Journal of Developmental Biology | Selected Papers Published in 2024 Related to Model Organisms

To highlight recent advances in developmental biology research using model organisms, the Journal of Developmental Biology (JDB, ISSN: 2221-3759) is pleased to present a selection of papers published in 2024 that exemplify the breadth and depth of this field. The studies featured here employ a range of vertebrate and invertebrate model systems—including those of zebrafish, mice, rats and Xenopus laevis—to address fundamental questions related to gene regulation, tissue development, cell signaling, regeneration, and organogenesis. Together, these contributions underscore the essential role of model organisms in uncovering conserved and species-specific mechanisms that shape developmental processes and inform human healthcare and the treatment of disease.

“Identification of a Chondrocyte-Specific Enhancer in the Hoxc8 Gene”
by Stephania A. Cormier and Claudia Kappen
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12010005
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/1/5

“Impact of Stem Cells on Reparative Regeneration in Abdominal and Dorsal Skin in the Rat”
by Evgeniya Kananykhina, Andrey Elchaninov and Galina Bolshakova
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/1/6

“Harderian Gland Development and Degeneration in the Fgf10-Deficient Heterozygous Mouse”
by Shiori Ikeda, Keita Sato, Hirofumi Fujita, Hitomi Ono-Minagi, Satoru Miyaishi, Tsutomu Nohno and Hideyo Ohuchi
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(2), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12020016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/2/16

“Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Activity Is Required for Tissue Homeostasis in the Xenopus laevis Ciliated Epithelium”
by Fayhaa Khan, Lenore Pitstick, Jessica Lara and Rosa Ventrella
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(2), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12020017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/2/17

“Lowered GnT-I Activity Decreases Complex-Type N-Glycan Amounts and Results in an Aberrant Primary Motor Neuron Structure in the Spinal Cord”
by Cody J. Hatchett, M. Kristen Hall, Abel R. Messer and Ruth A. Schwalbe
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(3), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12030021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/3/21

“Evolution and Spatiotemporal Expression of ankha and ankhb in Zebrafish”
by Nuwanthika Wathuliyadde, Katherine E. Willmore and Gregory M. Kelly
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(3), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12030023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/3/23

“Prosaposin/Saposin Expression in the Developing Rat Olfactory and Vomeronasal Epithelia”
by Kai Kitamura, Kyoko Saito, Takeshi Homma, Aimi Fuyuki, Sawa Onouchi and Shouichiro Saito
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(4), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12040029
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/4/29

“Methyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin Restores Aberrant Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2-Signaling in Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Obtained from Aged C57BL/6 Mice”
by Daniel Halloran, Venu Pandit, Kelechi Chukwuocha and Anja Nohe
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(4), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12040030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/4/30

“The Loss of Tafazzin Transacetylase Activity Is Sufficient to Drive Testicular Infertility”
by Paige L. Snider, Elizabeth A. Sierra Potchanant, Catalina Matias, Donna M. Edwards, Jeffrey J. Brault and Simon J. Conway
J. Dev. Biol. 2024, 12(4), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb12040032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/12/4/32