2022
Prdm6 controls heart development by regulating neural crest cell differentiation and migration
Hong L, Li N, Gasque V, Mehta S, Ye L, Wu Y, Li J, Gewies A, Ruland J, Hirschi KK, Eichmann A, Hendry C, van Dijk D, Mani A. Prdm6 controls heart development by regulating neural crest cell differentiation and migration. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e156046. PMID: 35108221, PMCID: PMC8876496, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.156046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac NCCNeural crest cell fateNeural crest cell differentiationSingle-cell RNA-seq analysisRNA-seq analysisDorsal neural tubeG1-S progressionFate-mapping approachCNCC migrationSpecification genesH4K20 monomethylationCell fateTranscriptomic analysisEpigenetic modifiersHeart developmentRegulated networkTranscript levelsKey regulatorMolecular mechanismsCell differentiationNeural tubePRDM6Ductus arteriosusPotential targetDifferentiation
2021
Dyrk1b promotes autophagy during skeletal muscle differentiation by upregulating 4e-bp1
Bhat N, Narayanan A, Fathzadeh M, Shah K, Dianatpour M, Abou Ziki MD, Mani A. Dyrk1b promotes autophagy during skeletal muscle differentiation by upregulating 4e-bp1. Cellular Signalling 2021, 90: 110186. PMID: 34752933, PMCID: PMC8712395, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkeletal muscle differentiationMuscle differentiationC2C12 cellsHuman skeletal muscle developmentSkeletal muscle developmentGlobal gene networksPost-transcriptional targetEmbryonic lethalGene networksZebrafish embryosMyofiber differentiationOverexpression approachesMuscle developmentCRISPR/DYRK1BRare gainDownstream targetsTranslational inhibitorKey regulatorUntargeted proteomicsFunction mutationsAutophagic fluxEnhances AutophagyDifferentiationAutophagy