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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin61
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds54
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis53
Ectopic expression of T in the paraxial mesoderm disrupts somite maturation in the mouse45
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Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico39
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects35
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii34
Automated non-invasive laser speckle imaging of the chick heart rate and extraembryonic blood vessels and their response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine drugs34
Circadian clocks, retinogenesis and ocular health in vertebrates: new molecular insights34
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research33
Heads or tails: making the spinal cord32
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae31
Corpuscles of Stannius development requires FGF signaling30
Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.30
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Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue30
Human retinal model systems: Strengths, weaknesses, and future directions30
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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 adhesion29
Editorial Board29
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality29
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review28
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo27
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus27
Proliferation maintains the undifferentiated status of stem cells: The role of the planarian cell cycle regulator Cdh127
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea26
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis26
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Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber24
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish22
Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation but not muscle dedifferentiation nor apoptosis during sea cucumber intestinal regeneration22
Asymmetry is defined during meiosis in the oocyte of the parthenogenetic nematode Diploscapter pachys22
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens22
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity21
Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle21
Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race20
Human neural organoids: Models for developmental neurobiology and disease20
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales19
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)18
ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification18
Germline development during embryogenesis of the larvacean, Oikopleura dioica18
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The initiation and maintenance of a differentiated state in development17
Editorial Board17
Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski17
A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype17
Editorial Board17
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Contribute to special issues in developmental biology17
The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners16
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster16
MicroRNA-21 is involved in oocyte maturation, blastocyst formation, and pre-implantation embryo development16
Conserved and context-dependent roles for pdgfrb signaling during zebrafish vascular mural cell development16
Expression atlas of avian neural crest proteins: Neurulation to migration16
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks16
Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse16
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Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development15
Parallel Rap1>RalGEF>Ral and Ras signals sculpt the C. elegans nervous system15
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A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education15
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Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation15
“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model15
William H. Klein 1946–202115
Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation14
The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Rbx1 regulates cardiac wall morphogenesis in zebrafish14
Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry14
Editorial Board14
Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility13
Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates13
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Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis313
Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF813
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish13
David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend13
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern13
Tbx15/18/22 shares a binding site with Tbx6-r.b to maintain expression of a muscle structural gene in ascidian late embryos13
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions13
Editorial Board13
Zygotic hypoxia-inducible factor alpha regulates spicule elongation in the sea urchin embryo13
Leucine zipper transcription factor-like 1 (LZTFL1), an intraflagellar transporter protein 27 (IFT27) associated protein, is required for normal sperm function and male fertility12
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis12
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Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression12
Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms12
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Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury11
Dynein light chain-dependent dimerization of Egalitarian is essential for maintaining oocyte fate in Drosophila11
A function of spalt major as a sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor mediates repression of knirps in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc11
Build me up optic cup: Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of vertebrate eye morphogenesis11
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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 r11
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits11
Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration11
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth11
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages11
Dynamic transcription regulation at the single-molecule level11
A novel transgenic Cre allele to label mouse cardiac conduction system11
Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla11
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis10
A new kind of embryonic field?10
Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus10
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Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development10
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Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals10
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Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung10
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos10
Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy10
Making mechanistic sense: are we teaching students what they need to know?10
Editorial Board10
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?10
Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome9
The Pax transcription factor EGL-38 links EGFR signaling to assembly of a cell type-specific apical extracellular matrix in the Caenorhabditis elegans vulva9
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress9
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Editorial Board9
Role of cell competition in ageing9
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum9
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms9
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos9
Oculomotor nerve guidance and terminal branching requires interactions with differentiating extraocular muscles9
The development of hair follicles and nail9
A life cycle alteration can correct molting defects in Caenorhabditis elegans9
To the right, to the right – Chick it out!9
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension9
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research9
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga29
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor9
Post-translational activation of Mmp2 correlates with patterns of active collagen degradation during the development of the zebrafish tail9
Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock9
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus9
