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Left-right asymmetric expression of Pitx is regulated by the asymmetric Nodal signaling through an intronic enhancer in Ciona intestinalis.

Expression differentiation of CYC-like floral symmetry genes correlated with their protein sequence divergence in Chirita heterotricha (Gesneriaceae).

Complex genome-wide transcription dynamics orchestrated by Blimp1 for the specification of the germ cell lineage in mice.

Developmental expression of homeobox genes in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi.

Evidence for a novel role for dachshund in patterning the proximal arthropod leg.

Shedding light on developmental gene regulation through the lens.

Gene regulation logic in retinal ganglion cell development: Isl1 defines a critical branch distinct from but overlapping with Pou4f2.

ES cell pluripotency and germ-layer formation require the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling component BAF250a.

Differential H3K4 methylation identifies developmentally poised hematopoietic genes.

Genetic Mechanisms Controlling Cardiovascular Development

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: aberrant recapitulation of developmental programs?

Brachyury-downstream gene sets in a chordate, Ciona intestinalis: integrating notochord specification, morphogenesis and chordate evolution.

Identification of Spt5 target genes in zebrafish development reveals its dual activity in vivo.

Co-option and dissociation in larval origins and evolution: the sea urchin larval gut.

Organization of conserved elements near key developmental regulators in vertebrate genomes.

Identifying candidate genes affecting developmental time in Drosophila melanogaster: pervasive pleiotropy and gene-by-environment interaction.

A novel CpG island set identifies tissue-specific methylation at developmental gene loci.

Ancora: a web resource for exploring highly conserved noncoding elements and their association with developmental regulatory genes.

The transcription factor Nfix is essential for normal brain development.

Dissection of the functional interaction between p53 and the embryonic proto-oncoprotein PAX3.