Vertebrate Pattern Formation, Volume 159 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Hox genes patterning the vertebrate body, Endodermal patterning, The use of organoids/gastruloids to understand development, Cell shape and movements controlling development, Neural crest and placodes in vertebrate development, Patterning of the neural tube, Non-canonical Wnt signaling in axial extension, The control of transitions along the main body axis, Emergence of a left-right symmetric body plan in vertebrate embryos, Formation of the vascular system, Generation of patterns in the paraxial mesoderm, and more.
1. 1 Introduction to lung development and alveolar formation - p. 60 2. 2 The alveolus and its associated structure - p. 65 3. 3 Signaling pathways that regulate alveolar formation - p. 82 4. 4 Models of alveolar formation - p. 97 5. 5 Maturation, homeostasis and aging of the alveolus - p. 103 6. 6 Reconstruction of the alveolus following lung injury - p. 105 7. 7 Is there a species-specific difference in alveolar formation and function - p. 113 8. 8 Concluding remarks and remaining questions - p. 114 9. Acknowledgments - p. 115 10. References - p. 115 11. Chapter Four: Making developmental sense of the senses, their origin and function - p. 131 12. Chapter Five: From signalling to form: the coordination of neural tube patterning - p. 167 13. Abstract - p. 168 14. 1 Introduction - p. 168 15. 2 Patterning the head-to-tail axis - p. 169 16. 3 Neural tube closure: cell movements and mechanical forces - p. 177 17. 4 Establishing the dorsoventral pattern - p. 180 18. 5 Maintaining patterning: growth and cellular rearrangements - p. 186 19. 6 Initiation of neuronal differentiation - p. 189 20. 7 More than the spatial pattern: diversifying neural tube cell types over time - p. 193 21. 8 Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 200 22. Acknowledgements - p. 201 23. References - p. 201 24. Chapter Six: Neuromesodermal specification during head-to-tail body axis formation - p. 231 25. Chapter Seven: The control of transitions along the main body axis - p. 271 26. Chapter Eight: Emergence of a left-right symmetric body plan in vertebrate embryos - p. 309 27. Chapter Nine: Vascular development, remodeling and maturation - p. 343 28. Chapter Ten: Generation of patterns in the paraxial mesoderm - p. 371 29. Chapter Eleven: Shaping gene expression and its evolution by chromatin architecture and enhancer activity - p. 405
Vertebrate Pattern Formation, Volume 159 in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, highlights advances in the field, with this volume presenting interesting chapters on timely topics, including Hox genes patterning the vertebrate body, Endodermal patterning, The use of organoids/gastruloids to understand development, Cell shape and movements controlling development, Neural crest and placodes in vertebrate development, Patterning of the neural tube, Non-canonical Wnt signaling in axial extension, The control of transitions along the main body axis, Emergence of a left-right symmetric body plan in vertebrate embryos, Formation of the vascular system, Generation of patterns in the paraxial mesoderm, and more.
1. 1 Introduction to lung development and alveolar formation - p. 60 2. 2 The alveolus and its associated structure - p. 65 3. 3 Signaling pathways that regulate alveolar formation - p. 82 4. 4 Models of alveolar formation - p. 97 5. 5 Maturation, homeostasis and aging of the alveolus - p. 103 6. 6 Reconstruction of the alveolus following lung injury - p. 105 7. 7 Is there a species-specific difference in alveolar formation and function - p. 113 8. 8 Concluding remarks and remaining questions - p. 114 9. Acknowledgments - p. 115 10. References - p. 115 11. Chapter Four: Making developmental sense of the senses, their origin and function - p. 131 12. Chapter Five: From signalling to form: the coordination of neural tube patterning - p. 167 13. Abstract - p. 168 14. 1 Introduction - p. 168 15. 2 Patterning the head-to-tail axis - p. 169 16. 3 Neural tube closure: cell movements and mechanical forces - p. 177 17. 4 Establishing the dorsoventral pattern - p. 180 18. 5 Maintaining patterning: growth and cellular rearrangements - p. 186 19. 6 Initiation of neuronal differentiation - p. 189 20. 7 More than the spatial pattern: diversifying neural tube cell types over time - p. 193 21. 8 Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 200 22. Acknowledgements - p. 201 23. References - p. 201 24. Chapter Six: Neuromesodermal specification during head-to-tail body axis formation - p. 231 25. Chapter Seven: The control of transitions along the main body axis - p. 271 26. Chapter Eight: Emergence of a left-right symmetric body plan in vertebrate embryos - p. 309 27. Chapter Nine: Vascular development, remodeling and maturation - p. 343 28. Chapter Ten: Generation of patterns in the paraxial mesoderm - p. 371 29. Chapter Eleven: Shaping gene expression and its evolution by chromatin architecture and enhancer activity - p. 405