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize9
Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube9
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time9
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands9
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!9
Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos8
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures8
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR48
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos8
Reproductive adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus under nutrient limitation8
The (unusual) heuristic value of Hox gene clusters; a matter of time?8
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Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites8
Editorial: Bridging Developmental Biology and Social Justice to Reclaim Trust in Science and Society8
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns8
Hox11 expression characterizes developing zeugopod synovial joints and is coupled to postnatal articular cartilage morphogenesis into functional zones in mice8
Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila8
Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis8
Why study human embryo development?8
microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development8
Semper's cells in the insect compound eye: Insights into ocular form and function8
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration8
A proteomics approach identifies novel resident zebrafish Balbiani body proteins Cirbpa and Cirbpb8
Cyclin D1 gene expression is essential for cell cycle progression from the maternal-to-zygotic transition during blastoderm development in Japanese quail8
Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers7
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport7
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient7
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance7
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria7
Alterations in the spatiotemporal expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in endothelial cells cause failure of hierarchical vascular branching7
The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila7
Effects of Pparγ1 deletion on late-stage murine embryogenesis and cells that undergo endocycle7
Zebrafish mutants in vegfab can affect endothelial cell proliferation without altering ERK phosphorylation and are phenocopied by loss of PI3K signaling7
Essential function and targets of BMP signaling during midbrain neural crest delamination7
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Protein fucosylation is required for Notch dependent vascular integrity in zebrafish7
Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth7
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish7
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor7
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The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation7
The first lineage determination in mammals7
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins7
EXOSC10/Rrp6 is essential for the eight-cell embryo/morula transition7
There is no replacement for animal models in medical research7
The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation7
Editorial Board7
Immunoglobulin superfamily receptor Junctional adhesion molecule 3 (Jam3) requirement for melanophore survival and patterning during formation of zebrafish stripes6
Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance6
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis6
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Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica6
“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”6
Two C. elegans DM domain proteins, DMD-3 and MAB-3, function in late stages of male somatic gonad development6
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse6
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland6
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?6
The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology6
R391 human dominant mutation does not affect TubB4b localization and sensory hair cells structure in zebrafish inner ear and lateral line6
Segmental pairs of dermal secretory cells release proteins into the hemolymph at the larval-pupal molt6
Geometric, cell cycle and maternal-to-zygotic transition-associated YAP dynamics during preimplantation embryo development6
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Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development6
Spatiotemporal transcriptional dynamics of the cycling mouse oviduct6
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens6
Mechanisms of vitamin A metabolism and deficiency in the mammalian and fly visual system6
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The BTB transcription factor, Abrupt, acts cooperatively with Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) to repress metamorphosis and promotes leg regeneration6
Energy metabolism disorders during in vitro maturation of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes interfere with blastocyst quality and metabolism6
Developmental basis of trachea-esophageal birth defects6
Cytoskeletal players in single-cell branching morphogenesis5
The yolk sac vasculature in early avian embryo provides a novel model for the analysis of cancer extravasation5
PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
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
DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 12-like protein 1 (Dcaf12l1) is not essential for male fertility in mice5
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of temporal patterning in neural progenitors5
Progressive modifications during evolution involving epigenetic changes have determined loss of regeneration mainly in terrestrial animals: A hypothesis5
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Vascular deficiencies in renal organoids and ex vivo kidney organogenesis5
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B5
Measuring transcription factor function with cell type-specific somatic transgenesis in chicken embryos5
Shh signaling directs dorsal ventral patterning in the regenerating X. tropicalis spinal cord5
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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
A gene regulatory network for specification and morphogenesis of a Mauthner Cell homolog in non-vertebrate chordates5
New insights into lumicrine secreted signalling that regulates the function of the mammalian male reproductive tract5
The transcription factor optomotor-blind restricts apterous expression through TrxG and PcG genes5
Editorial Board5
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Formin Binding Protein 1 (FNBP1) regulates non-canonical Wnt signaling and vertebrate gastrulation5
Temporal cell fate determination in the spinal cord is mediated by the duration of Notch signalling5
Kevin Thiessen is reeling in the zebrafish community: 2023 SDB trainee science communication award5
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Naturally occurring, rostrally conjoining chicken twins attempt to make a forebrain5
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish5
Segmental expression of two ecdysone pathway genes during embryogenesis of hemimetabolous insects5
Altered sacral neural crest development in Pax3 spina bifida mutants underlies deficits of bladder innervation and function5
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ESCRT-dependent control of craniofacial morphogenesis with concomitant perturbation of NOTCH signaling5
Tbx1-dependent and independent pathways promote six gene expression downstream of retinoic acid signaling to determine cardiomyocyte number in zebrafish4
Cdc42 has important roles in postnatal angiogenesis and vasculature formation4
Fibronectin and Integrin α5 play overlapping and independent roles in regulating the development of pharyngeal endoderm and cartilage4
Development and functions of the area opaca of the chick embryo4
Beyond the heat shock pathway: Heat stress responses in Drosophila development4
Patterning of cartilaginous condensations in the developing facial skeleton4
The proneural factors Ascl1a and Ascl1b contribute to the terminal differentiation of dopaminergic GABAergic dual transmitter neurons in zebrafish4
Role of EBAF/Nodal/p27 signaling pathway in development of placenta in normal and diabetic rats4
A simple method to dramatically increase C. elegans germline microinjection efficiency4
The primary cilium gene CPLANE1 is required for peripheral nervous system development4
Gastruloids: Pluripotent stem cell models of mammalian gastrulation and embryo engineering4
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