Developmental Cell

Papers
(The TQCC of Developmental Cell is 23. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Restoration of cone-circuit functionality in the regenerating adult zebrafish retina239
A transcriptional and regulatory map of mouse somite maturation158
Control of poly(A)-tail length and translation in vertebrate oocytes and early embryos139
Rim aperture of yeast autophagic membranes balances cargo inclusion with vesicle maturation112
Spatial patterning controls neuron numbers in the Drosophila visual system110
Astrocyte-induced mGluR1 activates human lung cancer brain metastasis via glutamate-dependent stabilization of EGFR104
A feedback loop between lamellipodial extension and HGF-ERK signaling specifies leader cells during collective cell migration103
Mechanics of spindle orientation in human mitotic cells is determined by pulling forces on astral microtubules and clustering of cortical dynein97
Radially patterned morphogenesis of murine hair follicle placodes ensures robust epithelial budding97
Slc25a3-dependent copper transport controls flickering-induced Opa1 processing for mitochondrial safeguard96
A pathological role of O-GlcNAcylation-driven TR11B production and function in lung adenocarcinoma93
Diet suppresses glioblastoma initiation in mice by maintaining quiescence of mutation-bearing neural stem cells88
SMARCA5 reprograms AKR1B1-mediated fructose metabolism to control leukemogenesis77
Epithelial tissue confinement inhibits cell growth and leads to volume-reducing divisions76
Bifunctional transcription factor GhMYB4 orchestrates transition from elongation to secondary cell wall synthesis trade-off in cotton fiber75
E3 ubiquitin ligase IPI1 controls rice immunity and flowering via both E3 ligase-dependent and -independent pathways73
Partial closure of the γ-tubulin ring complex by CDK5RAP2 activates microtubule nucleation73
HOPX-associated molecular programs control cardiomyocyte cell states underpinning cardiac structure and function72
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila71
StBPA1 attenuates surface receptor activation and finely regulates immune responses against bacterial and oomycete pathogens in potato69
Organoids from pluripotent stem cells and human tissues: When two cultures meet each other69
Mechanisms of ferroptosis sensitization and resistance69
Maternal and embryonic signals cause functional differentiation of luminal epithelial cells and receptivity establishment69
Chromatin-associated PP1 subcomplexes: Together, but not in each other’s pockets68
Setting up cAMP in plants67
Nuclear receptor Nr5a2 promotes diverse connective tissue fates in the jaw67
Axon guidance in central nervous system regeneration67
Don’t fear the reaper: The role of regulated cell death in tumorigenesis and BH3-mimetics for cancer therapy65
Biophysics of organoids64
SLAM-ITseq identifies that Nrf2 induces liver regeneration through the pentose phosphate pathway63
Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling63
Pollen-stigma incompatibility within and between species: Tread lightly, sedate the dogs, and don’t wake the guards!62
Seamless knockins in Drosophila via CRISPR-triggered single-strand annealing62
Traveling to the left: A story of PKD1L1-containing vesicles61
The miR-430 locus with extreme promoter density forms a transcription body during the minor wave of zygotic genome activation59
The microtubular preprophase band recruits Myosin XI to the cortical division site to guide phragmoplast expansion during plant cytokinesis57
MAP9/MAPH-9 supports axonemal microtubule doublets and modulates motor movement56
BMP-gated cell-cycle progression drives anoikis during mesenchymal collective migration56
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis highlights specific cell types manipulated by Fusarium head blight fungus leading to wheat susceptibility56
How structural interactions and receptor phosphorylation shape strigolactone signaling in rice56
Lysosomal catabolic activity promotes the exit of murine totipotent 2-cell state by silencing early-embryonic retrotransposons56
SUMO style defense: How post-translational modification via SUMO conjugation promotes plant defense56
Disruption of WNT/Notch signaling in pancreatic cancer reveals tumors depend on the intricate equilibrium of malignant cell states54
Single-cell exploration of gonadal somatic cell lineage specification during human sex determination54
Mannose controls mesoderm specification and symmetry breaking in mouse gastruloids54
Nuclear lamina phase separation orchestrates stress-induced transcriptional responses in plants54
Genetic variation associated with condensate dysregulation in disease54
Temperature-responsive N-acetylcytidine mRNA modification controls thermosensory flowering in Arabidopsis53
Vimentin intermediate filaments coordinate actin stress fibers and podosomes to determine the extracellular matrix degradation by macrophages53
