Rationale: Inactivating mutations in the Forkhead Box transcription factor F1 (FOXF1) gene
locus are frequently found in patients with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of …

Background The ability to regenerate body parts is a feature of metazoan organisms and the
focus of intense research aiming to understand its basis. A number of mechanisms involved …

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

Crosstalk between mesenchymal and epithelial cells influences organogenesis in multiple
tissues, such as lung, pancreas, liver, and the nervous system. Lung mesenchyme comprises …

Background: Early lung morphogenesis is driven by tissue interactions. Signals from the lung
mesenchyme drive epithelial morphogenesis, but which individual mesenchymal cell types …

Females of many spider species invest in chemical advertisements to attract males, yet
variation in investment relative to the presence or quality of males remains poorly understood. …

Background We are interested in nervous system dynamics in adult and regenerating
animals. Preliminary studies suggest that some species alter neuronal number to scale with …

Background The nerve net of Nematostella is generated using a conserved cascade of
neurogenic transcription factors. For example, NvashA, a homolog of the achaete-scute family of …

The cnidarian sea anemone Nematostella vectensis has grown in popularity as a model
system to complement the ongoing work in traditional bilaterian model species (eg Drosophila, …

Nematostella vectensis is an established cnidarian model system. One of the greatest
contributions to the growing momentum of this model is the ability to compare multiple …