Michael L. Piacentino

The paper shows new cerebellar nuclei evolve through diversification of excitatory progenitors and spatial segregation, with inhibitory neurons incorporated later.

The paper identifies conserved expression patterns of Raftlin genes during vertebrate development, showing RFTN2 enrichment in neural crest cells and suggesting roles in signaling and migration.

This study identifies APOD as a lipid mediator that reinforces FGF/MAPK signaling during otic placode specification through a positive feedback loop.

The paper identifies enhancer regions regulating SMPD3 expression in neural crest cells during EMT and shows SoxE transcription factors control this expression.

The paper identifies nSMase2 as a critical regulator of developmental EMT by inducing endocytosis to activate Wnt and BMP signaling during neural crest migration.

The paper identifies Elavl1/HuR as essential for maintaining cranial neural crest specification by stabilizing Draxin mRNA.

This study analyzes the transcriptome of Lytechinus variegatus during embryonic and larval development, identifying four temporally distinct phases of gene expression.