Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
May 7
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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
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GFP-Tmbim4 localizes to the membrane in Xenopus
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May 5
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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
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
May 3
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Germ cell formation and reproduction in tunicates

by Yasunori Sasakura et al
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The subphylum Tunicata
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
May 3
🚨Next DevBioConnect is 10 days away

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May 1
P21 mouse vomeronasal organ (VNO) stained to view neurons in the basal region.
📸 Image credit: Nikki Dolphin (State University at Albany)
#FluorescenceFriday #Neuroscience #CellBiology #Microscopy #DevelopmentalBiology ✨🧬
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
May 1
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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
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Polarized germline cysts are formed in Drosophila, Xenopus and mice
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 29
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A modular enhancer mediates SCRT2 repression of ISLET1 in the spinal cord

by Vitória Botezelli et al @v_samartin
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SCRT2 represses ISLET1 expression in the dorsal domain
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 27
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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
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Increased expression of Scl is detected 24 h after Nkx2.5 overexpression, which was followed by vascular changes 48 h after electroporation
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 25
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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

tinyurl.com/3vadyyc9
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Developmental Biology retweeted
Society for Developmental Biology@SocDevBio
Apr 24
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: youtu.be/xSbo-DTBX-0
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 25
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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
sciencedirect.com/science/articl… pic.x.com/geN973D9Vj
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 23
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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

tinyurl.com/3uwwbfhb
Infographic comparing a ketogenic diet and ketone supplementation: therapeutic ketogenic vs standard high-carb diet with added ketones, showing impacts on cellular autophagy, body size, reduced fertility, and delayed development in fruit flies.
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 23
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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
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Critical periods for FGFR2b/1b ligands in controlling cochlear epithelial and ganglion development fall between E11.5-E13.5 and E11.5-E14.5, respectively
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 23
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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
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Critical periods for FGFR2b/1b ligands in controlling cochlear epithelial and ganglion development fall between E11.5-E13.5 and E11.5-E14.5, respectively
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Apr 21
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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
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of Bl-Ascl1/2.1 induces a decrease of ESN in Branchiostoma lanceolatum
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 20
🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way

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Dr. Diana Fulmer
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🗓️May 12th, 2026
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SeYeon Chung@seyeon_chung
Apr 14
The final version of our new paper, "Fog signaling is dispensable for Drosophila tracheal invagination" @Dev_Bio_Journal is available online: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mx902mzTomF5
SeYeon Chung@seyeon_chung
Apr 13
Paper alert! 📢 Our paper, “Fog signaling is dispensable for Drosophila trachea invagination,” has been accepted in @Dev_Bio_Journal! Huge credit to first author @vishakha_v96 (now a postdoc at NIH).

A pre-proof version is here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbi…
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Apr 19
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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
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Detection of HOXA5 and HOXA5-FLAG proteins by immunofluorescence for E15.5 wt (B) and Hoxa5FLAG/FLAG mouse embryos (C-F)
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Apr 17
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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.
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Reduced BMP signaling in Poglut2/3 DKO limb bud development
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Developmental Biology@Dev_Bio_Journal
Apr 15
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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
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Localization of S. purpuratus TDRD7
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