Evolution of the dorsoventral axis in insects: the changing role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins

The BMP signaling gradient is interpreted through concentration thresholds in dorsal–ventral axial patterning

(2021) Hannah Greenfeld et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Diversity and robustness of bone morphogenetic protein pattern formation

(2021) Aasakiran Madamanchi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Striking parallels between dorsoventral patterning in Drosophila and Gryllus reveal a complex evolutionary history behind a model gene regulatory network

(2021) Matthias Pechmann et al.   eLife

O-GlcNAcylation Dampens Dpp/BMP Signaling to Ensure Proper Drosophila Embryonic Development

(2020) Matthew J. Moulton et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Modulation of the Promoter Activation Rate Dictates the Transcriptional Response to Graded BMP Signaling Levels in the Drosophila Embryo

(2020) Caroline Hoppe et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Proteolytic Restriction of Chordin Range Underlies BMP Gradient Formation

(2020) Francesca B. Tuazon et al.   Cell Reports

Regulatory principles governing the maternal-to-zygotic transition: insights from Drosophila melanogaster

(2019) Danielle C. Hamm et al.   Open Biology

The Drosophila Pioneer Factor Zelda Modulates the Nuclear Microenvironment of a Dorsal Target Enhancer to Potentiate Transcriptional Output

(2019) Shigehiro Yamada et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Zelda and the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition in cockroaches

(2019) Alba Ventos‐Alfonso et al.   FEBS Journal

The dorsoventral patterning of Musca domestica embryos: insights into BMP/Dpp evolution from the base of the lower cyclorraphan flies

(2018) Christian Hodar et al.   EvoDevo

A Growing Toolbox to Image Gene Expression in Single Cells: Sensitive Approaches for Demanding Challenges

(2018) Xavier Pichon et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The Evolution of Gene Regulatory Networks that Define Arthropod Body Plans

(2017) Tzach Auman et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Non-canonical dorsoventral patterning in the moth midge Clogmia albipunctata

(2017) Karl R. Wotton et al.   EvoDevo

Evolution and multiple roles of the Pancrustacea specific transcription factor zelda in insects

(2017) Lupis Ribeiro et al.   PLoS Genetics

Initiation of diverse epigenetic states during nuclear programming of theDrosophilabody plan

(2016) Ann Boija et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regulation of the BMP Signaling-Responsive Transcriptional Network in the Drosophila Embryo

(2016) Lisa Deignan et al.   PLoS Genetics

BMP gradients: A paradigm for morphogen-mediated developmental patterning

(2015) E. Bier et al.   SCIENCE

Dynamic BMP signaling polarized by Toll patterns the dorsoventral axis in a hemimetabolous insect

(2015) Lena Sachs et al.   eLife

Dorsoventral Polarity of the Nasonia Embryo Primarily Relies on a BMP Gradient Formed without Input from Toll

(2014) Orhan Özüak et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Ancient and diverged TGF-β signaling components in Nasonia vitripennis

(2014) Orhan Özüak et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution

(2014) B. Misof et al.   SCIENCE

Toll signals regulate dorsal–ventral patterning and anterior–posterior placement of the embryo in the hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus

(2014) Mateus Berni et al.   EvoDevo

Components of the dorsal-ventral pathway also contribute to anterior-posterior patterning in honeybee embryos (Apis mellifera)

(2014) Megan J Wilson et al.   EvoDevo

Modeling of the Dorsal Gradient across Species Reveals Interaction between Embryo Morphology and Toll Signaling Pathway during Evolution

(2014) Priscilla Ambrosi et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Fine-tuned shuttles for bone morphogenetic proteins

(2013) Kristi A Wharton et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Preferential Genome Targeting of the CBP Co-Activator by Rel and Smad Proteins in Early Drosophila melanogaster Embryos

(2012) Per-Henrik Holmqvist et al.   PLoS Genetics

The evolution of dorsal-ventral patterning mechanisms in insects

(2011) J. A. Lynch et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Glycosylation of Twisted gastrulation is required for BMP binding and activity during craniofacial development

(2011) Charles Billington   Frontiers in Physiology

TGFβ signaling in Tribolium: vertebrate-like components in a beetle

(2008) Maurijn Van der Zee et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Self-Regulatory Circuits in Dorsoventral Axis Formation of the Short-Germ Beetle Tribolium castaneum

(2008) Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL