Edward M De Robertis

Title(s)Professor, Biological Chemistry
SchoolMedicine
Emailederobertis@mednet.ucla.edu
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Universidad de la Republica, UruguayMD03/1971Medicine
Instituto Leloir, Buenos AiresPhD06/74Chemistry
MRC Lab Mol Biol, Cambridge, UK06/1980Embryology (J B Gurdon)
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Latin American Society of Developmental Biology2024LASDB Prize
Society of Developmental Biology Academy2023Honorary Member
Society of Developmental Biology2021Lifetime Achievment Award
Soc. of Naturalists, St. Petersburg2020Kowalevsky Medal in Evo-Devo
Academia Nacional de Buenos Aires2019Corresponding Member
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Edward De Robertis is the Norman Sprague Professor of Biological Chemistry. He studies morphogen gradient formation in early development and in cancer. His work defined the Chordin/BMP/Tolloid signaling gradient, and the role of membrane trafficking in the generation of the Wnt canonical signal. De Robertis is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Academia de Ciencias de America Latina, EMBO, and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican.
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Gastrulation in Mice and Frogs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 016909Jul 14, 1994 - Oct 30, 2019
Role: Principal Investigator
XENOPUS EGG LIGAND-ACTIVATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS
NIH R01HD027700Aug 1, 1991 - Jul 31, 1996
Role: Principal Investigator
Cell-cell communication in Xenopus development
NIH R01HD021502Apr 1, 1986 - Jun 30, 2013
Role: Principal Investigator
HOMEOBOX GENES AND THEIR TARGETS IN XENOPUS DEVELOPMENT
NIH R37HD021502Apr 1, 1986 - Aug 14, 2007
Role: Principal Investigator
Cell Signaling in Development and Cancer
Norman Sprague Endowment for Molecular Oncology BD-55Sep 1, 1985
Role: Principal investigator
Description: Ongoing support for cell-cell communication Investigations

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  1. Double assurance in the induction of axial development by egg dorsal determinants in Xenopus embryos. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Feb 18; 122(7):e2421772122. Azbazdar Y, De Robertis EM. PMID: 39928870; PMCID: PMC11848351.
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  2. Molecular analysis of a self-organizing signaling pathway for Xenopus axial patterning from egg to tailbud. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 09; 121(28):e2408346121. Azbazdar Y, De Robertis EM. PMID: 38968117; PMCID: PMC11252917.
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  3. Na,K-ATPase activity promotes macropinocytosis in colon cancer via Wnt signaling. Biol Open. 2024 May 15; 13(5). Tejeda-Muñoz N, Azbazdar Y, Sosa EA, Monka J, Wei PS, Binder G, Mei KC, Kurmangaliyev YZ, De Robertis EM. PMID: 38713004; PMCID: PMC11139033.
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  4. Celebrating the centennial of the most famous experiment in embryology: Hilde Mangold, Hans Spemann and the organizer. Cells Dev. 2024 Jun; 178:203921. De Robertis EM, Driever W, Mayor R. PMID: 38636902.
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  5. Strategies to decrease inequalities in cancer therapeutics, care and prevention: Proceedings on a conference organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the European Academy of Cancer Sciences, Vatican City, February 23-24, 2023. Mol Oncol. 2024 Feb; 18(2):245-279. Ringborg U, von Braun J, Celis J, Baumann M, Berns A, Eggermont A, Heard E, Heitor M, Chandy M, Chen CJ, Costa A, De Lorenzo F, De Robertis EM, Dubee FC, Ernberg I, Gabriel M, Helland Å, Henrique R, Jönsson B, Kallioniemi O, Korbel J, Krause M, Lowy DR, Michielin O, Nagy P, Oberst S, Paglia V, Parker MI, Ryan K, Sawyers CL, Schüz J, Silkaitis K, Solary E, Thomas D, Turkson P, Weiderpass E, Yang H. PMID: 38135904; PMCID: PMC10850793.
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  6. Head organizer: Cerberus and IGF cooperate in brain induction in Xenopus embryos. Cells Dev. 2023 Dec 16; 203897. Azbazdar Y, Pera EM, De Robertis EM. PMID: 38109998.
