2021
Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease
Plikus MV, Wang X, Sinha S, Forte E, Thompson SM, Herzog EL, Driskell RR, Rosenthal N, Biernaskie J, Horsley V. Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease. Cell 2021, 184: 3852-3872. PMID: 34297930, PMCID: PMC8566693, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse mesenchymal cellsComplex extracellular matrixCell fateCellular progenyTissue homeostasisCell cycleBiochemical cuesReversible plasticityExtracellular matrixPositional informationMesenchymal cellsSkeletal muscleTissue repairFibrotic disordersFibroblastsLineagesNicheProgenyHomeostasisPhenotypeOrgansFatePlasticityCellsFunction
2016
The Role of Adipocytes in Tissue Regeneration and Stem Cell Niches
Shook B, Rivera Gonzalez G, Ebmeier S, Grisotti G, Zwick R, Horsley V. The Role of Adipocytes in Tissue Regeneration and Stem Cell Niches. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2016, 32: 1-23. PMID: 27146311, PMCID: PMC5157158, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-111315-125426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheFunction of WATWhite adipose tissueTissue homeostasisCell nicheMetabolic regulationNovel roleMetabolic physiologyMajor regulatorMature adipocytesImmune tissuesVivo regulationEssential roleRole of adipocytesHomeostasisWhite adipocytesAdipocytesTissue regenerationRegulationEndocrine homeostasisRegenerationTissueNicheRegulatorRole