2026
Edited Book - Research
Beck, C. W. (Ed.). (2026). Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). New York, NY: Humana, 448p. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_23
Chapter in Book - Research
Beck, C. W. (2026). Bone and cartilage staining for skeletal preparations. In C. W. Beck (Ed.), Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). (pp. 439-445). New York, NY: Humana. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_23
Beck, C. W. (2026). Determining sex in Xenous laevis tadpoles. In C. W. Beck (Ed.), Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). (pp. 433-437). New York, NY: Humana. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_22
Banerjee, S., Neupert, S., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. W. (2026). Automated behavioral tracking and analysis of Xenous tadpoles. In C. W. Beck (Ed.), Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). (pp. 327-344). New York, NY: Humana. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_15
Banerjee, S., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. W. (2026). In vivo wide-field fluorescence Ca2+ imaging of Xenous tadpole brains. In C. W. Beck (Ed.), Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). (pp. 303-315). New York, NY: Humana. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_13
Beck, C. W., & Ward, J. M. (2026). Whole mount in situ hybridization in Xenopus. In C. W. Beck (Ed.), Xenopus: Methods and protocols: Methods in Molecular biology (Vol. 3049). (pp. 231-244). New York, NY: Humana. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5360-9_10
Journal - Research Article
Banerjee, S., Earl, C., Robson, S. C., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. W. (2026). Seizures, increased interhemispheric synchrony, altered brain transcriptomics and a leaky blood-brain barrier result from loss of ap3b2 in a CRISPR tadpole model of DEE48. Frontiers in Neurology, 17, 1777738. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1777738
Beck, C. W., Banerjee, S., & Day, R. C. (2026). Neurod2 knockdown in Xenopus laevis tadpole brain retains cells in a proliferating, progenitor-like state. microPublication Biology, 2026. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002018
Lewis, B. A., Reader, K. L., Pankhurst, M. W., Beck, C. W., & Lokman, M. P. (2026). Comparative proteomic analysis of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) perivitelline fluid: Identifying putative cortical alveoli-associated proteins. Biology of Reproduction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioag012
Chapman, P. A., Day, R. C., Hudson, D. T., Ward, J. M., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2026). Commensal skin bacteria interact with the innate immune system to promote tail regeneration in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Developmental Dynamics, 255(8), 782-807. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.70088
2025
Journal - Research Article
Lewis, B. A., Lokman, P. M., & Beck, C. W. (2025). A novel approach to perivitelline fluid extraction from live water-activated eggs from Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Fishes, 10, 369. doi: 10.3390/fishes10080369
Beck, C. W., Reily-Bell, M., & Bicknell, L. S. (2025). Unilateral loss of recql4 function in Xenopus laevis tadpoles leads to ipsilateral ablation of the forelimb, hypoplastic Meckel's cartilage and vascular defects. Genes Genomes Genetics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf179
2024
Journal - Research Article
Chapman, P. A., Hudson, D., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2024). The role of family and environment in determining the skin bacterial communities of captive aquatic frogs, Xenopus laevis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 100, fiae131. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiae131
Banerjee, S., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. W. (2024). Knockdown of NeuroD2 leads to seizure-like behaviour, brain neuronal hyperactivity and a leaky blood-brain barrier in a Xenopus laevis tadpole model of DEE75. Genetics, 277(3), iyae085. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyae085
Panthi, S., Chapman, P. A., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. W. (2024). Characterisation and automated quantification of induced seizure-related behaviours in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Journal of Neurochemistry, 168, 4014-4024. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15836
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Banerjee, S., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. (2024). Tadpoles, seizures, and leaky brains: An intriguing model of severe epilepsy. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://ans-2024.m.tas.currinda.com
Matthews, A., Banerjee, S., Beck, C., & Geurten, B. (2024). Using machine learning to quantify seizure behaviour in a tadpole model of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. In K.-L. Horne (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR). (pp. 54). Retrieved from https://www.awcbr.org
2023
Journal - Research Other
Murillo, J., Campbell-Thompson, E., Bishop, T. F., Beck, C. W., & Spencer, H. G. (2023). Report of bilateral gynandromorphy in a Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) from Colombia. Journal of Field Ornithology, 94(4), 12. doi: 10.5751/JFO-00392-940412