Nucleolar protein PEXF controls ribosomal RNA synthesis and pluripotency exit52
A condensates-to-VPS41-associated phagic vacuoles conversion pathway controls autophagy degradation in plants52
Xyloglucan side chains enable polysaccharide secretion to the plant cell wall52
Fibrous periosteum repairs bone fracture and maintains the healed bone throughout mouse adulthood52
Bidirectional activation of stem-like programs between metastatic cancer and alveolar type 2 cells within the niche52
Dynamic control of H2A.Zub and H3K27me3 by ambient temperature during cell fate determination in Arabidopsis52
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation51
Nitric oxide controls stomatal development and stress responses by inhibiting MPK6 phosphorylation via S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis51
Patient-derived models uncover developmental state shifts in appendiceal cancer metastasis50
Hypoxia-inducible factor signaling regulates embryonic interneuron development, GRIN2B expression and adult cortical function49
Adhesion tunes speed and persistence by coordinating protrusions and extracellular matrix remodeling49
Chromatin remodeling of prostaglandin signaling in smooth muscle enables mouse embryo passage through the female reproductive tract49
Mitogen-activated kinase 6 facilitates autophagy initiation to confer salt tolerance in maize48
Optogenetic manipulation identifies the roles of ERK and AKT dynamics in controlling mouse embryonic stem cell exit from pluripotency48
Mesodermal fibronectin controls cell shape, polarity, and mechanotransduction in the second heart field during cardiac outflow tract development47
ΔNp63/p73 drive metastatic colonization by controlling a regenerative epithelial stem cell program in quasi-mesenchymal cancer stem cells47
Epidermal hydrodynamics controls water homeostasis of shoot meristems for plant adaptation to terrestrial environments47
Integrated transcriptomics of human blood vessels defines a spatially controlled niche for early mesenchymal progenitor cells46
Vasculature is getting Hip(po): Hippo signaling in vascular development and disease45
VAMP2 controls murine epidermal differentiation and carcinogenesis by regulation of nucleophagy45
CLMP is a tumor suppressor that determines all-trans retinoic acid response in colorectal cancer45
TDRD1 phase separation drives intermitochondrial cement assembly to promote piRNA biogenesis and fertility45
Mechanical regulation of substrate adhesion and de-adhesion drives a cell-contractile wave during Drosophila tissue morphogenesis44
Immune mechanisms shape the clonal landscape during early progression of prostate cancer43
Pten, PI3K, and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 dynamics control pulsatile actin branching in Drosophila retina morphogenesis43
Understanding the cell fate and behavior of progenitors at the origin of the mouse cardiac mitral valve43
The BAS chromatin remodeler determines brassinosteroid-induced transcriptional activation and plant growth in Arabidopsis42
Prerequisite endocardial-mesenchymal transition for murine cardiac trabecular angiogenesis42
Spatially resolved proteomics of the Arabidopsis stomatal lineage identifies polarity complexes for cell divisions and stomatal pores42
Extracellular matrix assembly stress initiates Drosophila central nervous system morphogenesis42
A single-cell census of mouse limb development identifies complex spatiotemporal dynamics of skeleton formation42
Septins regulate border cell surface geometry, shape, and motility downstream of Rho in Drosophila42
Parallel CRISPR-Cas9 screens identify mechanisms of PLIN2 and lipid droplet regulation41
Assembly of tight junction belts by ZO1 surface condensation and local actin polymerization41
Smooth muscle contributes to the development and function of a layered intestinal stem cell niche41
Dec2 conceals tumors from the immune system41
Seriously cilia: A tiny organelle illuminates evolution, disease, and intercellular communication41
Investigating morphogen and patterning dynamics with optogenetic control of morphogen production41
Allelic transcriptomic profiling identifies the role of PRD-like homeobox genes in human embryonic-cleavage-stage arrest40
An antisense RNA forms R-loop to facilitate the transcription of CBF genes and plant cold acclimation40
Maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in mammalian zygotes to ensure proper chromosome segregation40
Proteomic profiling of centrosomes across multiple mammalian cell and tissue types by an affinity capture method39
Welcoming new Developmental Cell advisors39
Checking in with EPLIN: EPLINα as a regulator of integrin trafficking38
Inflammation accelerates metastasis: Medulloblastoma leptomeningeal dissemination38
PRC2-mediated repression of PIF4 targets beyond the on/off switch of gene expression38
Actomyosin contractility in olfactory placode neurons opens the skin epithelium to form the zebrafish nostril38