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  7. The early dorsal signal in vertebrate embryos requires endolysosomal membrane trafficking. Bioessays. 2024 Jan; 46(1):e2300179. Azbazdar Y, De Robertis EM. PMID: 37983969.
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  8. The PMA phorbol ester tumor promoter increases canonical Wnt signaling via macropinocytosis. Elife. 2023 Oct 30; 12. Tejeda-Munoz N, Azbazdar Y, Monka J, Binder G, Dayrit A, Ayala R, O'Brien N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 37902809; PMCID: PMC10615368.
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  9. Addition of exogenous diacylglycerol enhances Wnt/ß-catenin signaling through stimulation of macropinocytosis. iScience. 2023 Oct 20; 26(10):108075. Azbazdar Y, Tejeda-Munoz N, Monka JC, Dayrit A, Binder G, Ozhan G, De Robertis EM. PMID: 37860772; PMCID: PMC10582480.
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  10. The PMA Phorbol Ester Tumor Promoter Increases Canonical Wnt Signaling Via Macropinocytosis. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 30. Tejeda-Muñoz N, Azbazdar Y, Monka J, Binder G, Dayrit A, Ayala R, O'Brien N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 37333286; PMCID: PMC10274750.
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  11. The developmental gene Chordin is amplified and expressed in human cancers. Mol Cell Oncol. 2023; 10(1):2218147. Sosa E, De Robertis EM. PMID: 37260544; PMCID: PMC10228393.
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  12. Protocol for culturing and imaging of ectodermal cells from Xenopus. STAR Protoc. 2022 Sep 16; 3(3):101455. Tejeda-Muñoz N, Monka J, De Robertis EM. PMID: 35839770; PMCID: PMC9293668.
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  13. The impact of developmental biology in the last 100 years. Dev Biol. 2022 09; 489:118-121. De Robertis EM. PMID: 35716718.
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  14. Lysosomes are required for early dorsal signaling in the Xenopus embryo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Apr 26; 119(17):e2201008119. Tejeda-Muñoz N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 35446621; PMCID: PMC9170039.
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  15. Evo-Devo of Urbilateria and its larval forms. Dev Biol. 2022 07; 487:10-20. De Robertis EM, Tejeda-Muñoz N. PMID: 35443190.
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  16. Canonical Wnt signaling induces focal adhesion and Integrin beta-1 endocytosis. iScience. 2022 Apr 15; 25(4):104123. Tejeda-Muñoz N, Morselli M, Moriyama Y, Sheladiya P, Pellegrini M, De Robertis EM. PMID: 35402867; PMCID: PMC8987407.
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  17. Wnt, GSK3, and Macropinocytosis. Subcell Biochem. 2022; 98:169-187. Tejeda-Muñoz N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 35378708.
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  18. A Brief History of Xenopus in Biology. Cold Spring Harb Protoc. 2021 12 01; 2021(12). De Robertis EM, Gurdon JB. PMID: 33785561.
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  19. Cell Biology of Canonical Wnt Signaling. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2021 10 06; 37:369-389. Albrecht LV, Tejeda-Muñoz N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 34196570.
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  20. The cytokine FAM3B/PANDER is an FGFR ligand that promotes posterior development in Xenopus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 05 18; 118(20). Zhang F, Zhu X, Wang P, He Q, Huang H, Zheng T, Li Y, Jia H, Xu L, Zhao H, Colozza G, Tao Q, De Robertis EM, Ding Y. PMID: 33975953; PMCID: PMC8158011.
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  21. Wnt-inducible Lrp6-APEX2 interacting proteins identify ESCRT machinery and Trk-fused gene as components of the Wnt signaling pathway. Sci Rep. 2020 12 09; 10(1):21555. Colozza G, Jami-Alahmadi Y, Dsouza A, Tejeda-Muñoz N, Albrecht LV, Sosa EA, Wohlschlegel JA, De Robertis EM. PMID: 33299006; PMCID: PMC7726150.
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  22. Dact-4 is a Xenopus laevis Spemann organizer gene related to the Dapper/Frodo antagonist of β-catenin family of proteins. Gene Expr Patterns. 2020 12; 38:119153. Colozza G, De Robertis EM. PMID: 33186756.
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  23. Protocol for Probing Regulated Lysosomal Activity and Function in Living Cells. STAR Protoc. 2020 12 18; 1(3):100132. Albrecht LV, Tejeda-Muñoz N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 33377026; PMCID: PMC7757114.