2022
Journal - Research Article
Hudson, D. T., Bromell, J. S., Day, R. C., McInnes, T., Ward, J. M., & Beck, C. W. (2022). Gene expression analysis of the Xenopus laevis early limb bud proximodistal axis. Developmental Dynamics, 251, 1880-1896. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.517
Karunaraj, P., Tidswell, O., Duncan, E. J., Lovegrove, M. R., Jefferies, G., Johnson, T. K., Beck, C. W., & Dearden, P. K. (2022). Noggin proteins are multifunctional extracellular regulators of cell signaling. Genetics, 221(1), iyac049. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyac049
Chapman, P. A., Gilbert, C. B., Devine, T. J., Hudson, D. T., Ward, J., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2022). Manipulating the microbiome alters regenerative outcomes in Xenopus laevis tadpoles via lipopolysaccharide signalling. Wound Repair & Regeneration, 30, 636-651. doi: 10.1111/wrr.13003
2021
Journal - Research Article
Bishop, T. F., & Beck, C. W. (2021). Bacterial lipopolysaccharides can initiate regeneration of the Xenopus tadpole tail. iScience, 24, 103281. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103281
Journal - Research Other
Hudson, D. T., Chapman, P. A., Day, R. C., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2021). Complete genome sequences of Kinneretia sp. strain XES5, Shinella sp. strain XGS7, and Vogesella sp. strain XCS3, isolated from Xenopus laevis skin. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(50), e01050-21. doi: 10.1128/mra.01050-21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Mulligan, M. R., Jenkins, D. E., Damsteegt, E., Beck, C., & Bicknell, L. S. (2021). The developmental effects of disrupting DONSON: A gene involved in genetic microcephaly. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), (pp. 115). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Banerjee, S., Damsteegt, E., Szyszka, P., & Beck, C. (2019). Using Xenous laevis tadpole as a model for testing anti-inflammatory drugs as treatment for intractable epilepsy. Proceedings of the 16th Asian Conference on Transcription. (pp. 65-66). Retrieved from https://act2019.p.events4you.currinda.com/days/2019-12-02
2018
Chapter in Book - Research
Beck, C. (2018). Recovering what was lost: Can morphogens scale to enable regeneration? In D. M. Gardiner (Ed.), Regenerative engineering and developmental biology: Principles and applications. (pp. 207-227). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Devine, T., Bishop, T., Morgan, X., & Beck, C. (2018, December). Organ-altering microbes: The role of the microbiome in the regeneration of Xenopus laevis tadpole tails. Verbal presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
2017
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taylor, A., Beck, C., & Bicknell, L. (2017). Modelling rare disease in Xenopus laevis using CRISPR/Cas9. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 689. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com
Jones, M., Beck, C., & Hore, T. (2017). The role of DNA hypomethylation in Zebrafish cell reprogramming during tail fin regeneration. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 40-41). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html
2016
Journal - Research Article
Keenan, S. R., & Beck, C. W. (2016). Xenopus limb bud morphogenesis. Developmental Dynamics, 245(3), 233-243. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.24351
Journal - Research Other
Beck, C. W. (2016). Manipulating carbohydrate metabolism to enhance regeneration. BioEssays, 38(12), 1192. doi: 10.1002/bies.201600196
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dearden, P. K., Duncan, E., Tidswell, O., & Beck, C. (2016). Linking Noggin and terminal patterning. Proceedings of the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology (EED) 6th Meeting. (pp. 100). Retrieved from http://evodevo.eu/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Beck, C. W., & Bishop, T. (2016, August-September). Understanding how regeneration is regulated in a vertebrate model: The clawed frog Xenopus. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Wang, Y.-H., Keenan, S. R., Lynn, J., McEwan, J. C., & Beck, C. W. (2015). Gremlin1 induces anterior–posterior limb bifurcations in developing Xenopus limbs but does not enhance limb regeneration. Mechanisms of Development, 138, 256-267. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2015.10.003
Wang, Y.-H., & Beck, C. (2015). Distinct patterns of endosulfatase genes expression during Xenopus laevis limb development and regeneration. Regeneration, 2(1), 19-25. doi: 10.1002/reg2.27
Beck, C. W. (2015). Development of the vertebrate tailbud. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology, 4(1), 33-44. doi: 10.1002/wdev.163
2014
Journal - Research Article
Wang, Y.-H., & Beck, C. W. (2014). Distal expression of sprouty (spry) genes during Xenopus laevis limb development and regeneration. Gene Expression Patterns, 15(1), 61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.gep.2014.04.004
2013
Journal - Research Article
Jones, T. E. M., Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2013). Attenuation of bone morphogenetic protein signaling during amphibian limb development results in the generation of stage-specific defects. Journal of Anatomy, 223(5), 474-488. doi: 10.1111/joa.12098
