2022
Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients
Qu R, Gupta K, Dong D, Jiang Y, Landa B, Saez C, Strickland G, Levinsohn J, Weng PL, Taketo MM, Kluger Y, Myung P. Decomposing a deterministic path to mesenchymal niche formation by two intersecting morphogen gradients. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1053-1067.e5. PMID: 35421372, PMCID: PMC9050909, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphogen gradientsCell fate specificationWnt/β-cateninFate specificationShape tissuesOrgan formationCell fateDermal condensatesGenetic perturbationsNiche formationDifferentiation processSpatiotemporal patterningCell behaviorΒ-cateninMore intermediatesComputational approachProliferationMorphogenesisScRNAOrganogenesisShhKey componentProgenitorsCritical transitionDKK1
2018
Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt
Sumigray KD, Terwilliger M, Lechler T. Morphogenesis and Compartmentalization of the Intestinal Crypt. Developmental Cell 2018, 45: 183-197.e5. PMID: 29689194, PMCID: PMC5987226, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRac1 null miceAdult mammalian intestineCell shape changesProgenitor cellsStem cell nicheGene networksCrypt morphogenesisCrypt progenitor cellsEssential regulatorMammalian intestineCell nicheGenetic analysisUnexpected roleApical constrictionNiche formationHemidesmosomal adhesionCrypt developmentTissue architectureMouse cryptsMorphogenesisAbsorptive villiNull miceIntestinal cryptsQuantitative morphometricsShape changes
2015
AIP1 Expression in Tumor Niche Suppresses Tumor Progression and Metastasis
Ji W, Li Y, He Y, Yin M, Zhou HJ, Boggon TJ, Zhang H, Min W. AIP1 Expression in Tumor Niche Suppresses Tumor Progression and Metastasis. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 3492-3504. PMID: 26139244, PMCID: PMC4558200, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-0088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGuanylate KinasesHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceNeoplasm MetastasisNeovascularization, PathologicProtein Kinase InhibitorsSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionPremetastatic niche formationTumor growthAugments tumor growthBreast cancer modelSuppresses tumor progressionVascular endothelial cellsNiche formationSystemic administrationCancer modelVEGFR2 kinase inhibitorTumor neovascularizationTumor progressionTumor angiogenesisTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsEndothelial cellsMetastasisKinase inhibitorsTumor nicheVascular ECsSpecific deletionVascular environmentEMT switchAIP1 gene
2014
Development of the Fetal Bone Marrow Niche and Regulation of HSC Quiescence and Homing Ability by Emerging Osteolineage Cells
Coşkun S, Chao H, Vasavada H, Heydari K, Gonzales N, Zhou X, de Crombrugghe B, Hirschi KK. Development of the Fetal Bone Marrow Niche and Regulation of HSC Quiescence and Homing Ability by Emerging Osteolineage Cells. Cell Reports 2014, 9: 581-590. PMID: 25310984, PMCID: PMC4266564, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOsteolineage cellsHematopoietic stem cellsHSC developmentCellular componentsAdult-repopulating hematopoietic stem cellsBone marrow nicheEmbryonic day 16.5HSC quiescenceMultilineage progenitorsSpecialized nichesNiche formationFetal bone marrow cellsHSC activityMarrow nicheMultilineage coloniesStem cellsBone marrow cellsDay 16.5NicheHSC proliferationHoming abilityMarrow cellsCellsBone marrowStromal components
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