian cell cycle regulator Cdh117
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo16
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality16
Pax2a, Pax5 and Cdh1-β-catenin, but not Wnt, protect sensory hair cells from destabilizing effects of fgf signaling on cell adhesion15
ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification15
A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype14
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Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race14
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Germline development during embryogenesis of the larvacean, Oikopleura dioica14
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)14
Contribute to special issues in developmental biology14
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Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski14
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The initiation and maintenance of a differentiated state in development14
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster13
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales13
MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos13
Intraocular vasculature formation precedes extraocular vasculature penetration of mouse eyes13
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks13
Expression atlas of avian neural crest proteins: Neurulation to migration13
MicroRNA-21 is involved in oocyte maturation, blastocyst formation, and pre-implantation embryo development13
Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse13
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development12
The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Rbx1 regulates cardiac wall morphogenesis in zebrafish12
A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education12
“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model12
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Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation12
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VEGF signaling promotes blastema growth and proliferation of vascular and non-vascular cells during axolotl limb regeneration11
Tbx15/18/22 shares a binding site with Tbx6-r.b to maintain expression of a muscle structural gene in ascidian late embryos11
Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates11
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish11
Zygotic hypoxia-inducible factor alpha regulates spicule elongation in the sea urchin embryo11
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions11
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Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF811
David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend11
Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation11
Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility11
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Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry11
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
Corrigendum to “A low-cost, high-throughput pipeline for 3D imaging of embryonic mouse hearts using lightsheet microscopy” [Develop. Biol. 527 (2025) 26–38]10
A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc10
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Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms10
Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression10
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits10
Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis310
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Calreticulin is required for cuticle deposition and trabeculae formation inside butterfly wing scale cells10
CXXC Finger Protein 1 drives BMP signaling and progenitor cell differentiation during limb development10
Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration10
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Dynamic transcription regulation at the single-molecule level10
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth9
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis9
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals9
Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy9
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern9
Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury9
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Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla9
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages9
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development9
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis9
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva9
A life cycle alteration can correct molting defects in Caenorhabditis elegans8
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus8
To the right, to the right – Chick it out!8
Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus8
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos8
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos8
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor8
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time8
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress8
Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung8
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Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome8
The development of hair follicles and nail8
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum8
A new kind of embryonic field?8
Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock8
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
Editorial: Bridging developmental biology and social justice to reclaim trust in science and society7
Zebrafish Kelch-like family member 4 is required for vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis7
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga27
Why study human embryo development?7
The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-21 gene that encodes a palmitoyltransferase is necessary for spermiogenesis7
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria7
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures7
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development7
Visualizing developmental dynamics of nuclear morphology and transport machinery in Drosophila7
Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites7
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Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research7
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos7
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The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation7
Together forever: patterns and strategies of vertical symbiont transmission in planthoppers7
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms7
Primitive means first, not worst: Critical roles for primitive endoderm in embryos and embryo models7
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!7
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize7
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands7
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR47
There is no replacement for animal models in medical research7
Unraveling the developmental heterogeneity of human retinal ganglion cells within the developing retina to study to the continuity of maturation7
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension7
The (unusual) heuristic value of Hox gene clusters; a matter of time?6
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration6
Two waves of adipogenesis in developing avian skin and dermal plasticity6
Zebrafish mutants in vegfab can affect endothelial cell proliferation without altering ERK phosphorylation and are phenocopied by loss of PI3K signaling6
The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation6
Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers6
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor6
Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis6
Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila6
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish6
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos6
A proteomics approach identifies novel resident zebrafish Balbiani body proteins Cirbpa and Cirbpb6
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila6
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport6
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Reproductive adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus under nutrient limitation6
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Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns6
Protein fucosylation is required for Notch dependent vascular integrity in zebrafish6
EXOSC10/Rrp6 is essential for the eight-cell embryo/morula transition6
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance6
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins6
The first lineage determination in mammals6
Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth6
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse5
Injury-induced Neuregulin-EGFR signaling from muscle mobilizes stem cells for whole-body regeneration in acoels5
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Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica5
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish5
The BTB transcription factor, Abrupt, acts cooperatively with Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) to repress metamorphosis and promotes leg regeneration5
Geometric, cell cycle and maternal-to-zygotic transition-associated YAP dynamics during preimplantation embryo development5
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
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Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens5
Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance5
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?5
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis5
PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”5
Shh signaling directs dorsal ventral patterning in the regenerating X. tropicalis spinal cord5
The yolk sac vasculature in early avian embryo provides a novel model for the analysis of cancer extravasation5
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B5
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Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development5
Segmental pairs of dermal secretory cells release proteins into the hemolymph at the larval-pupal molt5
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland5
Overexpression of potassium channel Kcna5 alters skeletal patterning in the zebrafish regenerating fin5
Transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility signatures define the cervical-thoracic boundary along the vertebrate axis5
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Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient5
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Kevin Thiessen is reeling in the zebrafish community: 2023 SDB trainee science communication award5
Temporal cell fate determination in the spinal cord is mediated by the duration of Notch signalling5
The transcription factor Capicua maintains the oocyte polarity in the panoistic ovary of the German cockroach5
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
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The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology5
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