Pietak, A., Ma, S., Beck, C. W., & Stringer, M. D. (2013). Fundamental ratios and logarithmic periodicity in human limb bones. Journal of Anatomy, 222(5), 526-537. doi: 10.1111/joa.12041
2012
Chapter in Book - Research
Beck, C. W. (2012). Studying regeneration in Xenopus. In S. Hoppler & P. D. Vize (Eds.), Xenopus protocols: Post-genomic approaches: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 917). (pp. 525-539). New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-992-1_30
Journal - Research Article
Taylor, A. J., & Beck, C. W. (2012). Histone deacetylases are required for amphibian tail and limb regeneration but not development. Mechanisms of Development, 129(9-12), 208-218. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2012.08.001
2011
Journal - Research Article
Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2011). Transdifferentiation from cornea to lens in Xenopus laevis depends on BMP signalling and involves upregulation of Wnt signalling. BMC Developmental Biology, 11, 54. doi: 10.1186/1471-213x-11-54
McEwan, J., Lynch, J., & Beck, C. W. (2011). Expression of key retinoic acid modulating genes suggests active regulation during development and regeneration of the amphibian limb. Developmental Dynamics, 240(5), 1259-1270. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22555
Lynch, J., McEwan, J., & Beck, C. W. (2011). Analysis of the expression of retinoic acid metabolising genes during Xenopus laevis organogenesis. Gene Expression Patterns, 11(1-2), 112-117. doi: 10.1016/j.gep.2010.10.003
2009
Journal - Research Article
Malloch, E. L., Perry, K. J., Fukui, L., Johnson, V. R., Wever, J., Beck, C. W., … Henry, J. J. (2009). Gene expression profiles of lens regeneration and development in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Dynamics, 238(9), 2340-2356. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21998
Beck, C. W., Izpisúa Belmonte, J. C., & Christen, B. (2009). Beyond early development: Xenopus as an emerging model for the study of regenerative mechanisms. Developmental Dynamics, 238(6), 1226-1248. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21890
Barker, D. M., & Beck, C. W. (2009). Overexpression of the transcription factor msx1 is insufficient to drive complete regeneration of refractory stage Xenopus laevis hindlimbs. Developmental Dynamics, 238(6), 1366-1378. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21923
2008
Journal - Research Article
Pearl, E. J., Barker, D., Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2008). Identification of genes associated with regenerative success of Xenopus laevis hindlimbs. BMC Developmental Biology, 8, 66. doi: 10.1186/1471-213X-8-66
2007
Journal - Research Article
Jarikji, Z. H., Vanamala, S., Beck, C. W., Wright, C. V. E., Leach, S. T., & Horb, M. E. (2007). Differential ability of Ptf1a and Ptf1a-VP16 to convert stomach, duodenum and liver to pancreas. Developmental Biology, 304, 786-799.
2006
Journal - Research Article
Beck, C. W., Christen, B., Barker, D., & Slack, J. M. W. (2006). Temporal requirement for bone morphogenetic proteins in regeneration of the tail and limb of Xenopus tadpoles. Mechanisms of Development, 123, 674-688.
2005
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Beck, C. W., & Miles, L. (2005). Pleiotropic actions of BMP signalling in Xenopus laevis development. Mechanisms of Development. 122, (pp. S165-S166). [Abstract]
2004
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Slack, J. M. W., Beck, C. W., Gargioli, C., & Christen, B. (2004). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of regeneration in Xenopus. In B. Heap (Ed.), Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences. 359(1445), (pp. 745-751). London: The Royal Society. [Full Paper]
2003
Journal - Research Article
Avaron, F., Thaeron-Antono, C., Beck, C., Borday-Birraux, V., Geraudie, J., Casane, D., & Laurenti, P. (2003). Comparison of even-skipped related gene expression pattern in vertebrates shows an association between expression domain loss and modification of selective constraints on sequences. Evolution & Development, 5(2), 145-156.
Christen, B., Beck, C., Lombardo, A., & Slack, J. M. W. (2003). Regeneration-specific expression pattern of three posterior hox genes. Developmental Dynamics, 226, 349-355.
Beck, C., Christen, B., & Slack, J. M. W. (2003). Molecular pathways needed for regeneration of spinal cord and muscle in a vertebrate. Developmental Cell, 5, 429-439.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Beck, C. W., & Slack, J. M. W. (2002). Notch is required for outgrowth of the Xenopus tail bud. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 46, 255-258.
2001
Journal - Research Article
Beck, C. W., Whitman, M., & Slack, J. M. W. (2001). The role of BMP signaling in outgrowth and patterning of the Xenopus tail bud. Developmental Biology, 238, 303-314.
Beck, C. W., & Slack, J. M. W. (2001). An amphibian with ambition: A new role for Xenopus in the 21st century [Minireview]. Genome Biology, 2(10), 1029.1-1029.5. Retrieved from http://genomebiology.com/2001/2/10/reviews/1029
2000
Journal - Research Article
Chalmers, A. D., Slack, J. M. W., & Beck, C. W. (2000). Regional gene expression in the epithelia of the Xenopus tadpole gut. Mechanisms of Development, 96, 125-128.
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