2025 September - 13 articles
In recent years, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has developed rapidly with the delay in reproductive age and the rise in infertility rates. During ART, blastocyst quality is a key factor affecting the rate of implantation and clinical pregnan...
DNA repair is a multifaceted biological process that involves multiple pathways to counter the types of damage the genome encounters throughout life. In the past decade zebrafish became a popular model organism to study various aspects of vertebrate...
Vertebrate embryonic development relies on tightly regulated signaling pathways that guide morphogenesis, cell fate specification, and tissue organization. Among these, the Wnt signaling pathway plays a central role, orchestrating key developmental e...
Female gametogenesis is orchestrated by dynamic epigenetic modifications. In mammals, SETDB1, a histone H3K9 methyltransferase, is required for proper meiotic progression and early embryonic development. In Drosophila, the ortholog of SETDB1 plays a...
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone derived from the proglucagon gene, regulates various physiological processes; however, its impact on pregnancy outcomes remains poorly understood. Assessing the effects of GLP-1 on neonates is vital as GLP-1...
The development process of the heart and cardiovascular system is fundamental in human development and highly regulated by genetic factors. This process needs to be highly regulated to prevent malformations. Nevertheless, some heart defects may be id...
The stomach has been a highly conserved organ throughout vertebrate evolution; however, there are now over 20 lineages composed of monotremes, lungfish and teleost fish displaying a secondary loss of stomach function and morphology. This “agast...
Craniofacial development is a complex, highly conserved process involving multiple tissue types and molecular pathways, with perturbations resulting in congenital defects that often require invasive surgical interventions to correct. Remarkably, some...
Background: Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) is a congenital heart disease characterized by abnormal prenatal development of the left ventricle that has an aberrantly thick trabecular layer and a thinner compacted myocardial laye...
Axis definition plays a key role in the establishment of animal body plans, both in normal development and regeneration. The cnidarian Hydra can re-establish its simple body plan when regenerating from a random cell aggregate or a sufficiently small...
The crustacean Daphnia magna produces genetically identical females and males by parthenogenesis. Males are produced in response to environmental cues including crowding and lack of food. For male development, the DM-domain containing transcription f...
Cholesterol homeostasis is necessary for normal vertebrate development. The disruption of cholesterol homeostasis can cause abnormal body and nervous system development and lead to dysfunctional behavior and increased mortality. Commonly prescribed p...
The germline stem cells (GSCs) in the male gonad of Drosophila can increase their division frequency in response to a demand for more sperm caused by repeated mating. However, the molecules and mechanisms regulating and mediating this response have y...
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