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  24. GSK3 Inhibits Macropinocytosis and Lysosomal Activity through the Wnt Destruction Complex Machinery. Cell Rep. 2020 07 28; 32(4):107973. Albrecht LV, Tejeda-Muñoz N, Bui MH, Cicchetto AC, Di Biagio D, Colozza G, Schmid E, Piccolo S, Christofk HR, De Robertis EM. PMID: 32726636; PMCID: PMC7666578.
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  25. Wnt canonical pathway activates macropinocytosis and lysosomal degradation of extracellular proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 05 21; 116(21):10402-10411. Tejeda-Muñoz N, Albrecht LV, Bui MH, De Robertis EM. PMID: 31061124; PMCID: PMC6534993.
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  26. Canonical Wnt is inhibited by targeting one-carbon metabolism through methotrexate or methionine deprivation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 02 19; 116(8):2987-2995. Albrecht LV, Bui MH, De Robertis EM. PMID: 30679275; PMCID: PMC6386671.
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  27. Transcriptome analysis of regeneration during Xenopus laevis experimental twinning. Int J Dev Biol. 2019; 63(6-7):301-309. Sosa EA, Moriyama Y, Ding Y, Tejeda-Muñoz N, Colozza G, De Robertis EM. PMID: 31250914; PMCID: PMC7032064.
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  28. Bighead is a Wnt antagonist secreted by the Xenopus Spemann organizer that promotes Lrp6 endocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 09 25; 115(39):E9135-E9144. Ding Y, Colozza G, Sosa EA, Moriyama Y, Rundle S, Salwinski L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 30209221; PMCID: PMC6166843.
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  29. Arginine methylation is required for canonical Wnt signaling and endolysosomal trafficking. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 06 05; 115(23):E5317-E5325. Albrecht LV, Ploper D, Tejeda-Muñoz N, De Robertis EM. PMID: 29773710; PMCID: PMC6003351.
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  30. Embryonic regeneration by relocalization of the Spemann organizer during twinning in Xenopus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 05 22; 115(21):E4815-E4822. Moriyama Y, De Robertis EM. PMID: 29686106; PMCID: PMC6003488.
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  31. Angiopoietin-like 4 Is a Wnt Signaling Antagonist that Promotes LRP6 Turnover. Dev Cell. 2017 10 09; 43(1):71-82.e6. Kirsch N, Chang LS, Koch S, Glinka A, Dolde C, Colozza G, Benitez MDJ, De Robertis EM, Niehrs C. PMID: 29017031.
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  32. Generation of animal form by the Chordin/Tolloid/BMP gradient: 100 years after D'Arcy Thompson. Dev Growth Differ. 2017 Sep; 59(7):580-592. De Robertis EM, Moriyama Y, Colozza G. PMID: 28815565.
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  33. Spemann organizer transcriptome induction by early beta-catenin, Wnt, Nodal, and Siamois signals in Xenopus laevis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 04 11; 114(15):E3081-E3090. Ding Y, Ploper D, Sosa EA, Colozza G, Moriyama Y, Benitez MD, Zhang K, Merkurjev D, De Robertis EM. PMID: 28348214; PMCID: PMC5393196.
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  34. Genome-wide analysis of dorsal and ventral transcriptomes of the Xenopus laevis gastrula. Dev Biol. 2017 06 15; 426(2):176-187. Ding Y, Colozza G, Zhang K, Moriyama Y, Ploper D, Sosa EA, Benitez MDJ, De Robertis EM. PMID: 27016259; PMCID: PMC5033668.
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  35. The Chordin Morphogenetic Pathway. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2016; 116:231-45. De Robertis EM, Moriyama Y. PMID: 26970622.
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  36. Sperm Motility Requires Wnt/GSK3 Stabilization of Proteins. Dev Cell. 2015 Nov 23; 35(4):401-2. De Robertis EM, Ploper D. PMID: 26609954.
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  37. Morpholinos: Antisense and Sensibility. Dev Cell. 2015 Oct 26; 35(2):145-9. Blum M, De Robertis EM, Wallingford JB, Niehrs C. PMID: 26506304.
