Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Affinity-tagged SMAD1 and SMAD5 mouse lines reveal transcriptional reprogramming mechanisms during early pregnancy

    Zian Liao, Suni Tang ... Martin Matzuk
    Mouse models reveal fundamental roles of SMAD1/5 in mediating both bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathways and the transcriptional response to progesterone during decidualization.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Kit Ligand and Kit receptor tyrosine kinase sustain synaptic inhibition of Purkinje cells

    Tariq Zaman, Daniel Vogt ... Michael R Williams
    The transmembrane protein Kit Ligand and the Kit receptor tyrosine kinase are required for synapse function between specific cell types in the mouse cerebellum.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    The Geometric Basis of Epithelial Convergent Extension

    Fridtjof Brauns, Nikolas H. Claussen ... Boris I. Shraiman

Highlights

    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Natural History of Model Organisms: E. coqui

    Sarah E Westrick, Mara Laslo, Eva K Fischer
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Imaging methods are vastly underreported

    Guillermo Marqués, Thomas Pengo, Mark A Sanders

Senior editors

  1. Sofia J Araújo
    University of Barcelona, Spain
  2. Utpal Banerjee
    University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  3. Albert Cardona
    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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