The Sox and Forkhead (Fox) gene families are comprised of transcription factors that play
important roles in a variety of developmental processes, including germ layer specification, …

Rho GTPases are important regulators of cellular behavior through their effects on processes
such as cytoskeletal organization. Here we show interactions between Drosophila Rho1 …

Rho GTPases play an important role in diverse biological processes such as actin cytoskeleton
organization, gene transcription, cell cycle progression and adhesion. They are required …

The actin-nucleation factors Spire and Cappuccino (Capu) regulate the onset of ooplasmic
streaming in Drosophila melanogaster 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 . Although this streaming event is …

Gastrulation is a central event in metazoan development, involving many cellular behaviors
including invagination, delamination, and ingression. Understanding the cell biology …

Hedgehog signaling is an important component of cell–cell communication during bilaterian
development, and abnormal Hedgehog signaling contributes to disease and birth defects. …

Cell adhesion is a major aspect of cell biology and one of the fundamental processes involved
in the development of a multicellular animal. Adhesive mechanisms, both cell-cell and …

The gastrulation of Nematostella vectensis, the starlet sea anemone, is morphologically
simple yet involves many conserved cell behaviors such as apical constriction, invagination, …

The organization of cnidarian nerve nets is traditionally described as diffuse with randomly
arranged neurites that show minimal reproducibility between animals. However, most …

Background How nervous systems evolved remains an unresolved question. Previous
studies in vertebrates and arthropods revealed that homologous genes regulate important …