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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Developmental biology – Can you dig it? An interview with Neil Shubin57
The BAF chromatin complex component SMARCC1 does not mediate GLI transcriptional repression of Hedgehog target genes in limb buds56
Ectopic expression of T in the paraxial mesoderm disrupts somite maturation in the mouse48
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Molecular characterization of a flatworm Girardia isolate from Guanajuato, Mexico36
Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects35
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
Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii32
A scientific case for revisiting the embryonic chicken model in biomedical research31
Urp1 and Urp2 act redundantly to maintain spine shape in zebrafish larvae30
Genome-wide analysis of early vascular tunic repair and regeneration for Botrylloides digenesis reveals striking similarities to human wound healing.30
Heads or tails: making the spinal cord30
Transitions in the proteome and phospho-proteome during Xenopus laevis development29
Human retinal model systems: Strengths, weaknesses, and future directions29
Corpuscles of Stannius development requires FGF signaling29
Influence of DNA-methylation at multiple stages of limb chondrogenesis29
Rap1 promotes epithelial integrity and cell viability in a growing tissue29
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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 adhesion26
Exploring the roles of noncoding RNAs in craniofacial abnormalities: A systematic review25
Multiple pathways for reestablishing PAR polarity in C. elegans embryo25
Asymmetry is defined during meiosis in the oocyte of the parthenogenetic nematode Diploscapter pachys23
Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation but not muscle dedifferentiation nor apoptosis during sea cucumber intestinal regeneration23
Serotonergic signaling plays a deeply conserved role in improving oocyte quality23
PRDM14 is essential for vertebrate gastrulation and safeguards avian germ cell identity22
Proliferation maintains the undifferentiated status of stem cells: The role of the planarian cell cycle regulator Cdh121
Fgf signalling is required for gill slit formation in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea21
TGFβ signaling is required for sclerotome resegmentation during development of the spinal column in Gallus gallus21
Soma-to-germline BMP signal is essential for Drosophila spermiogenesis20
Analysis of Cre lines for targeting embryonic airway smooth muscle19
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Evidence of interactions among apoptosis, cell proliferation, and dedifferentiation in the rudiment during whole-organ intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber18
Cell polarity control by Wnt morphogens18
Human neural organoids: Models for developmental neurobiology and disease17
ASCL1 protein domains with distinct functions in neuronal differentiation and subtype specification17
A conditional smoothened (smo) allele on an inbred C57BL/6J genetic background has a hypomorphic smo mutant phenotype17
Contribute to special issues in developmental biology17
Long-term mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum complexes in the oocytes and early embryos of a matrotrophic pseudoscorpion Chelifer cancroides17
In Memoriam: Donald D. Brown (1931–2023)17
The initiation and maintenance of a differentiated state in development17
Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race17
Pax9 drives development of the upper jaw but not teeth in zebrafish17
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Remembering Professor Bohdan Matuszewski16
Ras/MAPK signaling mediates adipose tissue control of ovarian germline survival and ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster16
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Germline development during embryogenesis of the larvacean, Oikopleura dioica15
Expression atlas of avian neural crest proteins: Neurulation to migration15
The Hox protein conundrum: The “specifics” of DNA binding for Hox proteins and their partners15
Conserved and context-dependent roles for pdgfrb signaling during zebrafish vascular mural cell development15
Anatomy, development and regeneration of zebrafish elasmoid scales15
Evolution, development, and regeneration of tooth-like epithelial appendages in sharks15
MicroRNA-21 is involved in oocyte maturation, blastocyst formation, and pre-implantation embryo development15
Ciliary ARL13B inhibits developmental kidney cystogenesis in mouse15
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Exploring the differentiation potential of EomesPOS mouse trophoblast cells in mid-gestation14
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A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education13
Parallel Rap1>RalGEF>Ral and Ras signals sculpt the C. elegans nervous system13
Remodeling of the hyomandibular skeleton and facial nerve positioning during embryonic and postembryonic development of teleost fish13
“Pattern regulation in epimorphic fields”, aka the polar coordinate model13
Opposing effects of ecdysone signaling regulate neuroblast proliferation to ensure coordination of brain and organism development13
The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Rbx1 regulates cardiac wall morphogenesis in zebrafish13
William H. Klein 1946–202113
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Planar cell polarity signaling guides cochlear innervation13
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Post-eclosion growth in the Drosophila ejaculatory duct is driven by Juvenile hormone signaling and is essential for male fertility12
Integration of the sensory and skeletal systems: A classical perspective on neuromast-bone interactions12
Aberrant differentiation of second heart field mesoderm prefigures cellular defects in the outflow tract in response to loss of FGF812
Zygotic hypoxia-inducible factor alpha regulates spicule elongation in the sea urchin embryo12
Structure, function and formation of the amniote skin pattern11
Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms11