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  38. EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT. BMP gradients: A paradigm for morphogen-mediated developmental patterning. Science. 2015 Jun 26; 348(6242):aaa5838. Bier E, De Robertis EM. PMID: 26113727.
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  39. Wnt Signaling Translocates Lys48-Linked Polyubiquitinated Proteins to the Lysosomal Pathway. Cell Rep. 2015 May 26; 11(8):1151-9. Kim H, Vick P, Hedtke J, Ploper D, De Robertis EM. PMID: 26004177.
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  40. The MITF family of transcription factors: Role in endolysosomal biogenesis, Wnt signaling, and oncogenesis. Pharmacol Res. 2015 Sep; 99:36-43. Ploper D, De Robertis EM. PMID: 26003288.
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  41. Point mutations in the tumor suppressor Smad4/DPC4 enhance its phosphorylation by GSK3 and reversibly inactivate TGF-β signaling. Mol Cell Oncol. 2016 Jan; 3(1):e1025181. Demagny H, De Robertis EM. PMID: 27308538; PMCID: PMC4845174.
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  42. Smad4/DPC4: A barrier against tumor progression driven by RTK/Ras/Erk and Wnt/GSK3 signaling. Mol Cell Oncol. 2016 Mar; 3(2):e989133. Demagny H, De Robertis EM. PMID: 27308623; PMCID: PMC4905428.
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  43. MITF drives endolysosomal biogenesis and potentiates Wnt signaling in melanoma cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Feb 03; 112(5):E420-9. Ploper D, Taelman VF, Robert L, Perez BS, Titz B, Chen HW, Graeber TG, von Euw E, Ribas A, De Robertis EM. PMID: 25605940; PMCID: PMC4321275.
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  44. Lessons from a great developmental biologist. Differentiation. 2014 Jul; 88(1):3-8. De Robertis EM. PMID: 25455202; PMCID: PMC4286343.
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  45. The tumor suppressor Smad4/DPC4 is regulated by phosphorylations that integrate FGF, Wnt, and TGF-β signaling. Cell Rep. 2014 Oct 23; 9(2):688-700. Demagny H, Araki T, De Robertis EM. PMID: 25373906.
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  46. Yoshiki Sasai 1962-2014. Cell. 2014 Sep 11; 158(6):1233-5. De Robertis EM. PMID: 25349875.
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  47. Yoshiki Sasai 1962–2014. Dev Cell. 2014 Sep 08; 30(5):509-11. De Robertis EM. PMID: 25340213.
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  48. Maternal syntabulin is required for dorsal axis formation and is a germ plasm component in Xenopus. Differentiation. 2014 Jul; 88(1):17-26. Colozza G, De Robertis EM. PMID: 24798204.
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  49. Herbert Steinbeisser: a life with the Xenopus embryo. Int J Dev Biol. 2014; 58(5):299-302. De Robertis EM, Niehrs C. PMID: 25354448.
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  50. Chordin forms a self-organizing morphogen gradient in the extracellular space between ectoderm and mesoderm in the Xenopus embryo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 17; 110(51):20372-9. Plouhinec JL, Zakin L, Moriyama Y, De Robertis EM. PMID: 24284174; PMCID: PMC3870759.
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  51. Development: scaling to size by protease inhibition. Curr Biol. 2013 Aug 05; 23(15):R652-4. De Robertis EM, Colozza G. PMID: 23928082.
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  52. Presenilin deficiency or lysosomal inhibition enhances Wnt signaling through relocalization of GSK3 to the late-endosomal compartment. Cell Rep. 2012 Nov 29; 2(5):1316-28. Dobrowolski R, Vick P, Ploper D, Gumper I, Snitkin H, Sabatini DD, De Robertis EM. PMID: 23122960; PMCID: PMC3538832.
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  53. Endocytic control of growth factor signalling: multivesicular bodies as signalling organelles. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2011 11 23; 13(1):53-60. Dobrowolski R, De Robertis EM. PMID: 22108513; PMCID: PMC3374592.
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  54. Phosphorylation of Mad controls competition between wingless and BMP signaling. Sci Signal. 2011 Oct 11; 4(194):ra68. Eivers E, Demagny H, Choi RH, De Robertis EM. PMID: 21990430; PMCID: PMC3215398.
