2023
Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability
Zhang J, Wu Q, Hu X, Wang Y, Lu J, Chakraborty R, Martin K, Guo S. Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability. Stem Cells 2023, 41: 907-915. PMID: 37386941, PMCID: PMC11009695, DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxad051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene ExpressionMicePluripotent Stem CellsSerum Response FactorConceptsMouse pluripotent stem cellsSerum response factorPluripotent stem cellsCell fate stabilityRole of SRFGene expression noiseHeterogeneous gene expressionResponse factorStem cellsNaïve pluripotencyCell state heterogeneityLineage primingExpression noiseActin dynamicsCellular statesPluripotent cellsSRF functionCell statesMechanical signalingGene expressionFunctional modulationCentral mediatorSerum-containing culturesState heterogeneityCells
2018
Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition
Ying LD, Breuer GA, Hubbard MO, Nadzam GS, Hwa J, Martin KA. Technical Feasibility of a Murine Model of Sleeve Gastrectomy with Ileal Transposition. Obesity Surgery 2018, 29: 593-600. PMID: 30353248, PMCID: PMC6365182, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3555-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIleal transpositionSleeve gastrectomySham surgeryMouse modelReproducible mouse modelIntestinal identityQuantitative polymerase chain reactionBackgroundSleeve gastrectomySham procedureC57BL/6J miceObesogenic dietPolymerase chain reactionGastrectomyMurine modelPorcine modelWeight gainWeight lossMiceChain reactionMolecular pathwaysGene expression analysisWeeksFuture studiesLong-term survivabilityTechnical feasibility