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Tbx15/18/22 shares a binding site with Tbx6-r.b to maintain expression of a muscle structural gene in ascidian late embryos11
Synchronisation of apical constriction and cell cycle progression is a conserved behaviour of pseudostratified neuroepithelia informed by their tissue geometry11
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Sponge/DOCK-dependent regulation of F-actin networks directing cortical cap behaviors and syncytial furrow ingression11
VEGF signaling promotes blastema growth and proliferation of vascular and non-vascular cells during axolotl limb regeneration11
Squamates as a model to understand key dental features of vertebrates11
Retinoic acid control of pax8 during renal specification of Xenopus pronephros involves hox and meis311
Leucine zipper transcription factor-like 1 (LZTFL1), an intraflagellar transporter protein 27 (IFT27) associated protein, is required for normal sperm function and male fertility11
Modifying membrane potential synchronously controls the somite's formation periodicity and growth11
David L. Stocum (1939–2023): Authority in regenerative biology, passionate educator, visionary administrative leader, and cherished colleague and friend11
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A novel transgenic Cre allele to label mouse cardiac conduction system10
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
Genetic assimilation, robustness and plasticity are key processes in the development and evolution of novel traits10
CRISPR/Cas9-based simple transgenesis in Xenopus laevis10
Sall4 regulates downstream patterning genes during limb regeneration10
Cell differentiation in the embryonic periderm and in scaffolding epithelia of skin appendages10
Dynein light chain-dependent dimerization of Egalitarian is essential for maintaining oocyte fate in Drosophila10
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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Developmental origin of the mammalian premaxilla10
Dynamic transcription regulation at the single-molecule level10
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Neutrophils facilitate the epicardial regenerative response after zebrafish heart injury10
Evolutionarily conserved function of the even-skipped ortholog in insects revealed by gene knock-out analyses in Gryllus bimaculatus10
Fluid secretion and luminal pressure control lateral branching morphogenesis in the embryonic avian lung10
Lfng and Dll3 cooperate to modulate protein interactions in cis and coordinate oscillatory Notch pathway activation in the segmentation clock9
The development of hair follicles and nail9
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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?9
Post-translational activation of Mmp2 correlates with patterns of active collagen degradation during the development of the zebrafish tail9
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Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress9
Identification of lens-regulated genes driving anterior eye development9
Dgcr8 functions in the secondary heart field for outflow tract and right ventricle development in mammals9
A new kind of embryonic field?9
Comparative analysis of fixation techniques for signal detection in avian embryos9
Cellular dedifferentiation. Revisiting Betty Hay's legacy9
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 elegans9
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Progressive degeneration of the retina in Loxl3 mutant mouse model of Stickler syndrome9
From soap bubbles to multicellular organisms: Unraveling the role of cell adhesion and physical constraints in tile pattern formation and tissue morphogenesis9
A single-cell RNA-seq analysis of Brachyury-expressing cell clusters suggests a morphogenesis-associated signal center of oral ectoderm in sea urchin embryos8
Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus8
Welcome to the 82nd Annual SDB meeting in Chicago!8
Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube8
Zebrafish her3 knockout impacts developmental and cancer-related gene signatures8
Semper's cells in the insect compound eye: Insights into ocular form and function8
Zebrafish Kelch-like family member 4 is required for vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis8
Christopher Wright, Winner of 2022 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize8
Decoding a Cell's Fate: How Notch and receptor tyrosine kinase signals specify the Drosophila R7 photoreceptor8
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Polychrome labeling reveals skeletal triradiate and elongation dynamics and abnormalities in patterning cue-perturbed embryos8
PCP-dependent polarized mechanics in the cortex of individual cells during convergent extension8
Together forever: patterns and strategies of vertical symbiont transmission in planthoppers8
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research8
Mink1 regulates spemann organizer cell fate in the xenopus gastrula via Hmga28
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microRNA-124 directly suppresses Nodal and Notch to regulate mesodermal development8
mRNA splicing variants of the transcription factor Blimp1 differentially regulate germline genes in echinoderms8
Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites8
Bud, branch, breathe! Building a mammalian lung over space and time8
Why study human embryo development?8
Dorsal lip maturation and initial archenteron extension depend on Wnt11 family ligands8
Transcriptional profiling from whole embryos to single neuroblast lineages in Drosophila7
Visualizing metabolic regulation using metabolic biosensors during sea urchin embryogenesis7
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The IRE1/Xbp1 axis restores ER and tissue homeostasis perturbed by excess Notch in Drosophila7
Diacylglycerol, PKC and MAPK signaling initiate tubeworm metamorphosis in response to bacteria7
DDX24 is required for muscle fiber organization and the suppression of wound-induced Wnt activity necessary for pole re-establishment during planarian regeneration7
