2019
Heterogeneity within Stratified Epithelial Stem Cell Populations Maintains the Oral Mucosa in Response to Physiological Stress
Byrd KM, Piehl NC, Patel JH, Huh WJ, Sequeira I, Lough KJ, Wagner BL, Marangoni P, Watt FM, Klein OD, Coffey RJ, Williams SE. Heterogeneity within Stratified Epithelial Stem Cell Populations Maintains the Oral Mucosa in Response to Physiological Stress. Cell Stem Cell 2019, 25: 814-829.e6. PMID: 31809739, PMCID: PMC6925542, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell populationJunctional zoneOral mucosaStem cellsImportant model systemCell populationsEpithelial stem cell populationSingle-progenitor modelAsymmetric divisionLabel-retention assaysCandidate nichesSymmetric divisionTissue stressOral cavityPalatal epitheliumPhysiological stressModel systemStratified epitheliumMucosaProliferative heterogeneityEpithelium
2014
Developing stratified epithelia: lessons from the epidermis and thymus
Roberts N, Horsley V. Developing stratified epithelia: lessons from the epidermis and thymus. WIREs Mechanisms Of Disease 2014, 3: 389-402. PMID: 25176390, PMCID: PMC4283209, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-restricted T cellsSkin epidermisNumber of organsSquamous epithelial cellsThymic epitheliumT cellsForeign pathogensMulti-layered epitheliumHair folliclesProgenitor cellsEpithelial cellsThymusEpithelial differentiation programEpitheliumStratified epitheliumEpithelial tissuesMolecular mechanismsEpidermisDifferentiation programTissueCellsNegative selectionEmbryonic germ layers
2012
Desmoplakin controls microvilli length but not cell adhesion or keratin organization in the intestinal epithelium
Sumigray KD, Lechler T. Desmoplakin controls microvilli length but not cell adhesion or keratin organization in the intestinal epithelium. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2012, 23: 792-799. PMID: 22238362, PMCID: PMC3290639, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-11-0923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDesmosomal protein desmoplakinProper cell-cell adhesionCell adhesionSimple epitheliaCell adhesion structuresApical junctional regionCell-cell adhesionTissue-specific functionsFunction of desmosomesKeratin filament networkTight junctionsKeratin organizationAdherens junctionsTissue homeostasisIntestinal epitheliumAdhesion structuresFilament networkCanonical functionFilament localizationKeratin filamentsMicrovilli lengthMicrovillus structureStratified epitheliumDesmoplakinDesmosomes
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