Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

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    1. Developmental Biology

    Light-entrained chromatin priming poises rapid metamorphosis in a marine sponge

    Huifang Yuan, Oceane Blard ... Sandie M Degnan
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Developmental Biology

    Genome-wide discovery of cis-regulatory elements in a large genome

    Gillian Forbes, Emilia Skafida ... Mathilde Paris
    Integrating genome-wide maps of chromatin accessibility and sequence conservation provides an accessible low-cost approach for identifying cis-regulatory elements in large genomes, validated in the emerging model Parhyale.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Bidirectional redistribution of actomyosin drives epithelial invagination in ascidian siphon tube morphogenesis

    Jinghan Qiao, Pengyu Yu ... Bo Dong
    Bidirectional relocation of actomyosin as a novel mechanism drives invagination in developing organs.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    foxQ2 marks fast-acting interneurons including dopaminergic neurons of mushroom bodies and central complex in the beetle T. castaneum

    Ying Pang, Bastian Klußmann-Fricke ... Gregor Bucher
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Developmental Biology
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    Lifestyle, Environment and Epigenetic Inheritance: A Collection of Articles

    Edited by Wei Yan
    eLife publishes research on the mechanisms and biological significance of environmentally driven epigenetic inheritance.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Zinc is a key regulator of the sperm-specific K+ channel (Slo3) function

    Rizki Tsari Andriani, Tanadet Pipatpolkai ... Takafumi Kawai
    Intracellular zinc dynamically changes during sperm capacitation and regulates Slo3-mediated hyperpolarization, while directly inhibiting Slo3 currents through residues contributing to its slow dissociation.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

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

    Catherine Triandafillou, Pranav Sompalle ... Arjun Raj
    Detailed, single-cell spatial gene expression across multiple gastruloids highlights macro-scale organizational consistency, simultaneous with variance in meso-scale patterning.
    1. Developmental Biology

    The livebearers platyfish and swordtails partially regenerate their hearts with persistent scarring

    Vincent Hisler, Lana Rees ... Anna Jaźwińska
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology

    Cellular basis of accelerated whole-tooth regeneration

    Talha Mubeen, Haowen He ... Jeffrey T Streelman
    Tooth plucking triggers a rapid, coordinated regeneration program in cichlids, accelerating replacement more than threefold through temporally organized epithelial, mesenchymal, immune, vascular, and neural signaling.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The tuxedo sea urchin Mespilia globulus: A fast-developing and tractable model for genomic and developmental biology

    Omar Matar, Marie Emilie Maeland ... Ferdinand Marlétaz
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology
    Model of the heart. Image credit: Jesse Orrico (CC0)

    Following your heart as it takes shape

    Alexandra Trouilloud, Nicole C Dubois
    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

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    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, United States
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    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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