Developmental Biology

Developmental Biology. Official journal of @SocDevBio publishes original research on mechanisms of development, differentiation &growth. Your #DevBio community.

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TMBIM4 affects left-right patterning via pluripotency exit during gastrulation

Loss of tmbim4 in X. tropicalis replicates the phenotypes of human congenital heart disease patients

by Nicholas Diab, Mustafa Khokha et al
https://t.co/vCYf1o9VQM

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Editorial: Bridging developmental biology and social justice to reclaim trust in science and society

by Nicole Theodosiou, Michael Barresi @theodosn @mjbarresi
https://t.co/OoK4TE2tVU

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Germ cell formation and reproduction in tunicates

by Yasunori Sasakura et al
https://t.co/jDCXv7uYCi

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🚨Next DevBioConnect is 10 days away

Developmental Biology Author webinar featuring

Dr. Diana Fulmer
@DianaBFulmer

Dr. Amber D. Ide
📷May 12th, 2026 📷
@SocDevBio

Register https://t.co/UXw4RvI218

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P21 mouse vomeronasal organ (VNO) stained to view neurons in the basal region.
📸 Image credit: Nikki Dolphin (State University at Albany)
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Hypothesis: Germline rejuvenation during meiosis underlies animal oogenesis

"Rejuvenated organelles are stored in the oocyte's Balbiani body; with other germ cell components they make up 'germ plasm.'"

by Allan Spradling et al
https://t.co/A0PcGWlPIq

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A modular enhancer mediates SCRT2 repression of ISLET1 in the spinal cord

by Vitória Botezelli et al @v_samartin
https://t.co/aMUF3W4jSp

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Nkx2.5 triggers vascular remodeling in chicken but not in emu wing mesoderm

"Emu Nkx2.5-positive limb cells belonged to muscle, not hematoendothelial clusters"

by Ingrid Cordeiro, Mikiko Tanaka et al
https://t.co/FONCN9I5zR

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The early arrest mutant speedbump is a loss-of-function mutation in the zebrafish ortholog of wee1, required for G2 regulatory processes.

By Rachel Warga and Donald Kane

https://t.co/Qx9tVCBPTd

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The April 10 #SDBPostdocSeminar with Joaquín Navajas Acedo of @biozentrum and @YiqunWang3 of @UCSanDiego has been posted. Thank you to moderators Martha Echevarría-Andino and Feña Palominos. Watch here: https://t.co/g1NUJGFQr8

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PRDM13 is required for specification of PAX2 lineage inhibitory neurons in the developing cerebellum

"PRDM13 is required for Purkinje cell numbers & proper placement of TBR1+ cells"

by Z. Zack Ma, Jane E. Johnson et al @ZZackMa
https://t.co/vA6XVyB8Fo https://t.co/geN973D9Vj

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Ketone body supplementation into a standard high-carbohydrate diet reduces fecundity, delays larval development, and may induce autophagy in Drosophila melanogaster

By Meredith Becher, Fangyi Coco Zhai, et al

https://t.co/wEQNgTGqrM

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Early and transient requirements for FGFR2b/1b ligands in cochlear sensory and neural cell subtype differentiation

"Inducing a dnFGFR2b ligand trap reveals novel cochlear functions for FGF3 & FGF10"

by Suzanne Mansour, Lisa Urness
https://t.co/DCrCcz3ho3

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Early and transient requirements for FGFR2b/1b ligands in cochlear sensory and neural cell subtype differentiation

"Inducing a dnFGFR2b ligand trap reveals novel cochlear functions for FGF3 and FGF10"

by Suzanne Mansour, Lisa Urness
https://t.co/DCrCcz2Jyv

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Towards functional genetics in the European amphioxus: Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 editing reveals Ascl1/2.1 requirement for peripheral nervous system development

by Rafath Chowdhury, Agnès Roure, Sébastien Darras @RafathChowdhur1
https://t.co/9Fp3u1htlF

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🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way

Developmental Biology Author webinar featuring

Dr. Diana Fulmer
@DianaBFulmer

Dr. Amber D. Ide

🗓️May 12th, 2026
⏰11 am–12 pm CST
@SocDevBio

Register here👇
https://t.co/UXw4RvIzQG

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The final version of our new paper, "Fog signaling is dispensable for Drosophila tracheal invagination" @Dev_Bio_Journal is available online: https://t.co/pypwW4jAS6

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HOXA5-driven transcriptional program in lung development

"HOXA5 directs Fgf10, Tbx4/5, Ptch1, Bmp4 and Wnt2 expression during lung formation"

by Béatrice Frenette, Lucie Jeannotte et al
https://t.co/V4I7sXtjyd

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POGLUT2/3 mediated EGF O-glucosylation promotes separation of digits 2 and 3 by influencing fibrillin network reorganization, signaling, and cell dynamics

by Sanjiv Neupane, Bernadette Holdener et al.
https://t.co/fNz1Fj5fXq

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Germline factors, TDRD & Piwi, colocalize with Vasa on the mitotic apparatus during the embryogenesis of the sea urchin

Spindle localization of TDRD & PIWI proteins in sea urchin embryo

by Mariana Witmer, Mamiko Yajima et al
https://t.co/yW8Mzd9yIz