The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volume 60 > Issue 1-2-3

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The cover image shows expression of Dendra2::H2B in the adult gonads of the C. elegans JBL1 strain (green). Autofluorescence from the intestinal granules is pseudocolored in red. Image was acquired on a light sheet fluorescence microscope. Insets: Photoconversion of one of the Dendra2::H2B-labeled pronuclei shortly after fertilization allows to distinguish maternal (red) and paternal (green) chromatin, here shown during the first embryonic mitosis. For further details, see article by Bolková and Lanctôt (pp. 5-12) in the current issue.

In Memoriam - Prof. G. Barry Pierce (1925-2015)

Ivan Damjanov

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 1-3

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.160014id

Live imaging reveals spatial separation of parental chromatin until the four-cell stage in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos

Jitka Bolková and Christian Lanctôt

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 5-12

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150222cl

Coordinate involvement of Nodal-dependent inhibition and Wnt-dependent activation in the maintenance of organizer-specific bmp2b in zebrafish

Yu Xue, Cencan Xing, Wenjuan Zhang, Canbin Chen, Jingjin Xu, Anming Meng and Yutian Pan

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 13-19

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150193yx

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Bone morphogenetic protein 4 promotes craniofacial neural crest induction from human pluripotent stem cells

Sumiyo Mimura, Mika Suga, Kaori Okada, Masaki Kinehara, Hiroki Nikawa and Miho K. Furue

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 21-28

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.160040mk

SDF-1 controls the muscle and blood vessel formation of the somite

Aisha Abduelmula Ruijin HuangQin Pu, Hirokazu Tamamura, Gabriela Morosan-Puopolo and Beate Brand-Saberi

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 29-38

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150132rh

Evolution of the vertebrate claudin gene family: insights from a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey

Christian Mukendi, Nicholas Dean, Rushil Lala, Jeramiah Smith, Marianne E. Bronner and Natalya V. Nikitina

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 39-51

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150364nn

Nucleolar protein 4-like has a complex expression pattern in zebrafish embryos

Supriya Borah, Praveen Barrodia and Rajeeb K. Swain

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 53-56

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150307rs

pdzrn3 is required for pronephros morphogenesis in Xenopus laevis

Silvia Marracci, Alberto Vangelisti, Vittoria Raffa, Massimiliano Andreazzoli and Luciana Dente

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 57-63

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150381ld

Expressional characterization of mRNA (guanine-7) methyltransferase (rnmt) during early development of Xenopus laevis

Ashwin Lokapally, Sanjeeva Metikala and Thomas Hollemann

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 65-69

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150409th

Matrix Gla Protein expression pattern in the early avian embryo

Elizabeth Correia, Natércia Conceição, M. Leonor Cancelaand José A. Belo

Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2016) 60: 71-76

https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.150365jb