morphogenesis

A fly on yellow flowers Basement membranes, cell matrices and the nidogen protein 01.04.2019

A Chinese-Spanish collaboration led by Lola Martin-Bermudo revealed the role of the nidogen protein in DrosophilaThe work details the effect of the loss of function of the domains of nidogen in different tissues and various stages of developmentThe findings challenge previously held ideas in the field of development and morphogenesis Every tissue of the human […]

 Fossil bone fish skeleton Genomic keys to the origin of vertebrates 26.02.2019

An international team of scientists reports how a more complex and specialised gene regulation was pivotal in the origin of vertebratesGenomic, epigenomic and gene expression data from several species provides keys about the functional changes giving rise to greater complexity in vertebratesResults shed light on how genomic duplications in the origin of vertebrates contributed to […]