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The objective of this study was to use zebrafish as a model and determine the effects of TBBPS exposure on gastrulation stages of embryogenesis. We initiated TBBPS exposures (0 or 40\u2009\u00b5M) at 0.75\u2009h post fertilization (hpf), phenotyped hourly through cleavage, blastula, and gastrula stages, and showed that TBBPS-treated embryos exhibited delay in development beginning at \u223c4 hpf, a stage corresponding to early gastrulation, with significant mortality during late gastrulation. To examine the genetic basis of TBBPS-induced effects, we conducted mRNA sequencing on exposures from 0.75 to 7 hpf, revealing downregulation of cytoskeletal organization and tight junction assembly. We then fluorescent-stained for multiple cytoskeletal and tight junction proteins (\u03b1-tubulin, \u03b2-tubulin, Zonula occludens-1, filamentous actin [F-actin]) following exposures to a wide range of TBBPS concentrations (0, 0.004, 0.04, 0.4, 4, and 40\u2009\u00b5M). F-actin expression was consistently upregulated across all exposed TBBPS concentrations. To determine whether activation of p38, a key regulator of F-actin polymerization, plays a role in TBBPS-induced F-actin disruption, we co-exposed embryos with TBBPS (0 or 40\u2009\u00b5M) and a known p38 inhibitor (5\u2009\u00b5M SB 203580) and assessed developmental phenotypes and F-actin levels. Treatment with p38 inhibitor significantly rescued TBBPS-induced effects, with co-exposure groups exhibiting cell stages and F-actin expression similar to controls. 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