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  55. Systems control of BMP morphogen flow in vertebrate embryos. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2011 Dec; 21(6):696-703. Plouhinec JL, Zakin L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 21937218; PMCID: PMC3224208.
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  56. Temporal pattern of the posterior expression of Wingless in Drosophila blastoderm. Gene Expr Patterns. 2011 Oct; 11(7):456-63. Vorwald-Denholtz PP, De Robertis EM. PMID: 21821151; PMCID: PMC3200307.
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  57. Dorsal-ventral patterning: Crescent is a dorsally secreted Frizzled-related protein that competitively inhibits Tolloid proteases. Dev Biol. 2011 Apr 15; 352(2):317-28. Ploper D, Lee HX, De Robertis EM. PMID: 21295563; PMCID: PMC3088358.
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  58. Wnt signaling requires sequestration of glycogen synthase kinase 3 inside multivesicular endosomes. Cell. 2010 Dec 23; 143(7):1136-48. Taelman VF, Dobrowolski R, Plouhinec JL, Fuentealba LC, Vorwald PP, Gumper I, Sabatini DD, De Robertis EM. PMID: 21183076; PMCID: PMC3022472.
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  59. Crossveinless-2 is required for the relocalization of Chordin protein within the vertebral field in mouse embryos. Dev Biol. 2010 Nov 01; 347(1):204-15. Zakin L, Chang EY, Plouhinec JL, De Robertis EM. PMID: 20807528; PMCID: PMC2975673.
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  60. Wnt signaling in axial patterning and regeneration: lessons from planaria. Sci Signal. 2010 Jun 22; 3(127):pe21. De Robertis EM. PMID: 20571126; PMCID: PMC3034647.
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  61. Drosophila Smad2 opposes Mad signaling during wing vein development. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 28; 5(4):e10383. Sander V, Eivers E, Choi RH, De Robertis EM. PMID: 20442782; PMCID: PMC2860994.
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  62. The RNA-binding protein bicaudal C regulates polycystin 2 in the kidney by antagonizing miR-17 activity. Development. 2010 Apr; 137(7):1107-16. Tran U, Zakin L, Schweickert A, Agrawal R, Döger R, Blum M, De Robertis EM, Wessely O. PMID: 20215348; PMCID: PMC2835326.
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  63. Extracellular regulation of BMP signaling. Curr Biol. 2010 Feb 09; 20(3):R89-92. Zakin L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 20144774; PMCID: PMC3034644.
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  64. Integration of BMP and Wnt signaling via vertebrate Smad1/5/8 and Drosophila Mad. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2009; 20(5-6):357-65. Eivers E, Demagny H, De Robertis EM. PMID: 19896409; PMCID: PMC2810204.
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  65. Enzymatic regulation of pattern: BMP4 binds CUB domains of Tolloids and inhibits proteinase activity. Genes Dev. 2009 Nov 01; 23(21):2551-62. Lee HX, Mendes FA, Plouhinec JL, De Robertis EM. PMID: 19884260; PMCID: PMC2779747.
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  66. Spemann's organizer and the self-regulation of embryonic fields. Mech Dev. 2009 Dec; 126(11-12):925-41. De Robertis EM. PMID: 19733655; PMCID: PMC2803698.
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  67. Mad is required for wingless signaling in wing development and segment patterning in Drosophila. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 06; 4(8):e6543. Eivers E, Fuentealba LC, Sander V, Clemens JC, Hartnett L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 19657393; PMCID: PMC2717371.
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  68. Systems biology of the self-regulating morphogenetic gradient of the Xenopus gastrula. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2009 Aug; 1(2):a001701. Plouhinec JL, De Robertis EM. PMID: 20066084; PMCID: PMC2742089.
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  69. The molecular ancestry of segmentation mechanisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 28; 105(43):16411-2. De Robertis EM. PMID: 18948592; PMCID: PMC2575432.
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  70. Development of the vertebral morphogenetic field in the mouse: interactions between Crossveinless-2 and Twisted Gastrulation. Dev Biol. 2008 Nov 01; 323(1):6-18. Zakin L, Metzinger CA, Chang EY, Coffinier C, De Robertis EM. PMID: 18789316; PMCID: PMC2647368.
