Developmental Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Developmental Biology is 1. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Heads or tails: making the spinal cord66
PROX1 is necessary for cellular patterning, innervation and differentiation in the mouse organ of Corti46
Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin36
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
Editorial Board33
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds32
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis32
Transitions in the proteome and phospho-proteome during Xenopus laevis development32
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects32
Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue29
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs28
Corpuscles of Stannius development requires FGF signaling27
Redundant and novel functions of scube genes during zebrafish development25
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae22
Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico22
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii22
Metabolites produced by agat+ cells support regeneration in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea22
Under pressure: How mechanical forces guide airway branching21
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research20
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Editorial Board19
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Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle19
Circadian clocks, retinogenesis and ocular health in vertebrates: new molecular insights19
Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber19
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Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish18
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens18
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Asymmetry is defined during meiosis in the oocyte of the parthenogenetic nematode Diploscapter pachys18
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus17
Proliferation maintains the undifferentiated status of stem cells: The role of the planarian cell cycle regulator Cdh117
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea17
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review16
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality16
Long-term mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum complexes in the oocytes and early embryos of a matrotrophic pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides15
Involvement of Tead4, an effector of Hippo signaling, in intestinal remodeling during Xenopus laevis metamorphosis15
Drosophila as a model to study autophagy during oogenesis15
Posterior pole of dermapteran oocytes houses a single aggregate of organelles reminiscent of endolysosomal vesicular assemblies described in mouse oocytes15
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo14
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)14
Germline development during embryogenesis of the larvacean, Oikopleura dioica14
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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 adhesion14
ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification14
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity14
A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype14
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Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis14
Editorial Board14
Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski14
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Contribute to special issues in developmental biology13
Discovering the unexpected: Insights into the dynamics of mouse neural tube closure revealed by time-lapse imaging13
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales13
Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race13
MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos13
The initiation and maintenance of a differentiated state in development13
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks13
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster12
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Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse12
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“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model12
Intraocular vasculature formation precedes extraocular vasculature penetration of mouse eyes12
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development12
Expression atlas of avian neural crest proteins: Neurulation to migration12
Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation11
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Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates11
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions11
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A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education11
Zygotic hypoxia-inducible factor alpha regulates spicule elongation in the sea urchin embryo11
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
Corrigendum to “Resilience of the replacing dentition in adult reptiles” [Develop. Biol. 516 (2024) 71–81]11
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Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF811
VEGF signaling promotes blastema growth and proliferation of vascular and non-vascular cells during axolotl limb regeneration11
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish11
Tbx15/18/22 shares a binding site with Tbx6-r.b to maintain expression of a muscle structural gene in ascidian late embryos11
Pharmacological approaches to understanding the role of PDX1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Insights from the chick CAM model10
Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression10
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The Munich screen for Arabidopsis embryo patterning genes10
Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry10
Molecular basis of variations in facial soft tissues: insights from cichlid fishes10
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1a regulates hematopoietic development in a dose-dependent manner10
A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc10
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits10
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CXXC Finger Protein 1 drives BMP signaling and progenitor cell differentiation during limb development10
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development9
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Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis39
Morphogenetic maturation of chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and its disruption by tumor xenografts9
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages9
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth9
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
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
Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms9
Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration9
Dynamic transcription regulation at the single-molecule level9
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern9
Calreticulin is required for cuticle deposition and trabeculae formation inside butterfly wing scale cells9
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis9
Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla9
Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury9
Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy8
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A new kind of embryonic field?8
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
A life cycle alteration can correct molting defects in Caenorhabditis elegans8
Editorial Board8
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Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus8
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals8
Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome8
The development of hair follicles and nail8
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis8
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Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock8
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos8
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor8
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress8
Why study human embryo development?7
Zebrafish Kelch-like family member 4 is required for vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis7
Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung7
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms7
Editorial: Bridging developmental biology and social justice to reclaim trust in science and society7