Extracellular carriers control lipid-dependent secretion, delivery, and activity of WNT morphogens37
Identification of Greb1l as a genetic determinant of crisscross heart in mice showing torsion of the heart tube by shortage of progenitor cells37
ZINC FINGER PROTEIN2 suppresses funiculus lignification to ensure seed loading efficiency in Arabidopsis37
FKF1 nuclear condensates control anti-florigen turnover and flowering onset in response to nitrogen availability in monocots37
Stress delays the bloom: ROS sustains condensates to protect the tomato meristem36
Targeting druggable ion channels to harness cancer cell mechanobiology for therapy36
Distinct p53 isoforms code for opposing transcriptional outcomes36
Nucleoporin Seh1 controls murine neocortical development via transcriptional repression of p21 in neural stem cells36
Sweat gland development requires an eccrine dermal niche and couples two epidermal programs36
Stem cell migration drives lung repair in living mice36
Mitochondrial GTP metabolism controls reproductive aging in C. elegans36
Collective oscillatory signaling in Dictyostelium discoideum acts as a developmental timer initiated by weak coupling of a noisy pulsatile signal36
ZNFX-1 keeps RNAi in the loop35
Wnt signaling couples G2 phase control with differentiation during hematopoiesis in Drosophila35
A matter of selectivity: ER-phagy suppression at the onset of pancreatic cancer35
Sensitive matters: Sensory nerve regulation of skeletal stem cells in bone marrow35
A Scribble/Cdep/Rac pathway controls follower-cell crawling and cluster cohesion during collective border-cell migration35
A ROS-dependent mechanism promotes CDK2 phosphorylation to drive progression through S phase35
Building a kidney tree: Functional collecting duct from human pluripotent stem cells35
Mapping the dynamics of epigenetic adaptation in S. pombe during heterochromatin misregulation35
Multiscale mechanisms driving tissue rupture by invading cells35
S-nitrosylation coordinates stomatal development and functions34
The Hitchhiker’s Guide across a Waddington’s landscape of melanoma34
A dual enhancer-attenuator element ensures transient Cdx2 expression during mouse posterior body formation34
Insolubilome profiling defines molecular features that influence protein insolubility with aging34
Aging-induced changes in lymphatic muscle cell transcriptomes are associated with reduced pumping of peripheral collecting lymphatic vessels in mice33
Fate mapping in mouse demonstrates early secretory differentiation directly from Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells33
Long noncoding RNA ARTA controls ABA response through MYB7 nuclear trafficking in Arabidopsis33
Asymmetric partitioning of persistent paternal mitochondria during cell divisions safeguards embryo development and mitochondrial inheritance33
Persistent cell contacts enable E-cadherin/HMR-1- and PAR-3-based symmetry breaking within a developing C. elegans epithelium33
In the mouse cortex, oligodendrocytes regain a plastic capacity, transforming into astrocytes after acute injury33
Notochord segmentation in zebrafish controlled by iterative mechanical signaling33
Hepatocytic lipocalin-2 controls HDL metabolism and atherosclerosis via Nedd4-1-SR-BI axis in mice33
Gene module reconstruction identifies cellular differentiation processes and the regulatory logic of specialized secretion in zebrafish33
Quantitative proteomic profiling identifies global protein network dynamics in murine embryonic heart development33
PITTching in for lysosome repair33
4D reconstruction of murine developmental trajectories using spherical harmonics33
Activity-dependent local protection and lateral inhibition control synaptic competition in developing mitral cells in mice33
A subset of neutrophils activates anti-tumor immunity and inhibits non-small-cell lung cancer progression32
A chromatin code for limb segment identity in axolotl limb regeneration32
Antagonistic systemin receptors integrate the activation and attenuation of systemic wound signaling in tomato32
Pancreas agenesis mutations disrupt a lead enhancer controlling a developmental enhancer cluster32
Evolutionarily conserved midbody remodeling precedes ring canal formation during gametogenesis32
TAF1 is required for fetal but not adult hematopoiesis in mice32
Dual states of murine Bmi1-expressing intestinal stem cells drive epithelial development utilizing non-canonical Wnt signaling32
Menstruation: Once unspoken but now uncovered, one cell type at a time32
Concerted changes in Epithelium and Stroma: a multi-scale, multi-omics analysis of progression from Barrett’s Esophagus to adenocarcinoma32
Morphogenesis and regeneration share a conserved core transition cell state program that controls lung epithelial cell fate32
Cell death: Revisiting the roads to ruin32
ATG5 provides host protection acting as a switch in the atg8ylation cascade between autophagy and secretion31