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  71. Crossveinless-2 Is a BMP feedback inhibitor that binds Chordin/BMP to regulate Xenopus embryonic patterning. Dev Cell. 2008 Aug; 15(2):248-60. Ambrosio AL, Taelman VF, Lee HX, Metzinger CA, Coffinier C, De Robertis EM. PMID: 18694564; PMCID: PMC2581521.
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  72. Integrating positional information at the level of Smad1/5/8. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2008 Aug; 18(4):304-10. Eivers E, Fuentealba LC, De Robertis EM. PMID: 18590818; PMCID: PMC3033225.
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  73. Asymmetric mitosis: Unequal segregation of proteins destined for degradation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jun 03; 105(22):7732-7. Fuentealba LC, Eivers E, Geissert D, Taelman V, De Robertis EM. PMID: 18511557; PMCID: PMC2402384.
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  74. Eddy M. De Robertis. Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 22; 18(8):R318-20. De Robertis EM. PMID: 18561377; PMCID: PMC2606973.
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  75. Evo-devo: variations on ancestral themes. Cell. 2008 Jan 25; 132(2):185-95. De Robertis EM. PMID: 18243095; PMCID: PMC2280037.
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  76. Integrating patterning signals: Wnt/GSK3 regulates the duration of the BMP/Smad1 signal. Cell. 2007 Nov 30; 131(5):980-93. Fuentealba LC, Eivers E, Ikeda A, Hurtado C, Kuroda H, Pera EM, De Robertis EM. PMID: 18045539; PMCID: PMC2200633.
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  77. Activity-induced protocadherin arcadlin regulates dendritic spine number by triggering N-cadherin endocytosis via TAO2beta and p38 MAP kinases. Neuron. 2007 Nov 08; 56(3):456-71. Yasuda S, Tanaka H, Sugiura H, Okamura K, Sakaguchi T, Tran U, Takemiya T, Mizoguchi A, Yagita Y, Sakurai T, De Robertis EM, Yamagata K. PMID: 17988630; PMCID: PMC2424284.
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  78. Expression of Siamois and Twin in the blastula Chordin/Noggin signaling center is required for brain formation in Xenopus laevis embryos. Mech Dev. 2008; 125(1-2):58-66. Ishibashi H, Matsumura N, Hanafusa H, Matsumoto K, De Robertis EM, Kuroda H. PMID: 18036787; PMCID: PMC2292103.
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  79. The opposing homeobox genes Goosecoid and Vent1/2 self-regulate Xenopus patterning. EMBO J. 2007 Jun 20; 26(12):2955-65. Sander V, Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 17525737; PMCID: PMC1894760.
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  80. Neural induction in the absence of organizer in salamanders is mediated by MAPK. Dev Biol. 2007 Jul 15; 307(2):282-9. Hurtado C, De Robertis EM. PMID: 17540356; PMCID: PMC2096472.
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  81. Systems biology of embryonic morphogens. Mol Biosyst. 2007 Jul; 3(7):454-7. Plouhinec JL, De Robertis EM. PMID: 17579769; PMCID: PMC2412835.
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  82. Spemann's organizer and self-regulation in amphibian embryos. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2006 Apr; 7(4):296-302. De Robertis EM. PMID: 16482093; PMCID: PMC2464568.
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  83. Embryonic dorsal-ventral signaling: secreted frizzled-related proteins as inhibitors of tolloid proteinases. Cell. 2006 Jan 13; 124(1):147-59. Lee HX, Ambrosio AL, Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 16413488; PMCID: PMC2486255.
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  84. Regulation of ADMP and BMP2/4/7 at opposite embryonic poles generates a self-regulating morphogenetic field. Cell. 2005 Dec 16; 123(6):1147-60. Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 16360041; PMCID: PMC2292129.
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  85. xBtg-x regulates Wnt/beta-Catenin signaling during early Xenopus development. Dev Biol. 2005 Jul 01; 283(1):17-28. Wessely O, Kim JI, Tran U, Fuentealba L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15975429; PMCID: PMC2278116.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
  86. Depletion of Bmp2, Bmp4, Bmp7 and Spemann organizer signals induces massive brain formation in Xenopus embryos. Development. 2005 Aug; 132(15):3381-92. Reversade B, Kuroda H, Lee H, Mays A, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15975940; PMCID: PMC2278118.
