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    Axon Guidance: Watching axons on the move

    Maria I Lazaro-Pena, Carlos A Diaz-Balzac
    The ligand Netrin mediates axon guidance through a combination of haptotaxis over short distances and chemotaxis over longer distances.
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    Genetic inactivation of the β1 adrenergic receptor prevents cerebral cavernous malformations in zebrafish

    Wenqing Li, Sara McCurdy ... Mark H Ginsberg
    The β1 adrenergic receptor is a key regulator of cerebral cavernous malformation pathogenesis.
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    Combined forces of hydrostatic pressure and actin polymerization drive endothelial tip cell migration and sprouting angiogenesis

    Igor Kondrychyn, Liqun He ... Li-Kun Phng
    Investigation of Aquaporin water channels unveils water inflow and build-up of hydrostatic pressure in endothelial tip cells as a novel mechanism of endothelial cell migration and blood vessel formation.
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    Vascular mural cells protect the adult brain from haemorrhage but do not control the blood-brain barrier in developing zebrafish

    Oguzhan F Baltaci, Andrea Usseglio Gaudi ... Benjamin M Hogan
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    SMARCAD1 and TOPBP1 contribute to heterochromatin maintenance at the transition from the 2C-like to the pluripotent state

    Ruben Sebastian-Perez, Shoma Nakagawa ... Maria Pia Cosma
    The chromatin-bound proteome of embryonic stem cells transitioning to 2C-like cells uncovers chromatin regulators involved in heterochromatin formation.
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    Mechanical forces pattern endocardial Notch activation via mTORC2-PKC pathway

    Yunfei Mu, Shijia Hu ... Hongjun Shi
    A ligand independent mechanical sensitive mTORC2-PKC pathway activates Notch in the endocardium of the valve forming area.
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    Volumetric trans-scale imaging of massive quantity of heterogeneous cell populations in centimeter-wide tissue and embryo

    Taro Ichimura, Taishi Kakizuka ... Takeharu Nagai
    Volumetric trans-scale imaging with a subcellular resolution across a wide field-of-view of 1.5 × 1.0 cm2 has been realized, facilitating the analysis of cellular dynamics during embryogenesis and brain function.
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    Single-cell sequencing provides clues about the developmental genetic basis of evolutionary adaptations in syngnathid fishes

    Hope M Healey, Hayden B Penn ... William A Cresko
    The production of a single-cell atlas for developing syngnathid fish permits study of their unique traits.
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    Genome-wide analysis of Smad and Schnurri transcription factors in C. elegans demonstrates widespread interaction and a function in collagen secretion

    Mehul Vora, Jonathan Dietz ... Cathy Savage-Dunn
    Smad and Schnurri transcription factors engage in context-dependent interactions as well as independent genomic activities, leading to regulation of collagen secretion to mediate body size regulation in C. elegans.