The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Argitalpen Zerbitzua/Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco.               

Vol. 53/4, 2009                              Más información [Abstract] [FullText]

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Contents  

Meeting Report

1st Joint Meeting of the British and Spanish Developmental Biology Societies
Alicia Hidalgo and Lola Martin-Bermudo
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 443-446 

 
Essay

Theoretical exploration of blastocyst morphogenesis
Rebecca J. Shipley, Michael B. Bonsall, David J. Allwright and Chris F. Graham
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 447-457

 
Review

Non-genic transcription at the Drosophila bithorax complex – functional activity of the dark matter of the genome
Margaret C.W. Ho, Benjamin J. Schiller, Sara E. Goetz and Robert A. Drewell
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 459-468 

 
Original Articles

Eye-specific expression of an ancestral jellyfish PaxB gene interferes with Pax6 function despite its conserved Pax6/Pax2 characteristics
Jana Ruzickova, Joram Piatigorsky and Zbynek Kozmik
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 469-482 

Gonad-stimulating substance-like molecule from the radial nerve of the sea cucumber
Hideki Katow, Tomoko Katow and Akihiko Moriyama
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 483-491

Diverse miRNA spatial expression patterns suggest important roles in homeostasis and regeneration in planarians
Cristina González-Estévez, Varvara Arseni, Roshana S. Thambyrajah, Daniel A. Felix and A. Aziz Aboobaker
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 493-505 

Differences in embryonic pattern formation between Caenorhabditis elegans and its close parthenogenetic relative Diploscapter coronatus
Vera Lahl, Jens Schulze and Einhard Schierenberg
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 507-515 

A critical role for myoglobin in zebrafish development
Danielle H. Vlecken, Janwillem Testerink, Elisabeth B. Ott, Philippe A. Sakalis, Richard T. Jaspers and Christoph P. Bagowski
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 517-524

The mob as tumor suppressor (mats1) gene is required for growth control in developing zebrafish embryos
Yuan Yuan, Shuo Lin, Zuoyan Zhu, Wenxia Zhang and Zhi-Chun Lai
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 525-533 

Developmental expression and regulation of the chemokine CXCL14 in Xenopus
Byung-Yong Park, Chang-Soo Hong, Faraz A. Sohail and Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 535-540 

Unaltered imprinting establishment of key imprinted genes in mouse oocytes after in vitro follicle culture under variable follicle-stimulating hormone exposure
Ellen Anckaert, Tom Adriaenssens, Sergio Romero, Sarah Dremier and Johan Smitz
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 541-548 

Characterization of the functional properties of the neuroectoderm in mouse Cripto -/- embryos showing severe gastrulation defects
Giovanna L. Liguori, Diego Echevarria, Sonia Bonilla, Daniela D’Andrea, Annamaria Liguoro, Maria G. Persico, and Salvador Martinez
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 549-557 

EphrinA-EphA receptor interactions in mouse spinal neurulation: implications for neural fold fusion
Noraishah M. Abdul-Aziz, Mark Turmaine, Nicholas D.E. Greene and Andrew J. Copp
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 559-568 

Mouse ES cells over-expressing the transcription factor NeuroD1 show increased differentiation towards endocrine lineages and insulin-expressing cells
Mélanie Marchand, Insa S. Schroeder, Suzy Markossian, Anouchka Skoudy, Didier Nègre, François-Loïc Cosset, Paco Real, Christian Kaiser, Anna M. Wobus and Pierre Savatier
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 569-578 

Neurogenic and mitotic effects of dehydroepiandrosteroneon neuronal-competent marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Esmaeil H. Shiri, Narges-Zare Mehrjardi, Mahmood Tavallaei, Saeid K. Ashtiani and Hossein Baharvand
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 579-584 

Seed development and inheritance studies in apomictic maize-Tripsacum hybrids reveal barriers for the transfer of apomixis into sexual crops
Olivier Leblanc, Daniel Grimanelli, Martha Hernandez-Rodriguez, Pablo A. Galindo, Ana M. Soriano-Martinez and Enrico Perotti
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 585-596

 
Technical Articles

Generation and functional characterization of mice with a conditional BMP7 allele
Vasiliki Zouvelou, Ourania Passa, Katerina Segklia, Sotiris Tsalavos, David M. Valenzuela, Aris N. Economides and Daniel Graf
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 597-603 

Large-scale production of growing oocytes in vitro from neonatal mouse ovaries
Arata Honda, Michiko Hirose, Kimiko Inoue, Hitoshi Hiura, Hiromi Miki, Narumi Ogonuki, Michihiko Sugimoto, Kuniya Abe, Mito Kanatsu-Shinohara, Tomohiro Kono, Takashi Shinohara and Atsuo Ogura
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 605-613 

 
Short Communications

A novel in vitro system for studying cardiomyocyte differentiation with medaka embryonic cells
Masao Hyodo, Shinji Makino, Yasunori Awaji, Yohei Sakurada, Tomoichi Ohkubo, Mitsushige Murata, Keiichi Fukuda and Michio Tsuda
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 615-622

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci responsible for embryonic lethality in mice assessed by ultrasonography
Paul Laissue, Gaétan Burgio, David l’Hôte, Gilles Renault, Carmen Marchiol-Fournigault, Didier Fradelizi, Marc Fellous, Catherine Serres, Xavier Montagutelli, Philippe Monget and Daniel Vaiman.
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 623-629 

 
Developmental Expression Patterns

The Xenopus Bowline/Ripply family proteins negatively regulate the transcriptional activity of T-box transcription factors
Keisuke Hitachi, Hiroki Danno, Shunsuke Tazumi, Yuko Aihara, Hideho Uchiyama, Koji Okabayashi, Akiko Kondow and Makoto Asashima
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 631-639 

Neural crest ontogeny during secondary neurulation: a gene expression pattern study in the chick embryo
Liliana Osório, Marie-Aimée Teillet, Isabel Palmeirim and Martin Catala
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2009) 53: 641-648 

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