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This month on the Node- March 2014
Posted by the Node on April 1st, 2014
2014 is continuing in full force on the Node. We had many interesting posts this month, as well as several job and PhD studentships advertised in our jobs page. Here are the highlights! Research: - Fernando described a new technique called CLoNE, which allows cell labelling for lineage analysis of specific progenitor cells. - […]
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This month on the Node- February 2014
Posted by the Node on March 1st, 2014
The Node was full of activity in February. Here are some of the highlights! Research: - Jennifer Fish and Richard Schneider wrote about their recent paper studying jaw size evolution using quail and duck. - Groups at the MPI-CBG in Dresden and Fritz Lipmann Institute in Jena showed that integrin and thyroid hormones promote […]
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This month on the Node- January 2014
Posted by the Node on February 3rd, 2014
January was a busy month on the Node, particularly our jobs page, which included several new postdoctoral positions, as well as PhD studentships, group leader and technician positions. Here are some of the other highlights: Research: - Yan Yun wrote about his recent Development paper examining the origins of aneuploidy by tracking chromosomes and their kinetochores […]
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Top Node posts of 2013
Posted by the Node on January 6th, 2014
Happy new year everyone! To wrap up 2013 we had a look at our stats to find what out which were the most popular posts of the last year. 2013 saw the usual varied mix of news, research, meeting and discussion posts, so there was a lot to read! Most viewed posts: 1- […]
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This month on the Node- November 2013
Posted by the Node on December 1st, 2013
This month saw many interesting posts on the Node, in addition to several job and PhD studentship adverts in our jobs page. Here are some of the highlights! Node series Our two series continued at full steam this month: - In our outreach series, the Cosy Science team presented their ongoing project of bringing science […]
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This month on the Node- October 2013
Posted by the Node on November 1st, 2013
The Node was full of activity in October. Here are some of the highlights! New series - ‘A day in the life’ is our new series on the model organisms used in developmental biology. Check out the current posts already available: A day in the life of a Xenopus lab A day in the […]
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This month on the Node- September 2013
Posted by the Node on October 1st, 2013
September was a little bit more quiet than usual, but we still had many interesting posts. Here are the highlights! Research - Gary examines a recent Science paper on the titration of replication factors in the Midblastula transition in Xenopus. - Karuna followed up on a previous Node post by writing about her recent paper on […]
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This month on the Node- August 2013
Posted by the Node on August 31st, 2013
August might be the month when most people go on holidays, but the Node was still full of activity! Here are some of the highlights: Research - Stefano de Renzis wrote about his recent paper using powerful microscopy techniques to study the role of endocytosis in morphogenesis. - Tatsuya posted on what is like working with […]
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This month on the Node- July 2013
Posted by the Node on August 1st, 2013
Another busy month on the Node, with a particular focus on zebrafish. Plenty of meeting reports, research, interviews and more, as well as new job posts. Here are the highlights: Meeting Reports With conference season well underway, the Node saw several meeting reports this month: - Leonardo and Joaquin posted several reports from the […]
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This month on the Node- June
Posted by the Node on June 30th, 2013
June saw a lot of interesting posts on the Node! Meeting reports, research posts, and more, as well as few new jobs in our jobs page. Here are some of the highlights: Meeting reports Several meetings were covered on the Node this month: - Harry attended the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) annual […]
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- Spine-tingling new role for Sall4 [IN THIS ISSUE]
- Ageing thymus out-FOXed [IN THIS ISSUE]
- Muscling in on stem cell hierarchy [IN THIS ISSUE]
- Nucleolus precursor body makeover [IN THIS ISSUE]
- Moss stem cells do it differently [IN THIS ISSUE]
- Change of heart for RA signalling [IN THIS ISSUE]
- The evolution and conservation of left-right patterning mechanisms [HYPOTHESIS]
- The Hippo pathway effectors TAZ and YAP in development, homeostasis and disease [REVIEW]
- Spalt-like 4 promotes posterior neural fates via repression of pou5f3 family members in Xenopus [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- The maternal nucleolus plays a key role in centromere satellite maintenance during the oocyte to embryo transition [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- The egg membrane microdomain-associated uroplakin III-Src system becomes functional during oocyte maturation and is required for bidirectional gamete signaling at fertilization in Xenopus laevis [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Development of five digits is controlled by a bipartite long-range cis-regulator [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Msx1 and Msx2 act as essential activators of Atoh1 expression in the murine spinal cord [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Type I TARPs promote dendritic growth of early postnatal neocortical pyramidal cells in organotypic cultures [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Functional phylogenetic analysis of LGI proteins identifies an interaction motif crucial for myelination [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Endothelial cell-derived non-canonical Wnt ligands control vascular pruning in angiogenesis [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- A Caenorhabditis elegans developmental decision requires insulin signaling-mediated neuron-intestine communication [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Pulses of Notch activation synchronise oscillating somite cells and entrain the zebrafish segmentation clock [RESEARCH ARTICLES]
- Genetically encoded molecular probes to visualize and perturb signaling dynamics in living biological systems [Articles of interest in other COB journals]
- Epithelial repair is a two-stage process driven first by dying cells and then by their neighbours [Articles of interest in other COB journals]
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- Foxi transcription factors promote pharyngeal arch development by regulating formation of FGF signaling centers
- Hipk promotes photoreceptor differentiation through the repression of Twin of eyeless and Eyeless expression
- Unc45b is essential for early myofibrillogenesis and costamere formation in zebrafish
- Exocyst-mediated membrane trafficking is required for branch outgrowth in Drosophila tracheal terminal cells
- Ephrin-B2 governs morphogenesis of endolymphatic sac and duct epithelia in the mouse inner ear
- Mesodermal Nkx2.5 is necessary and sufficient for early second heart field development
- Maternal bias and escape from X chromosome imprinting in the midgestation mouse placenta
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- Do the BEAF insulator proteins regulate genes involved in cell polarity and neoplastic growth?