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  87. Default neural induction: neuralization of dissociated Xenopus cells is mediated by Ras/MAPK activation. Genes Dev. 2005 May 01; 19(9):1022-7. Kuroda H, Fuentealba L, Ikeda A, Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15879552; PMCID: PMC1091736.
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  88. Sirenomelia in Bmp7 and Tsg compound mutant mice: requirement for Bmp signaling in the development of ventral posterior mesoderm. Development. 2005 May; 132(10):2489-99. Zakin L, Reversade B, Kuroda H, Lyons KM, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15843411.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  89. Exploration of the extracellular space by a large-scale secretion screen in the early Xenopus embryo. Int J Dev Biol. 2005; 49(7):781-96. Pera EM, Hou S, Strate I, Wessely O, De Robertis EM. PMID: 16172975.
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  90. Paraxial protocadherin coordinates cell polarity during convergent extension via Rho A and JNK. EMBO J. 2004 Aug 18; 23(16):3259-69. Unterseher F, Hefele JA, Giehl K, De Robertis EM, Wedlich D, Schambony A. PMID: 15297873; PMCID: PMC514506.
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  91. Analysis of Spemann organizer formation in Xenopus embryos by cDNA macroarrays. Dev Biol. 2004 May 15; 269(2):552-66. Wessely O, Kim JI, Geissert D, Tran U, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15110719.
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  92. Neural induction in Xenopus: requirement for ectodermal and endomesodermal signals via Chordin, Noggin, beta-Catenin, and Cerberus. PLoS Biol. 2004 May; 2(5):E92. Kuroda H, Wessely O, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15138495; PMCID: PMC406387.
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  93. Identification of a second Xenopus twisted gastrulation gene. Int J Dev Biol. 2004 Feb; 48(1):57-61. Oelgeschläger M, Tran U, Grubisic K, De Robertis EM. PMID: 15005575; PMCID: PMC2311381.
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  94. Dorsal-ventral patterning and neural induction in Xenopus embryos. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2004; 20:285-308. De Robertis EM, Kuroda H. PMID: 15473842; PMCID: PMC2280069.
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  95. Inactivation of mouse Twisted gastrulation reveals its role in promoting Bmp4 activity during forebrain development. Development. 2004 Jan; 131(2):413-24. Zakin L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 14681194.
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  96. Integration of IGF, FGF, and anti-BMP signals via Smad1 phosphorylation in neural induction. Genes Dev. 2003 Dec 15; 17(24):3023-8. Pera EM, Ikeda A, Eivers E, De Robertis EM. PMID: 14701872; PMCID: PMC305254.
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  97. The pro-BMP activity of Twisted gastrulation is independent of BMP binding. Development. 2003 Sep; 130(17):4047-56. Oelgeschläger M, Reversade B, Larraín J, Little S, Mullins MC, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12874126; PMCID: PMC2277362.
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  98. The role of chordin/Bmp signals in mammalian pharyngeal development and DiGeorge syndrome. Development. 2003 Aug; 130(15):3567-78. Bachiller D, Klingensmith J, Shneyder N, Tran U, Anderson R, Rossant J, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12810603.
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  99. Integrin-alpha3 mediates binding of Chordin to the cell surface and promotes its endocytosis. EMBO Rep. 2003 Aug; 4(8):813-8. Larraín J, Brown C, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12897802; PMCID: PMC1326342.
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  100. Darmin is a novel secreted protein expressed during endoderm development in Xenopus. Gene Expr Patterns. 2003 May; 3(2):147-52. Pera EM, Martinez SL, Flanagan JJ, Brechner M, Wessely O, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12711541.
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  101. Chordin is required for the Spemann organizer transplantation phenomenon in Xenopus embryos. Dev Cell. 2003 Feb; 4(2):219-30. Oelgeschläger M, Kuroda H, Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12586065.
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  102. Mouse Crossveinless-2 is the vertebrate homolog of a Drosophila extracellular regulator of BMP signaling. Gene Expr Patterns. 2002 Dec; 2(3-4):189-94. Coffinier C, Ketpura N, Tran U, Geissert D, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12617799.
