Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology

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    1. Developmental Biology

    Primordial cardiomyocytes orchestrate myocardial morphogenesis and vascularization but are dispensable for regeneration

    Jisheng Sun, Lu Chen, Jinhu Wang
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    • Solid
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Multiple molecular pathways to longevity with opposing gene expression programs defining distinct aging strategies in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Zenith D Rudich, Jiaxi Guan ... Jeremy M Van Raamsdonk
    Comparing gene expression across a panel of nine long-lived mutants in a single study reveals that these mutants utilize both common and unique genetic strategies to achieve long life.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome-associated DNMT3A mutations de-repress cortical interneuron differentiation to disrupt neuronal network function

    Gareth Chapman, Julianna J Determan ... Kristen L Kroll
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Latent gene network expression underlies partial re-evolution of a polyphenic trait in the worker caste of ants

    Angelly Vasquez-Correa, Johanna Arnet ... Ehab Abouheif
    Latent developmental potential facilitates trait re-evolution with novel phenotypic patterns, adding a new perspective to understanding of the origins of novel traits in evolutionary and developmental biology.
    1. Developmental Biology

    Molecular mechanisms underlying the prepupal-instar-forming metamorphosis in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

    Lingtao Zhang, Masami Shimoda, Chieka Minakuchi
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Developmental Biology

    Nucleation-dependent propagation of Polycomb modifications emerges during the Drosophila maternal to zygotic transition

    Natalie Gonzaga-Saavedra, Eleanor A Degen ... Shelby A Blythe
    Epigenomics and quantitative imaging are used to investigate the re-establishment of histone modifications associated with the Polycomb group of epigenetic regulators during the Drosophila maternal-to-zygotic transition.
    1. Developmental Biology

    SVEP1 enables efficient binding of Angiopoietin-2 to the TIE1 receptor, allowing receptor phosphorylation and downstream signaling

    Katharina Uphoff, Melina Hußmann ... Dörte Schulte-Ostermann
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    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Bruce suppresses autophagy-regulated caspase activity and wing tissue growth in Drosophila

    Natsuki Shinoda, Yutaro Hama ... Masayuki Miura
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    • Compelling
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Cancer Biology

    A Rare Nestin-Expressing Granule Cell Precursor Subpopulation Underlies SHH Medulloblastoma Formation

    Salsabiel El Nagar, Yinwen Liang ... Alexandra L Joyner
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
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