An integrated approach identifies the molecular underpinnings of murine anterior visceral endoderm migration31
Reconstructing human corticogenesis: Insights from cerebral organoids into neurodevelopment and disease modeling31
Meningeal macrophages inhibit chemokine signaling in pre-tumor cells to suppress mouse medulloblastoma initiation31
EYA protein complex is required for Wntless retrograde trafficking from endosomes to Golgi31
How meningeal macrophages control medulloblastoma induction31
A postsynaptic GPR158-PLCXD2 complex controls spine apparatus abundance and dendritic spine maturation31
Controlling pyroptosis through post-translational modifications of gasdermin D30
DDX20 is required for cell-cycle reentry of prospermatogonia and establishment of spermatogonial stem cell pool during testicular development in mice30
TaANK-TPR1 enhances wheat resistance against stripe rust via controlling gene expression and protein activity of NLR protein TaRPP13L130
The mechanical state of pre-tumoral epithelia controls subsequent Drosophila tumor aggressiveness30
Reshaping of the tumor microenvironment by cellular senescence: An opportunity for senotherapies30
Local synthesis of the phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate lipid drives focal adhesion turnover30
TMK-PIN1 drives a short self-organizing circuit for auxin export and signaling in Arabidopsis30
Single-cell chromatin accessibility identifies enhancer networks driving gene expression during spinal cord development in mouse30
SigmaR1 shapes rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane sheets30
Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation30
Replication stress triggered by nucleotide pool imbalance drives DNA damage and cGAS-STING pathway activation in NAFLD30
Marsupial single-cell transcriptomics identifies temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programs30
Self-extinguishing relay waves enable homeostatic control of human neutrophil swarming29
Novel bacterial strategy to hijack plant immunity through metabolic manipulation29
From nuclear to extracellular PTEN: Multiple roles in tumor suppression and immune modulation29
Lineage-tracing hematopoietic stem cell origins in vivo to efficiently make human HLF+ HOXA+ hematopoietic progenitors from pluripotent stem cells29
Microtubule-associated protein MAP7 promotes tubulin posttranslational modifications and cargo transport to enable osmotic adaptation29
Jpx RNA controls Xist induction through spatial reorganization of the mouse X-inactivation center29
Molecular and spatial landmarks of early mouse skin development29
Type I gamma phosphatidylinositol phosphate 5-kinase i5 controls cell sensitivity to interferon29
A limb bud morphogen bites the dust29
A bridge too far: Identification of bridge cell states as drivers of plasticity in neuroblastoma29
Organoid modeling of lung branching morphogenesis and epithelial lineage specification28
Identification of a non-canonical planar cell polarity pathway triggered by light in the developing mouse retina28
Cytoskeletal crosstalk in macrophages: Vimentin drives ECM remodeling in tumor invasion and tissue plasticity28
A SOX9-B7x axis safeguards dedifferentiated tumor cells from immune surveillance to drive breast cancer progression28
Endoplasmic reticulum exit sites are segregated for secretion based on cargo size28
Mammalian autophagosomes form from finger-like phagophores28
Mast cells proliferate in the peri-hippocampal space during early development and modulate local and peripheral immune cells28
Ubiquitin ligase MARCH5 controls the formation of mitochondria-derived pre-peroxisomes28
DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential28
Hippo pathway and Bonus control developmental cell fate decisions in the Drosophila eye28
A single-cell transcriptomic census of mammalian olfactory epithelium aging28
Caveolae sense oxidative stress through membrane lipid peroxidation and cytosolic release of CAVIN1 to regulate NRF228
The Drosophila adult midgut progenitor cells arise from asymmetric divisions of neuroblast-like cells27
Decreased GATA3 levels cause changed mouse cutaneous innate lymphoid cell fate, facilitating hair follicle recycling27
Philip N. Benfey (1953–2023)27
NGN3 oscillatory expression controls the timing of human pancreatic endocrine differentiation27
An SLC12A9-dependent ion transport mechanism maintains lysosomal osmolarity27
Transport properties of canonical PIN-FORMED proteins from Arabidopsis and the role of the loop domain in auxin transport27
“Fateful” encounter: Lineage tracing meets phylogeny to unravel mysteries of cancer progression27
Self-organization of vascular strands drives their patterning in the Arabidopsis shoot apex27
Plasticity in airway smooth muscle differentiation during mouse lung development27
Synthetic Notch receptors and their applications to study cell-cell contacts in vivo27
