2024
Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation
Xin T, Gallini S, Wei H, Gonzalez D, Matte-Martone C, Machida H, Fujiwara H, Pasolli H, Suozzi K, Gonzalez L, Regot S, Greco V. Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation. Nature Cell Biology 2024, 26: 859-867. PMID: 38689013, PMCID: PMC11519783, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01413-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchERK signalingStem cellsSquamous cell carcinomaHair folliclesOncogenic KRAS mutationsCell carcinomaKRAS mutationsSustained ERK activationERK signaling dynamicsOncogenic mutationsOncogenic KRASERK activationStem cell behaviorIntravital imagingAbnormal cell divisionModulates specific featuresKrasG12DTissue deformationSpatiotemporally specific mannerSustained ERK signalingMutationsLiving miceFolliclesTissue disruptionSingle-cell level
2023
Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle
Wei H, Du S, Parksong J, Pasolli H, Matte-Martone C, Regot S, Gonzalez L, Xin T, Greco V. Organ function is preserved despite reorganization of niche architecture in the hair follicle. Cell Stem Cell 2023, 30: 962-972.e6. PMID: 37419106, PMCID: PMC10362479, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNiche architectureDermal papilla fibroblastsDifferentiated lineagesHair follicle growthStereotypic architectureMultipotent progenitorsEpithelial progenitorsFunctional importanceNicheStem cellsFibroblast nicheProgenitorsPowerful modelIntravital imagingDermal papillaFibroblastsHair folliclesFollicle growthOrgan functionLineagesDifferentiationCrosstalkHairProliferationCells