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  103. Mouse Crossveinless-2 is the vertebrate homolog of a Drosophila extracellular regulator of BMP signaling. Mech Dev. 2002 Dec; 119 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S179-84. Coffinier C, Ketpura N, Tran U, Geissert D, De Robertis EM. PMID: 14516682; PMCID: PMC3039546.
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  104. Connective-tissue growth factor (CTGF) modulates cell signalling by BMP and TGF-beta. Nat Cell Biol. 2002 Aug; 4(8):599-604. Abreu JG, Ketpura NI, Reversade B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12134160; PMCID: PMC2387275.
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  105. Isthmin is a novel secreted protein expressed as part of the Fgf-8 synexpression group in the Xenopus midbrain-hindbrain organizer. Mech Dev. 2002 Aug; 116(1-2):169-72. Pera EM, Kim JI, Martinez SL, Brechner M, Li SY, Wessely O, De Robertis EM. PMID: 12128218.
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  106. Chordin-like CR domains and the regulation of evolutionarily conserved extracellular signaling systems. Gene. 2002 Apr 03; 287(1-2):39-47. Garcia Abreu J, Coffinier C, Larraín J, Oelgeschläger M, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11992721.
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  107. Neural plate patterning by secreted signals. Neuron. 2002 Feb 14; 33(4):489-91. Wessely O, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11856521; PMCID: PMC3039547.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
  108. Proteolytic cleavage of Chordin as a switch for the dual activities of Twisted gastrulation in BMP signaling. Development. 2001 Nov; 128(22):4439-47. Larraín J, Oelgeschläger M, Ketpura NI, Reversade B, Zakin L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11714670; PMCID: PMC2277371.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 63     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  109. Neural and head induction by insulin-like growth factor signals. Dev Cell. 2001 Nov; 1(5):655-65. Pera EM, Wessely O, Li SY, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11709186.
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  110. New twists on embryonic patterning. EMBO workshop: embryonic organizer signaling: the next frontiers. EMBO Rep. 2001 Aug; 2(8):661-5. De Robertis EM, Bouwmeester T. PMID: 11493592; PMCID: PMC1084000.
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  111. Neural induction in the absence of mesoderm: beta-catenin-dependent expression of secreted BMP antagonists at the blastula stage in Xenopus. Dev Biol. 2001 Jun 01; 234(1):161-73. Wessely O, Agius E, Oelgeschläger M, Pera EM, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11356027; PMCID: PMC3039525.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 34     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  112. Identification and expression of the mammalian homologue of Bicaudal-C. Mech Dev. 2001 Mar; 101(1-2):267-70. Wessely O, Tran U, Zakin L, De Robertis EM. PMID: 11231089.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
  113. Molecular mechanisms of cell-cell signaling by the Spemann-Mangold organizer. Int J Dev Biol. 2001; 45(1):189-97. De Robertis EM, Wessely O, Oelgeschläger M, Brizuela B, Pera E, Larraín J, Abreu J, Bachiller D. PMID: 11291846; PMCID: PMC2354921.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  114. The establishment of Spemann's organizer and patterning of the vertebrate embryo. Nat Rev Genet. 2000 Dec; 1(3):171-81. De Robertis EM, Larraín J, Oelgeschläger M, Wessely O. PMID: 11252746; PMCID: PMC2291143.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 115     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  115. Dorsoventral patterning in Xenopus: inhibition of ventral signals by direct binding of chordin to BMP-4. Cell. 1996 Aug 23; 86(4):589-98. Piccolo S, Sasai Y, Lu B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 8752213; PMCID: PMC3070603.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 206     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  116. Cerberus is a head-inducing secreted factor expressed in the anterior endoderm of Spemann's organizer. Nature. 1996 Aug 15; 382(6592):595-601. Bouwmeester T, Kim S, Sasai Y, Lu B, De Robertis EM. PMID: 8757128.
    View in: PubMed   Mentions: 135     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
  117. A common plan for dorsoventral patterning in Bilateria. Nature. 1996 Mar 07; 380(6569):37-40. De Robertis EM, Sasai Y. PMID: 8598900.
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  118. A conserved system for dorsal-ventral patterning in insects and vertebrates involving sog and chordin. Nature. 1995 Jul 20; 376(6537):249-53. Holley SA, Jackson PD, Sasai Y, Lu B, De Robertis EM, Hoffmann FM, Ferguson EL. PMID: 7617035.
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