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Overview

David G. Wilkinson is affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within biological sciences, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional significant contributions to neuroscience.

Their work emphasizes areas such as congenital heart defects research, zebrafish biomedical research applications, developmental biology and gene regulation, axon guidance and neuronal signaling, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies, and muscle physiology and disorders.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Qiling Xu
  • Sarah McCallum
  • Yuuki Obata
  • Evangelia Fourli
  • Stefan Boeing

Their scholarly output is frequently published in these venues:

  • Development
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Biology Open

Significant recent papers include:

  • A single cell transcriptome atlas of the developing zebrafish hindbrain, 2020, Development
  • Segmentation and patterning of the vertebrate hindbrain, 2021, Development
  • Enteric glia as a source of neural progenitors in adult zebrafish, 2020, eLife
  • Interplay of Eph-Ephrin Signalling and Cadherin Function in Cell Segregation and Boundary Formation, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Clonal behaviour of myogenic precursor cells throughout the vertebrate lifespan, 2022, Biology Open

Their work explores several subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, and surgery. These areas reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research linking molecular processes with broader aspects of neural development and function.

Best Publications

  • Expression pattern of the mouse T gene and its role in mesoderm formation

    David G. Wilkinson;Sangita Bhatt;Bernhard G. Herrmann

  • Eph Receptors and Ligands Comprise Two Major Specificity Subclasses and Are Reciprocally Compartmentalized during Embryogenesis

    Nicholas W Gale;Sacha J Holland;David M Valenzuela;Ann Flenniken

  • Control of cell behavior during vertebrate development by Slug, a zinc finger gene

    MA Nieto;MG Sargent;DG Wilkinson;J Cooke

  • Detection of messenger RNA by in situ hybridization to tissue sections and whole mounts.

    D G Wilkinson;M A Nieto

  • Multiple roles of eph receptors and ephrins in neural development

    David G. Wilkinson

  • Expression of the proto-oncogene int-1 is restricted to specific neural cells in the developing mouse embryo.

    David G. Wilkinson;Juliet A. Bailes;Andrew P. McMahon

  • Segmental expression of Hox-2 homoeobox-containing genes in the developing mouse hindbrain

    David G. Wilkinson;Sangita Bhatt;Martyn Cook;Edorado Boncinelli

  • Eph receptors and ephrins restrict cell intermingling and communication

    Georg Mellitzer;Qiling Xu;David G. Wilkinson

  • In vivo cell sorting in complementary segmental domains mediated by Eph receptors and ephrins

    Qiling Xu;Georg Mellitzer;Vicky Robinson;David G. Wilkinson

  • Segment-specific expression of a zinc-finger gene in the developing nervous system of the mouse.

    David G. Wilkinson;Sangita Bhatt;Philippe Chavrier;Rodrigo Bravo

  • In situ hybridization analysis of chick embryos in whole-mount and tissue sections.

    M A Nieto;K Patel;D G Wilkinson

  • Using Research Instruments: A Guide for Researchers

    David Wilkinson;Peter Birmingham

  • Chapter 11 In Situ Hybridization Analysis of Chick Embryos in Whole Mount and Tissue Sections

    M. Angela Nieto;Ketan Patel;David G. Wilkinson

  • Expression of the FGF-related proto-oncogene int-2 during gastrulation and neurulation in the mouse.

    D G Wilkinson;G Peters;C Dickson;A P McMahon

  • Diverse Roles of Eph Receptors and Ephrins in the Regulation of Cell Migration and Tissue Assembly

    Alexei Poliakov;Marisa Cotrina;David G. Wilkinson

  • Expression of truncated Sek-1 receptor tyrosine kinase disrupts the segmental restriction of gene expression in the Xenopus and zebrafish hindbrain

    Qiling Xu;Graham Alldus;Nigel Holder;David G. Wilkinson

  • Eph receptors and ephrins in neural development.

    Dennis Dm O'Leary;David G Wilkinson

  • Expression pattern of the FGF-related proto-oncogene int-2 suggests multiple roles in fetal development.

    D.G. Wilkinson;S. Bhatt;A.P. McMahon

  • The EphA4 and EphB1 receptor tyrosine kinases and ephrin-B2 ligand regulate targeted migration of branchial neural crest cells

    Alexa Smith;Vicky Robinson;Ketan Patel;David G. Wilkinson

  • A molecular analysis of mouse development from 8 to 10 days post coitum detects changes only in embryonic globin expression.

    D.G. Wilkinson;J.A. Bailes;J.E. Champion;A.P. McMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Robb Krumlauf
Robb Krumlauf Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Alex Bryson
Alex Bryson University College London
Patrick Charnay
Patrick Charnay École Normale Supérieure
James Briscoe
James Briscoe The Francis Crick Institute
Andrew P. McMahon
Andrew P. McMahon University of Southern California
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
George D. Yancopoulos
George D. Yancopoulos Regeneron (United States)
Nancy Papalopulu
Nancy Papalopulu University of Manchester
Paul A. Trainor
Paul A. Trainor University of Kansas
Vassilis Pachnis
Vassilis Pachnis The Francis Crick Institute

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