- Lhx1 is required in Müllerian duct epithelium for uterine development
- A role of the LIN-12/Notch signaling pathway in diversifying the non-striated egg-laying muscles in C. elegans
- Cleavage of the Drosophila screw prodomain is critical for a dynamic BMP morphogen gradient in embryogenesis
- Over-expression of DMRT1 induces the male pathway in embryonic chicken gonads
- CYP26B1 promotes male germ cell differentiation by suppressing STRA8-dependent meiotic and STRA8-independent mitotic pathways
- The atypical Rho GTPase, RhoU, regulates cell-adhesion molecules during cardiac morphogenesis
- Microarray meta-analysis identifies evolutionarily conserved BMP signaling targets in developing long bones
- Cooperative interaction of Etv2 and Gata2 regulates the development of endothelial and hematopoietic lineages
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- Development and evolution of vertebrate cranial placodes
- Setting appropriate boundaries: Fate, patterning and competence at the neural plate border
- Establishing the pre-placodal region and breaking it into placodes with distinct identities
- Neural crest and placode interaction during the development of the cranial sensory system
- Signaling mechanisms controlling cranial placode neurogenesis and delamination
- Sensational placodes: Neurogenesis in the otic and olfactory systems
- The development of lateral line placodes: Taking a broader view
- The evolutionary history of vertebrate cranial placodes – I: Cell type evolution
- The evolutionary history of vertebrate cranial placodes II. Evolution of ectodermal patterning
- Resident progenitors, not exogenous migratory cells, generate the majority of visceral mesothelium in organogenesis
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- Why you should publish your papers in Developmental Biology
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- Loss of Hand2 in a population of Periostin lineage cells results in pronounced bradycardia and neonatal death
- Posterior skeletal development and the segmentation clock period are sensitive to Lfng dosage during somitogenesis
- Mammalian Fused is essential for sperm head shaping and periaxonemal structure formation during spermatogenesis
- Epigenetic regulation of oogenesis and germ stem cell maintenance by the Drosophila histone methyltransferase Eggless/dSetDB1
- Sfrp1a and Sfrp5 function as positive regulators of Wnt and BMP signaling during early retinal development
- The bristle patterning genes hairy and extramacrochaetae regulate the development of structures required for flight in Diptera
- Retraction notice to “The human placenta is a hematopoietic organ during the embryonic and fetal periods of development” [Dev. Biol. 327 (2009) 24–33]
- Ecdysone differentially regulates metamorphic timing relative to 20-hydroxyecdysone by antagonizing juvenile Hormone in Drosophila melanogaster
- Tbx18 is essential for normal development of vasculature network and glomerular mesangium in the mammalian kidney
- Peroxisomal membrane channel Pxmp2 in the mammary fat pad is essential for stromal lipid homeostasis and for development of mammary gland epithelium in mice
- Cell signaling during development of Dictyostelium
- Canonical Wnt signaling regulates the proliferative expansion and differentiation of fibrocytes in the murine inner ear
- Distinct requirements for beta-catenin in pancreatic epithelial growth and patterning
- The PAF1 complex is involved in embryonic epidermal morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans
- Neuroblast lineage identification and lineage-specific Hox gene action during postembryonic development of the subesophageal ganglion in the Drosophila central brain
- miR-373 is regulated by TGFβ signaling and promotes mesendoderm differentiation in human Embryonic Stem Cells
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- Dystrophic muscle environment induces changes in cell plasticity [Perspectives]
- DNA methylation dynamics during epigenetic reprogramming in the germline and preimplantation embryos [Reviews]
- The diabetes gene Hhex maintains {delta}-cell differentiation and islet function [Research Communications]
- Coupling 40S ribosome recruitment to modification of a cap-binding initiation factor by eIF3 subunit e [Research Communications]
- HDAC-regulated myomiRs control BAF60 variant exchange and direct the functional phenotype of fibro-adipogenic progenitors in dystrophic muscles [Research Papers]
- miR-99a/100~125b tricistrons regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell homeostasis by shifting the balance between TGF{beta} and Wnt signaling [Research Papers]
- ATR checkpoint kinase and CRL1{beta}TRCP collaborate to degrade ASF1a and thus repress genes overlapping with clusters of stalled replication forks [Research Papers]
- Structural basis for the Nanos-mediated recruitment of the CCR4-NOT complex and translational repression [Research Papers]
- Distinct regulatory mechanisms balance DegP proteolysis to maintain cellular fitness during heat stress [Research Papers]
- Root growth is modulated by differential hormonal sensitivity in neighboring cells [Research Papers]
- Nucleosome-binding activities within JARID2 and EZH1 regulate the function of PRC2 on chromatin [Errata]
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