Specification and positioning of the anterior neuroectoderm in deuterostome embryos

β-Catenin-Driven Binary Fate Specification Segregates Germ Layers in Ascidian Embryos

(2013) Clare Hudson et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nodal: master and commander of the dorsal–ventral and left–right axes in the sea urchin embryo

(2013) M Dolores Molina et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Integration of anterior neural plate patterning and morphogenesis by the Wnt signaling pathway

(2013) Florencia Cavodeassi   Developmental Neurobiology

Characterization and embryonic expression of four amphioxus Frizzled genes with important functions during early embryogenesis

(2013) Guanghui Qian et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Expression of wnt and frizzled genes during early sea star development

(2013) Brenna S. McCauley et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

A Systematic Survey of Expression and Function of Zebrafish frizzled Genes

(2013) Masataka Nikaido et al.   PLoS One

Gene regulatory network for neurogenesis in a sea star embryo connects broad neural specification and localized patterning

(2013) K. A. Yankura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Integration of Canonical and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Pathways Patterns the Neuroectoderm Along the Anterior–Posterior Axis of Sea Urchin Embryos

(2013) Ryan C. Range et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Self-Formation of Optic Cups and Storable Stratified Neural Retina from Human ESCs

(2012) Tokushige Nakano et al.   Cell Stem Cell

BMP and Delta/Notch signaling control the development of amphioxus epidermal sensory neurons: insights into the evolution of the peripheral sensory system

(2012) T.-M. Lu et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Essential role of Dkk3 for head formation by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin and Nodal/Vg1 signaling pathways in the basal chordate amphioxus

(2012) Takayuki Onai et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Ancient deuterostome origins of vertebrate brain signalling centres

(2012) Ariel M. Pani et al.   NATURE

Uncoupling of complex regulatory patterning during evolution of larval development in echinoderms

(2011) Kristen A Yankura et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Correct anteroposterior patterning of the zebrafish neurectoderm in the absence of the early dorsal organizer

(2011) Máté Varga et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Evolution of Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Body Plan Development

(2011) Isabelle S. Peter et al.   CELL

 -Catenin specifies the endomesoderm and defines the posterior organizer of the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii

(2011) S. Darras et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: amphioxus

(2011) S. Bertrand et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The evolution of nervous system patterning: insights from sea urchin development

(2011) L. M. Angerer et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Ventralization of an indirect developing hemichordate by NiCl2 suggests a conserved mechanism of dorso-ventral (D/V) patterning in Ambulacraria (hemichordates and echinoderms)

(2011) E. Röttinger et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Distinct expression patterns of dickkopf genes during late embryonic development of Danio rerio

(2011) Gerold Untergasser et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Six3 demarcates the anterior-most developing brain region in bilaterian animals

(2011) Patrick RH Steinmetz et al.   EvoDevo

Candidate Gene Screen in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Reveals Six3 as Ancient Regulator of Anterior Median Head and Central Complex Development

(2011) Nico Posnien et al.   PLoS Genetics

On growth and form: a Cartesian coordinate system of Wnt and BMP signaling specifies bilaterian body axes

(2010) C. Niehrs   DEVELOPMENT

TGFβ signaling positions the ciliary band and patterns neurons in the sea urchin embryo

(2010) Shunsuke Yaguchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Expression of ventral diencephalon-enriched genes in zebrafish

(2010) Sen Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

High accuracy, high-resolution prevalence measurement for the majority of locally expressed regulatory genes in early sea urchin development

(2010) Stefan C. Materna et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Embryonic expression and evolutionary analysis of the amphioxus Dickkopf and Kremen family genes

(2010) Yujun Zhang et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Novel intronic microRNA represses zebrafish myf5 promoter activity through silencing dickkopf-3 gene

(2010) Ren-Jun Hsu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

FGFRL1 is a neglected putative actor of the FGF signalling pathway present in all major metazoan phyla

(2009) Stephanie Bertrand et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Wnt Signaling and the Polarity of the Primary Body Axis

(2009) Christian P. Petersen et al.   CELL

Zebrafish zic2a patterns the forebrain through modulation of Hedgehog-activated gene expression

(2009) N. A. Sanek et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The sea urchin animal pole domain is a Six3-dependent neurogenic patterning center

(2009) Z. Wei et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Towards an integrated view of Wnt signaling in development

(2009) R. van Amerongen et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Distinct expression of two foxg1 paralogues in zebrafish

(2009) Xiao-Feng Zhao et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

The evolution of hierarchical gene regulatory networks

(2009) Douglas H. Erwin et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Characterization of SoxB2 and SoxC genes in amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri): Implications for their evolutionary conservation

(2009) YuShuang Lin et al.   Science in China. Series C, Life sciences / Chinese Academy of Sciences

Patterning of the Dorsal-Ventral Axis in Echinoderms: Insights into the Evolution of the BMP-Chordin Signaling Network

(2009) François Lapraz et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Self-Organized Formation of Polarized Cortical Tissues from ESCs and Its Active Manipulation by Extrinsic Signals

(2008) Mototsugu Eiraku et al.   Cell Stem Cell

A Wnt-FoxQ2-Nodal Pathway Links Primary and Secondary Axis Specification in Sea Urchin Embryos

(2008) Shunsuke Yaguchi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Deciphering deuterostome phylogeny: molecular, morphological and palaeontological perspectives

(2008) B. J Swalla et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

From individual Wnt pathways towards a Wnt signalling network

(2008) H. A Kestler et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES