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Developmental Biology
Ping Wu, Ting-Xin Jiang, Mingxing Lei, Chih-Kuan Chen, Shu-Man Hsieh Li, Randall B. Widelitz, Cheng-Ming Chuong
Summary: The dermis plays a crucial role in maintaining tissue homeostasis during cycles of growth and wounding in feather follicles of chickens. Different states of dermal cells are identified, with specific cellular flows involved in the regeneration process. Transcriptome analysis helps identify marker genes and molecular signaling associated with dermal specification, providing insights into homeostasis and tissue remodeling of mesenchymal progenitors.
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Plant Sciences
Min Jiang, Jinjing Jian, Chengchuan Zhou, Linfeng Li, Yuguo Wang, Wenju Zhang, Zhiping Song, Ji Yang
Summary: The origin of seeds is a crucial innovation in the evolution of land plants, and it has been a subject of debate whether the integument, the structure surrounding the nucellus within the ovule, arises de novo or evolves from pre-existing structures. By studying the key regulatory genes controlling integument development and their functions, researchers have found homologous genes in seedless plant genomes that play a role in patterning leaf-like lateral organs. This suggests a serial homology between integuments and other lateral organs, indicating that the integument likely evolved from the modification of pre-existing structures.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alistair P. McGregor, Alexandra D. Buffry, Renske M. A. Vroomans
Summary: Evolutionary developmental biology is a broad field that aims to understand how developmental processes evolve and contribute to phenotypic change and organismal diversification. This special issue reviews key topics in the field, including advances in theory and methodology, as well as our latest knowledge about molecular, cellular, and organismal functionality and diversification.
ESSAYS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrei P. Kozlov
Summary: A theory called the carcino-evo-devo theory is being developed to explain the evolutionary role of hereditary tumors. The theory proposes that hereditary tumors played a role in the evolution of multicellular organisms by providing additional cell masses for the expression of novel genes. It has made several nontrivial predictions that have been confirmed in laboratory experiments and offers explanations for previously unexplained biological phenomena. By considering individual development, evolutionary development, and neoplastic development within one framework, the carcino-evo-devo theory has the potential to become a unifying biological theory.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Genetics & Heredity
A. P. Kozlov
Summary: This paper introduces the theory of carcino-evo-devo, which explains the sources of additional cell masses in the evolution of multicellular organisms. Several non-trivial predictions are formulated and confirmed through experiments.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Salem al-Mosleh, Gary P. T. Choi, Arhat Abzhanov, L. Mahadevan
Summary: The study analyzed the beak morphology of Darwin's finches, finding that the curvature increases linearly from the base to the tip of the beak and is related to dietary habits. By proposing an experimentally motivated growth law and utilizing a morphospace, the study shows how a combination of geometry and dynamics allows for the development and evolution of functional form in the finches.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Biology
Christophe Hendrickx, Phil R. Bell, Michael Pittman, Andrew R. C. Milner, Elena Cuesta, Jingmai O'Connor, Mark Loewen, Philip J. Currie, Octavio Mateus, Thomas G. Kaye, Rafael Delcourt
Summary: Non-avialan theropods exhibit diverse skin structures, including scales, naked skin, and dermal ossifications, but limited preservation of skin on most specimens hinders further investigation. Reticulate scales are ubiquitous in footprints of these dinosaurs, suggesting a consistent pattern of tiny scales on the plantar surface of their feet.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Biology
Daisuke Koyabu
Summary: Over the past decade, studies combining palaeontology, embryology, and experimental developmental biology have significantly changed our understanding of the homology of the mammalian skull. New evidence suggests the need to revisit and restructure the conventional anatomical terminology used for the components of the mammalian skull, which has been a longstanding unresolved issue since the nineteenth century. This review highlights the overlooked problems related to homology, development, and conservatism of the mammalian skull, with a call for future studies in these areas.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Beatrice Albert, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Charlotte Prieu, Sophie Nadot, Irene Till-Bottraud, Adrienne Ressayre, Pierre-Henri Gouyon
Summary: The diversity of pollen grain forms in flowering plants is determined by the developmental mechanisms involved in establishing pollen morphological features. Aperture pattern, characterized by aperture number, structure, and position, is determined during microsporogenesis, and plays a key role in plant reproduction. Advances in understanding aperture pattern development shed light on the evolution of aperture pattern in angiosperms.
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Genetics & Heredity
Gee-Way Lin, Yung-Chih Lai, Ya-Chen Liang, Randall B. Widelitz, Ping Wu, Cheng-Ming Chuong
Summary: The study investigates the role of EDC members in epidermal differentiation, especially focusing on the gene cluster switching mechanism found in beta-keratins. The results suggest that SATB2 may play a complex epigenetic regulatory role in avian EDC, with significant effects on the expression in different skin appendages.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alessandro Cavallo, Melody S. Clark, Lloyd S. Peck, Elizabeth M. Harper, Victoria A. Sleight
Summary: By studying shell development in the Antarctic clam, researchers found that the formation of the larval shell involves development-specific downstream effector genes, while the adult shell secretion processes use different genes. This suggests that the formation of the larval shell is a conserved and ancestral feature in molluscs.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Siyu Li, Hokuto Nakayama, Neelima R. Sinha
Summary: Comparative transcriptomics is a powerful method for understanding the genetic basis of organ morphogenesis and its diversification during evolution. However, studying plant morphological diversity using comparative transcriptomics faces challenges such as identifying homologous gene pairs, selecting appropriate developmental stages for comparison, and extracting biologically meaningful networks. Methods like phylostratigraphy, clustering, and gene co-expression networks are used to address these challenges and provide a comprehensive understanding of morphological evolution.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Kai Ito, Vuong Tan Tu, Thomas P. Eiting, Taro Nojiri, Daisuke Koyabu
Summary: The homologies of bat nasal turbinals have been disputed, but tracing prenatal development may provide a solution. Bat turbinate structures are similar to laurasiatherians, indicating bats retain the ancestral condition, while the absence of certain structures in specific bat groups may have occurred through convergent evolution.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Kate Harline, Jesus Martinez-Gomez, Chelsea D. Specht, Adrienne H. K. Roeder
Summary: Modeling has become a popular tool in biological disciplines, but the literacy among biologists has not kept pace. The lack of understanding inhibits communication and progress in data analysis. A blueprint has been proposed to empower biologists to apply models in their field.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Laura Nuno de la Rosa, Mihaela Pavlicev, Arantza Etxeberria
Summary: Critiques of the container model and the emergence of new perspectives have led to a reevaluation of the concept of pregnancy as an evolved relational novelty. The idea of historical individuality, as opposed to other views of biological individuality, offers a fresh insight into pregnancy and may help dispel misconceptions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Paleontology
Martin Licht, Juergen Kriwet, Michael Buchwitz
PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2015)
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Paleontology
Martin Licht, Juergen Kriwet, Michael Buchwitz
PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2015)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael Buchwitz, Sebastian Voigt
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Anatomy & Morphology
Michael Buchwitz, Florian Witzmann, Sebastian Voigt, Valeriy Golubev
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Evolutionary Biology
Jan Fischer, Martin Licht, Juergen Kriwet, Joerg W. Schneider, Michael Buchwitz, Peter Bartsch
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Paleontology
Michael Buchwitz, Sebastian Voigt
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
(2010)
Article
Paleontology
Jan Fischer, Sebastian Voigt, Joerg W. Schneider, Michael Buchwitz, Silke Voigt
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
(2011)
Article
Paleontology
Michael Buchwitz, Sebastian Voigt
PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT
(2012)
Article
Paleontology
Michael Buchwitz, Christian Foth, Ilja Kogan, Sebastian Voigt
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Plant Sciences
Philippe Moisan, Sebastian Voigt, Christian Pott, Michael Buchwitz, Joerg W. Schneider, Hans Kerp
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2011)
Article
Paleontology
Jens N. Lallensack, Shinobu Ishigaki, Abdelouahed Lagnaoui, Michael Buchwitz, Oliver Wings
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
(2018)
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Lorenzo Marchetti, Hendrik Klein, Michael Buchwitz, Ausonio Ronchi, Roger M. H. Smith, William J. De Klerk, Lara Sciscio, Gideon H. Groenewald
Article
Ecology
Michael Buchwitz, Maren Jansen, Johan Renaudie, Lorenzo Marchetti, Sebastian Voigt
Summary: This study utilizes trackway data and ancestral state reconstruction methods to uncover the steps in early amniote locomotion evolution, revealing a concordant evolutionary change in locomotion among ancestral amniotes and diadectomorphs.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Lorenzo Marchetti, Sebastian Voigt, Michael Buchwitz, Mark J. MacDougall, Spencer G. Lucas, David L. Fillmore, Matthew R. Stimson, Olivia A. King, John H. Calder, Joerg Froebisch
Summary: The origin and distribution of early representatives of Reptilia are still poorly understood. This study revises the ichnotaxon Hylopus hardingi based on anatomy-consistent material and distinguishes it from other early reptile tracks. Multivariate analysis indicates differences in trackway patterns between different time periods, expanding our understanding of the evolution and biogeography of early reptiles.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Geology
Michael Buchwitz, Lorenzo Marchetti, Maren Jansen, Daniel Falk, Frank Trostheide, Joerg W. Schneider
ANNALES SOCIETATIS GEOLOGORUM POLONIAE
(2020)