Effects of Pparγ1 deletion on late-stage murine embryogenesis and cells that undergo endocycle7
Reproductive adaptation of Astyanax mexicanus under nutrient limitation7
Tenascin-C-enriched regeneration-specific extracellular matrix guarantees superior muscle regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum7
Retinoic acid promotes second heart field addition and regulates ventral aorta patterning in zebrafish7
The (unusual) heuristic value of Hox gene clusters; a matter of time?7
Claudin-3 in the non-neural ectoderm is essential for neural fold fusion in chicken embryos7
Hox11 expression characterizes developing zeugopod synovial joints and is coupled to postnatal articular cartilage morphogenesis into functional zones in mice7
Insulin-like growth factor receptor / mTOR signaling elevates global translation to accelerate zebrafish fin regenerative outgrowth7
A proteomics approach identifies novel resident zebrafish Balbiani body proteins Cirbpa and Cirbpb7
Epithelial and mesenchymal compartments of the developing bladder and urethra display spatially distinct gene expression patterns7
The development of thoracic and abdominal muscle depends on SDF1 and CXCR47
Tadpoles rely on mechanosensory stimuli for communication when visual capabilities are poor7
EXOSC10/Rrp6 is essential for the eight-cell embryo/morula transition7
The role of Xenopus developmental biology in unraveling Wnt signalling and antero-posterior axis formation7
Alterations in the spatiotemporal expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in endothelial cells cause failure of hierarchical vascular branching7
Preimplantation trophectoderm: A ‘quick-fix’ protector for embryo survival?6
Voltage-gated ion channel’s gene expression in the myocardium of embryo and adult chickens6
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Two waves of adipogenesis in developing avian skin and dermal plasticity6
Inter-growth cone communication mediated by planar cell polarity pathway in axon guidance6
Essential function and targets of BMP signaling during midbrain neural crest delamination6
Transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility signatures define the cervical-thoracic boundary along the vertebrate axis6
Off to a good start: The importance of the placental exchange surface – Lessons from the mouse6
Communicating developmental biology - Gen Z takes the reins6
Protein fucosylation is required for Notch dependent vascular integrity in zebrafish6
Deborah J. Andrew named Society for Developmental Biology's 2024 Lifetime Achievement award recipient6
Leveraging chicken embryos for studying human enhancers6
Fecundity is optimized by levels of nutrient signal-dependent expression of Dve and EcR in Drosophila male accessory gland6
A CRISPR-Cas9-mediated versatile method for targeted integration of a fluorescent protein gene to visualize endogenous gene expression in Xenopus laevis6
SPIN-4/Spinster supports sperm activation in C. elegans via sphingosine-1-phosphate transport6
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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
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The localization and function of the moonlighting protein Clathrin during oocyte maturation6
Energy metabolism disorders during in vitro maturation of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes interfere with blastocyst quality and metabolism5
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish5
The transcription factor Capicua maintains the oocyte polarity in the panoistic ovary of the German cockroach5
Shh signaling directs dorsal ventral patterning in the regenerating X. tropicalis spinal cord5
Multiple roles of Pax6 in postnatal cornea development5
Cytoskeletal players in single-cell branching morphogenesis5
Post-gastrulation transition from whole-body to tissue-specific intercellular calcium signaling in the appendicularian tunicate Oikopleura dioica5
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Estrogen-related receptor is required in adult Drosophila females for germline stem cell maintenance5
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PRMT3 gene expression and methylation levels in arrested embryos: Implications for developmental arrest defects5
Centriolar defects underlie a primary ciliary dyskinesia phenotype in an adenylate kinase 7 deficient ciliated epithelium5
Vascular deficiencies in renal organoids and ex vivo kidney organogenesis5
Formin Binding Protein 1 (FNBP1) regulates non-canonical Wnt signaling and vertebrate gastrulation5
Measuring transcription factor function with cell type-specific somatic transgenesis in chicken embryos5
The BTB transcription factor, Abrupt, acts cooperatively with Chronologically inappropriate morphogenesis (Chinmo) to repress metamorphosis and promotes leg regeneration5
Naturally occurring, rostrally conjoining chicken twins attempt to make a forebrain5
Introduction by DB's new Special Contents Editor5
Segmental pairs of dermal secretory cells release proteins into the hemolymph at the larval-pupal molt5
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The role of mechanosensor Piezo1 in bone homeostasis and mechanobiology5
Developmental basis of trachea-esophageal birth defects5
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DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 12-like protein 1 (Dcaf12l1) is not essential for male fertility in mice5
The yolk sac vasculature in early avian embryo provides a novel model for the analysis of cancer extravasation5
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
Zic-r.b controls cell numbers in Ciona embryos by activating CDKN1B5
“Teaching the biology of neurodiversity for social change”5
lmod2a mutations affect F-actin and SRF pathway leading to cardiac dysfunction in zebrafish5
Two C. elegans DM domain proteins, DMD-3 and MAB-3, function in late stages of male somatic gonad development5
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
The first lineage determination in mammals5
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
ESCRT-dependent control of craniofacial morphogenesis with concomitant perturbation of NOTCH signaling5
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