Developmental Biology

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    1. Developmental Biology

    NR2F2 is required in the embryonic testis for fetal Leydig cell development

    Aitana Perea-Gomez, Natividad Bellido Carreras ... Marie-Christine Chaboissier
    NR2F2 regulates fetal Leydig cell differentiation and steroidogenesis in mouse testes, providing mechanistic insight into testis development and the etiology of 46,XY differences in sex development.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Cardiac Repair: Aiming for spatial and temporal control of gene expression

    Stanislao Igor Travisano, Ching-Ling Lien
    Bioluminescent imaging is helping researchers better understand the effectiveness of tissue regeneration enhancers delivered to injured heart tissue by different adeno-associated virus vectors.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Contraction-induced endocardial id2b plays a dual role in regulating myocardial contractility and valve formation

    Shuo Chen, Jinxiu Liang ... Peidong Han
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Long-term live imaging, cell identification and cell tracking in regenerating crustacean legs

    Çağrı Çevrim, Béryl Laplace-Builhé ... Michalis Averof
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Redistribution of fragmented mitochondria ensure symmetric organelle partitioning and faithful chromosome segregation in mitotic mouse zygotes

    Haruna Gekko, Ruri Nomura ... Takuya Wakai
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Developmental Biology

    Drosophila hamlet mediates epithelial tissue assembly of the reproductive system

    Huazhen Wang, Ludivine Bertonnier-Brouty ... Qi Dai
    Hamlet regulates heterotypic epithelial fusion by controlling spatial and temporal expression of known and novel epithelial regulators like Wnt and Tl pathway components, a mechanism potentially conserved through evolution.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Female-germline specific protein Sakura interacts with Otu and is crucial for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation and oogenesis

    Azali Azlan, Li Zhu, Ryuya Fukunaga
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Glial betaPix is essential for blood vessel integrity in the zebrafish brain

    ShihChing Chiu, Qinchao Zhou ... Jing-Wei Xiong
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Cytoneme-mediated intercellular signaling in keratinocytes is essential for epidermal remodeling in zebrafish

    Yi Wang, Thomas Nguyen ... Dae Seok Eom
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Genetic compensation in podocalyxin-like mutants during zebrafish liver development

    Alexis N Ross, Natalie M Miscik ... Kimberley Jane Evason
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    2. Developmental Biology

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    Guillermo Marqués, Thomas Pengo, Mark A Sanders

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