Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

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    1. Developmental Biology

    A cell atlas of the developing human outflow tract of the heart and its adult aortic valve derivatives

    Rotem Leshem, Syed Murtuza-Baker ... Nicoletta Bobola
    Transcriptomic profiling of the developing human outflow tract and adult aortic valves reveals that adult valve cells retain distinct embryonic molecular signatures.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Paternal over- and under-nutrition program fetal and placental development in a sex-specific manner in mice

    Hannah L Morgan, Nader Eid ... Adam J Watkins
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Transcriptional profiling of extraocular motor neurons reveals sim1a as a candidate strabismus-related gene

    Emily Gershowitz, Kyla Rose Hamling ... David Schoppik
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Flexible and high-throughput simultaneous profiling of gene expression and chromatin accessibility in single cells

    Volker Soltys, Moritz Peters ... Yingguang Frank Chan
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    • Useful
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    Bidirectional redistribution of actomyosin drives epithelial invagination in ascidian siphon tube morphogenesis

    Jinghan Qiao, Pengyu Yu ... Bo Dong
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    • Useful
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    The Par complex regulates apical-basal cell polarity through modulation of FAK signaling homeostasis

    Meiai He, Lining Liang ... Hui Zheng
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Quantitative computerized analysis demonstrates strongly compartmentalized tissue deformation patterns underlying mammalian heart tube formation

    Morena Raiola, Miquel Sendra ... Miguel Torres
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    • Fundamental
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) zebrafish models reveal pan-lineage developmental dysregulation

    Hannah Brunsdon, Nuoya Wang ... E Elizabeth Patton
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    • Compelling
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Complementary vertebrate Wac models exhibit phenotypes relevant to DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome

    Kang-Han Lee, April M Stafford ... Daniel Vogt
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Single-cell spatial mapping reveals reproducible cell type organization and spatially-dependent gene expression in gastruloids

    Catherine G Triandafillou, Pranav Sompalle ... Arjun Raj
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Highlights

    1. Developmental Biology

    Oocyte Development: The discovery of the mammalian fusome

    Michael Buszczak, Anirban Dasgupta
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Written out of history

    Lisa M Thomann, Julie Batut
    1. Developmental Biology

    Limb Patterning: The cellular logic of limb regeneration

    Matthew Cherubino, Catherine D McCusker

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    University of Barcelona, Spain
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