Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    A library of lineage-specific driver lines connects developing neuronal circuits to behavior in the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord

    Jelly HM Soffers, Erin Beck ... Haluk Lacin
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Developmental Biology

    BCAS2 promotes primitive hematopoiesis by sequestering β-catenin within the nucleus

    Guozhu Ning, Yu Lin ... Qiang Wang
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Cross-species insemination reveals mouse sperm ability to enter and cross the fish micropyle

    Suma Garibova, Eva Stickler ... Matteo A Avella
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Developmental Biology

    Stimulatory and inhibitory G-protein signaling relays drive cAMP accumulation for timely metamorphosis in the chordate Ciona

    Akiko Hozumi, Nozomu M Totsuka ... Yasunori Sasakura
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Developmental Biology

    Single nuclei RNA-sequencing of adult brain neurons derived from type 2 neuroblasts reveals transcriptional complexity in the insect central complex

    Derek G Epiney, Gonzalo Morales Chaya ... Chris Q Doe
    The central complex of the adult Drosophila brain, required for sensorimotor integration, is transcriptionally complex as detected by single-cell transcriptome analysis.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Rudhira-mediated microtubule stability controls TGFβ signaling during mouse vascular development

    Divyesh Joshi, Preeti Jindal ... Maneesha S Inamdar
    The precise integration of endothelial TGFβ signaling and microtubule stability directs cardiovascular development.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Glycolytic flux controls retinal progenitor cell differentiation via regulating Wnt signaling

    Joseph Hanna, Yacine Touahri ... Carol Schuurmans
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    The robust, high-throughput, and temporally regulated roxCre and loxCre reporting systems for genetic modifications in vivo

    Mengyang Shi, Jie Li ... Bin Zhou
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    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Important
    • Solid
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    MorphoNet 2.0: An innovative approach for qualitative assessment and segmentation curation of large-scale 3D time-lapse imaging datasets

    Benjamin Gallean, Tao Laurent ... Emmanuel Faure
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    Drosophila Hamlet mediates epithelial tissue assembly of the reproductive system

    Huazhen Wang, Ludivine Bertonnier-Brouty ... Qi Dai
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Not all dimers are equal

    Jeet H Patel, Mary C Mullins
    1. Developmental Biology

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    Wei Yan
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Natural History of Model Organisms: E. coqui

    Sarah E Westrick, Mara Laslo, Eva K Fischer

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