Also in #DevSIextracellular:

▪️Editorial
▪️2 interviews with our Guest Editors
▪️Spotlight on apical extracellular matrix development
▪️Primer on mechanics
▪️4 Reviews
▪️22 Research Articles and Reports
▪️2 Techniques and Resources
▪️1 Preprint highlight

Full table of contents: tinyurl.com/bdr4ymvr

On the cover of #DevSIextracellular:

HNK1-positive enteric neural crest-derived cells (ENCDCs) migrate efficiently on fibronectin-coated stripes, whereas alternating chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG)-coated stripes strongly inhibit their migration.

See Szőcs et al. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Our Special Issue on the Extracellular Environment is now complete! #DevSIextracellular.

Guest-edited by @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social
& @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, it contains 34 articles in total.

Explore more here: tinyurl.com/bdr4ymvr

@dev-journal.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social will be at the @nitmb.bsky.social of UChicago and Northwestern from 14-19 September 2026.

Chat with James about emerging #devbio and #stemcell research, your next Development paper and our recent Special Issue #DevSIextracellular.

An extraordinary exploration of the extracellular environment

In This Editorial, @amjeve.uk, @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social & @rashmi-priya.bsky.social summarise the contents of our Special Issue #DevSIextracellular.

doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Grateful to @dev-journal.bsky.social for the opportunity to compile this special issue #DevSIextracellular ! It's been an absolute pleasure working with such an excellent editorial team...seamless from start to finish 🙏

An(other) interview with Rashmi Priya

Read our second interview with @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, a Guest Editor for our special issue #DevSIextracellular, discussing the importance of interdisciplinary research in #DevBio and her experience curating the special issue.

doi.org/10.1242/dev....

An interview with Alex Hughes

Read our interview with Alex Hughes @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social, a Guest Editor for our special issue #DevSIextracellular, discussing the importance of the extracellular environment and the challenges it poses to classical experimental design.

doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Preprint highlights in extracellular biology

Read these @prelights.bsky.social posts relevant to our special issue #DevSIextracellular by @fadelvalle.bsky.social, Sristilekha Nath, @kanishka03.bsky.social, Zoha Sadaqat and @jontytownson.bsky.social.

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Laminin β4 is required for the development of human peripheral sensory neurons

Read this Research Article from our special issue #DevSIextracellular by Kenyi Saito-Diaz @kenyisama.bsky.social, Nadja Zeltner and colleagues.

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Mechanics of compression-driven morphogenesis

Read this Review from our special issue #DevSIextracellular by Jue Yu Kelly Tan and Chii Jou Chan.

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Break to build: fracture as a unifying morphogenetic strategy

Read this Review from our special issue #DevSIextracellular by Daniel Santos-Oliván, @rashmi-priya.bsky.social, @torres-sanchez.bsky.social & co.

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