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!7
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos7
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development7
Visualizing developmental dynamics of nuclear morphology and transport machinery in Drosophila7
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research7
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos7
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus7
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize7
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands7
Together forever: patterns and strategies of vertical symbiont transmission in planthoppers7
Unraveling the developmental heterogeneity of human retinal ganglion cells within the developing retina to study to the continuity of maturation7
Primitive means first, not worst: Critical roles for primitive endoderm in embryos and embryo models7
To the right, to the right – Chick it out!7
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva7
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time7
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures7
The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-21 gene that encodes a palmitoyltransferase is necessary for spermiogenesis7
Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites7
The (unusual) heuristic value of Hox gene clusters; a matter of time?6
The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation6
A proteomics approach identifies novel resident zebrafish Balbiani body proteins Cirbpa and Cirbpb6
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor6
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos6
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria6
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish6
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Zebrafish mutants in vegfab can affect endothelial cell proliferation without altering ERK phosphorylation and are phenocopied by loss of PI3K signaling6
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
There is no replacement for animal models in medical research6
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum6
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
EXOSC10/Rrp6 is essential for the eight-cell embryo/morula transition6
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns6
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila6
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration6
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga26
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension6
Two waves of adipogenesis in developing avian skin and dermal plasticity6
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
Editorial Board5
PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?5
Exosomal Packaging Directs Unique Shh Functions during Neural Plate Development5
Got Guts? The Biomechanical Secrets of Chick Foregut Assembly5
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
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Editorial Board5
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis5
The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation5
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“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”5
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Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance5
Naturally occurring, rostrally conjoining chicken twins attempt to make a forebrain5
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse5
Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development5
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens5
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance5
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins5
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The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology5
Temporal cell fate determination in the spinal cord is mediated by the duration of Notch signalling5
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Segmental pairs of dermal secretory cells release proteins into the hemolymph at the larval-pupal molt5
Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica5
Transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility signatures define the cervical-thoracic boundary along the vertebrate axis5
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Kevin Thiessen is reeling in the zebrafish community: 2023 SDB trainee science communication award5
Overexpression of potassium channel Kcna5 alters skeletal patterning in the zebrafish regenerating fin5
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient5
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SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport5
The first lineage determination in mammals5
Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers5
Geometric, cell cycle and maternal-to-zygotic transition-associated YAP dynamics during preimplantation embryo development5
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IRGC1, a testis-enriched immunity related GTPase, is important for fibrous sheath integrity and sperm motility in mice4
Centriolar defects underlie a primary ciliary dyskinesia phenotype in an adenylate kinase 7 deficient ciliated epithelium4
Genetic knockout suggests Isl1 enhancer redundancy in mouse hindlimb development4
The transcription factor Capicua maintains the oocyte polarity in the panoistic ovary of the German cockroach4
Two C. elegans DM domain proteins, DMD-3 and MAB-3, function in late stages of male somatic gonad development4
Graded FGF activity patterns distinct cell types within the apical sensory organ of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis4
Formin Binding Protein 1 (FNBP1) regulates non-canonical Wnt signaling and vertebrate gastrulation4
Patterning of cartilaginous condensations in the developing facial skeleton4
Endoplasmic reticulum proteins Meigo and Gp93 govern dendrite targeting by regulating Toll-6 localization4
Dendrite regeneration mediates functional recovery after complete dendrite removal4
Introduction to “Research that Transformed Developmental Biology”4
Segmental expression of two ecdysone pathway genes during embryogenesis of hemimetabolous insects4
Scarecrow, a homolog of mammalian Nkx2.1, regulates the temporal progression and glial differentiation of medulla neuroblasts for the optic lobe development in Drosophila melanogaster4
Myogenic regulatory factors Myod and Myf5 are required for dorsal aorta formation and angiogenic sprouting4
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B4
lmod2a mutations affect F-actin and SRF pathway leading to cardiac dysfunction in zebrafish4
Resemblances in the early development of two sea urchins: Toxopneustes roseus (Euechinoidea: Echinacea) and Rhyncholampas pacificus (Euechinoidea: Irregularia) from different habitats in the southern 4
Energy metabolism disorders during in vitro maturation of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes interfere with blastocyst quality and metabolism4
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Transient impacts of UV-B irradiation on whole body regeneration in a colonial urochordate4
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Victoria Deneke, Winner of 2022 SDB Trainee Science Communication Award4
Beyond the heat shock pathway: Heat stress responses in Drosophila development4
The transcription factor optomotor-blind restricts apterous expression through TrxG and PcG genes4
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Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of temporal patterning in neural progenitors4
The yolk sac vasculature in early avian embryo provides a novel model for the analysis of cancer extravasation4
Measuring transcription factor function with cell type-specific somatic transgenesis in chicken embryos4
Shh signaling directs dorsal ventral patterning in the regenerating X. tropicalis spinal cord4
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Reinterpreting the work of Charles Breder: Sensory neuromasts and orbital skeleton variation in eyeless Astyanax cavefish4
Corrigendum to “A transition from SoxB1 to SoxE transcription factors is essential for progression from pluripotent blastula cells to neural crest cells” [Dev Biol. 2018 Dec 15 444(2):50–61]4
In vitro induction of prostate buds from murine urogenital epithelium in the absence of mesenchymal cells4
At early stages of heart development, the first and second heart fields are a continuum of lateral head mesoderm-derived, cardiogenic cells4
A gene regulatory network for specification and morphogenesis of a Mauthner Cell homolog in non-vertebrate chordates4
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