Organogenetic Gene Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Models for Studying Organogenetic Gene Networks in the 21st Century

   • James Castelli-Gair Hombría, Paola Bovolenta

   Pages 1-7

3. Organogenesis of the C. elegans Vulva and Control of Cell Fusion

   • Nathan Weinstein, Benjamin Podbilewicz

   Pages 9-56

4. Advances in Understanding the Generation and Specification of Unique Neuronal Sub-types from Drosophila Neuropeptidergic Neurons

   • Stefan Thor, Douglas W. Allan

   Pages 57-93

5. Fast and Furious 800. The Retinal Determination Gene Network in Drosophila

   • Fernando Casares, Isabel Almudi

   Pages 95-124

6. Genetic Control of Salivary Gland Tubulogenesis in Drosophila

   • Clara Sidor, Katja Röper

   Pages 125-149

7. Organogenesis of the Drosophila Respiratory System

   • Rajprasad Loganathan, Yim Ling Cheng, Deborah J. Andrew

   Pages 151-211

8. Organogenesis of the Zebrafish Kidney

   • Hao-Han Chang, Richard W. Naylor, Alan J. Davidson

   Pages 213-233

9. Morphogenetic Mechanisms of Inner Ear Development

   • Berta Alsina, Andrea Streit

   Pages 235-258

10. Vertebrate Eye Gene Regulatory Networks

    • Juan R. Martinez-Morales

    Pages 259-274

11. Vertebrate Eye Evolution

    • Juan R. Martinez-Morales, Annamaria Locascio

    Pages 275-298

12. Principles of Early Vertebrate Forebrain Formation

    • Florencia Cavodeassi, Tania Moreno-Mármol, María Hernandez-Bejarano, Paola Bovolenta

    Pages 299-317

13. Control of Organogenesis by Hox Genes

    • J. Castelli-Gair Hombría, C. Sánchez-Higueras, E. Sánchez-Herrero

    Pages 319-373

14. Back Matter

    Pages 375-376

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All animals, including humans, derive from a single cell, which possesses all the genetic instructions needed to define how the animal will look like. However, during development, the millions of cells that derive from the zygote will only select part of this genetic information to give rise to the various organs of the body. The coordination of different cell behaviours during development results in the formation of specialized tissues and organs giving rise to highly adapted animals.  This book provides an overview of how this diversification is achieved during organ formation and how it may have evolved.  Conserved cellular processes are presented using examples from selected vertebrate and invertebrate species that illustrate how developmental biologists are solving the complex puzzle of organ formation. This volume is aimed to students, researchers and medical doctors alike who want to find a simple but rigorous introduction on how gene networks control organ formation.<

• Developmental Biology
• Gene Networks
• Organogenesis
• Cell Behaviour
• Evo-Devo

• CSIC/JA/UPO, Andalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD), CSIC/JA/UPO, Seville, Spain

  James Castelli-Gair Hombría

• CSIC-UAM, Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa and CIBERER, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain

  Paola Bovolenta

James Castelli-Gair HombríaAndalusian Centre for Developmental Biology (CABD)



Paola Bovolenta

Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM and CIBERER, Madrid, Spain

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