Vol. 59 Nos. 4/5/6 (2015) pp.159-256

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The activity (stained blue) of a Hoxa7/lacZ reporter transgene in 7.8, 9, 10, and 14.5 day mouse embryos indicates the considerable growth of a Hox expression domain. All embryos are shown at the same magnification. In both mouse and Drosophila, chromatin structure regulates clonal growth of Hox gene activity and this has been implicated in models proposed to explain the Hox collinearity rule. For more information, see paper by Gaunt pp. 159-170 in the current issue.

Reviews

The significance of Hox gene collinearity
Stephen J. Gaunt
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 159-170 Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 are required for brain development
Joanna Jaworska, Malgorzata Ziemka-Nalecz and Teresa Zalewska
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 171-177 SCNT versus iPSCs: proteins and small molecules in reprogramming
Fei Han, Xia Li, Dandan Song, Shaoshuai Jiang, Qun Xu and Yunhai Zhang
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 179-186

Original Articles

Gliolectin positively regulates Notch signalling during wing-vein specification in Drosophila
Naveen Prasad and Lingadahalli S. Shashidhara
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 187-194 Down-regulation of msrb3 and destruction of normal auditory system development through hair cell apoptosis in zebrafish
Xiaofang Shen, Fei Liu, Yingzhi Wang, Huijun Wang, Jing Ma, Wenjun Xia, Jin Zhang, Nan Jiang, Shaoyang Sun, Xu Wang and Duan Ma
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 195-203

Short Communication

Generation and characterization of mice harboring a conditional CXCL12 allele
Ryan E. Hillmer, Joanne P. Boisvert, Monica J. Cucciare, Michael B. Dwinell and Milan Joksimovic
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 205-209

Technical Articles

3D culture of ovarian follicles: a system towards their engineering?
Maurizio Zuccotti, Valeria Merico, Paola Rebuzzini, Martina Belli, Giulia Vigone, Francesca Mulas, Lorenzo Fassina, Wasco Wruck, James Adjaye, Riccardo Bellazzi and Silvia Garagna
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 211-216 A simple method of image analysis to estimate CAM vascularization by APERIO ImageScope software
Christian Marinaccio and Domenico Ribatti
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 217-219

Developmental Expression Patterns

Analysis of AtGUS1 and AtGUS2 in Arabidopsis root apex by a highly sensitive TSA-MISH method
Leonardo Bruno, Matteo Ronchini, Olimpia Gagliardi, Tamara Corinti, Adriana Chiappetta, Paolo Gerola and Maria B. Bitonti
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 221-228 Expression patterns of CREB binding protein (CREBBP) and its methylated species during zebrafish development
Julie Batut, Carine Duboé and Laurence Vandel
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 229-234 Comparative expression analysis of pfdn6a and tcp1α during Xenopus development
Silvia Marracci, Davide Martini, Martina Giannaccini, Guido Giudetti, Luciana Dente and Massimiliano Andreazzoli
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 235-240 Identification of distal enhancers for Six2 expression in pronephros
Nanoka Suzuki, Kodai Hirano, Hajime Ogino and Haruki Ochi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 241-246 Expression patterns and immunohistochemical localization of PITX2B transcription factor in the developing mouse heart
Francisco Hernandez-Torres, Diego Franco, Amelia E. Aranega and Francisco Navarro
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2015) 59: 247-254

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