Coordinated control of calcium signaling by CPK3 and CaM2 via CNGCs in response to cold stress in Arabidopsis27
Remodeling of cadherin contacts in embryonic mesenchymal tissues during differential cell migration26
Tissue-resident macrophages specifically express Lactotransferrin and Vegfc during ear pinna regeneration in spiny mice26
Functional heterogeneity of Wnt-responsive and Hedgehog-responsive neural stem cells in the murine adult hippocampus26
ARID1A terminates gastric regeneration to prevent cancer26
The spatial zonation of the murine placental vasculature is specified by epigenetic mechanisms26
Right on cue—Neuronal signals guide myelination in the developing cortex26
Outer mitochondrial membrane E3 Ub ligase MARCH5 controls de novo peroxisome biogenesis26
Waves of regulated protein expression and phosphorylation rewire the proteome to drive gametogenesis in budding yeast26
Genome-wide analysis of pseudogenes reveals HBBP1’s human-specific essentiality in erythropoiesis and implication in β-thalassemia26
Restoration of CPEB4 prevents muscle stem cell senescence during aging25
Lysosomal rupture: An emerging switch for collective ferroptosis25
In vitro generation of mouse morula-like cells25
Gliotransmission and adenosine signaling promote axon regeneration25
Differential growth is an emergent property of mechanochemical feedback mechanisms in curved plant organs25
Unlocking trophectoderm mysteries: In vivo and in vitro perspectives on human and mouse trophoblast fate induction25
A morphogenetic wave in the chick embryo lateral mesoderm generates mesenchymal-epithelial transition through a 3D-rosette intermediate25
A sharper view: Imaging the fetal liver niche for HSCs25
Identifying cross-lineage dependencies of cell-type-specific regulators in mouse gastruloids25
Comparative single-cell multiome identifies evolutionary changes in neural progenitor cells during primate brain development25
The default and directed pathways of hepatoblast differentiation involve distinct epigenomic mechanisms25
Control of murine brown adipocyte development by GATA625
ATG9 assists lipid replenishment for lysosome membrane repair25
Directed cell invasion and asymmetric adhesion drive tissue elongation and turning in C. elegans gonad morphogenesis25
Single-cell and spatial mapping Identify cell types and signaling Networks in the human ureter25
Eomes restricts Brachyury functions at the onset of mouse gastrulation25
Focal Adhesion Kinase Is Required for Intestinal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis Downstream of Wnt/c-Myc Signaling24
Blood and bones: Mechanical cues and Hippo signaling drive vascular invasion during limb formation24
COPII with ALG2 and ESCRTs control lysosome-dependent microautophagy of ER exit sites24
An essential signaling cascade for avian auditory hair cell regeneration24
Golgiphagy mediated by TM9SF3 acts as quality control for stressed Golgi24
A high-humidity niche at the shoot meristem shapes plant adaption to terrestrial environments24
RNA degradation eliminates developmental transcripts during murine embryonic stem cell differentiation via CAPRIN1-XRN224
Voicing the story behind the cover24
Photoregulatory protein kinases fine-tune plant photomorphogenesis by directing a bifunctional phospho-code on HY5 in Arabidopsis24
Integrin-mediated adhesion drives microglial entry into the developing CNS24
ERK synchronizes embryonic cleavages in Drosophila24
Unidirectional and phase-gated signaling synchronizes murine presomitic mesoderm cells23
Efficient stem cell-derived mouse embryo models for environmental studies23
The want for Wnt: Pancreatic cancer assembles a self-sustaining Wnt-signaling ecosystem23
γ-secretase promotes Drosophila postsynaptic development through the cleavage of a Wnt receptor23
Desmosomes compartmentalize mRNA and translation in the skin23
EGFR-dependent actomyosin patterning coordinates morphogenetic movements between tissues in Drosophila melanogaster23
Proteomics-based multi-omics identifies the roadmap of transcription-translation-protein dynamics in planarian regeneration23
A human model of progressive pancreatic neoplasia and cancer23
SP6 controls human cytotrophoblast fate decisions and trophoblast stem cell establishment by targeting MSX2 regulatory elements23
Autophagy-dependent splicing control directs translation toward inflammation during senescence23
Large-scale single-cell profiling of stem cells identifies redundant regulators of shoot development and yield trait variation23
Villus myofibroblasts are developmental and adult progenitors of mammalian gut lymphatic musculature23
TFEB triggers a matrix degradation and invasion program in triple-negative breast cancer cells upon mTORC1 repression23
Defining the fate trajectory of eccrine gland formation23
The regulatory landscape of 5′ UTRs in translational control during zebrafish embryogenesis23
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