2016
Imaging Functional Nucleic Acid Delivery to Skin
Kaspar RL, Hickerson RP, González-González E, Flores MA, Speaker TP, Rogers FA, Milstone LM, Contag CH. Imaging Functional Nucleic Acid Delivery to Skin. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1372: 1-24. PMID: 26530911, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3148-4_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleic acid deliveryNucleic acid-based therapiesAcid deliveryAcid-based therapiesFunctional deliveryFunctional nucleic acid deliveryTherapeutic nucleic acidsNucleic acidsOptical imaging technologiesReal-time monitoringTriplex nucleic acidsInteraction of lightMonogenic skin diseasesLight-tissue interactionsGene editingGene silencingOptical imagingNoninvasive imaging technologyTopical deliveryTime monitoringImaging technologyReporter geneLayered structureGeneral strategyEnzymatic reactions
2012
Inhibition of CD44 Gene Expression in Human Skin Models, Using Self-Delivery Short Interfering RNA Administered by Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays
Lara MF, González-González E, Speaker TJ, Hickerson RP, Leake D, Milstone LM, Contag CH, Kaspar RL. Inhibition of CD44 Gene Expression in Human Skin Models, Using Self-Delivery Short Interfering RNA Administered by Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays. Human Gene Therapy 2012, 23: 816-823. PMID: 22480249, PMCID: PMC3413896, DOI: 10.1089/hum.2011.211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic mouse modelInhibition of CD44CD44-specific antibodiesCD44 mRNA levelsDissolvable microneedle arraysGene expressionMouse modelXenograft modelSkin disordersCD44 gene expressionHuman skin modelTarget cellsMRNA levelsHuman skin equivalentsKeratinocyte membraneTreatmentInhibitionStratum corneumTarget gene expressionSiRNASkin equivalentsEpidermal equivalentsMicroneedle arraysSkin modelExpression
2007
Single-Nucleotide-Specific siRNA Targeting in a Dominant-Negative Skin Model
Hickerson RP, Smith FJ, Reeves RE, Contag CH, Leake D, Leachman SA, Milstone LM, McLean WH, Kaspar RL. Single-Nucleotide-Specific siRNA Targeting in a Dominant-Negative Skin Model. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2007, 128: 594-605. PMID: 17914454, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type gene expressionBicistronic reporter constructFilament formationDominant-negative genetic disordersNumerous genetic disordersGenetic disordersKeratin filament formationRNA interferenceMutant formsReporter constructsGene expressionMutant mRNAFluorescent reportersMutant allelesCell culture modelSiRNAsSimultaneous expressionK6aK mutationPachyonychia congenitaExpressionCulture modelHuman keratinocytesSiRNASelective inhibition
1994
Epican, a heparan/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan form of CD44, mediates cell-cell adhesion
Milstone L, Hough-Monroe L, Kugelman L, Bender J, Haggerty J. Epican, a heparan/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan form of CD44, mediates cell-cell adhesion. Journal Of Cell Science 1994, 107: 3183-3190. PMID: 7699015, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.11.3183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the skin of transgenic mice interferes with hair follicle development.
Wysolmerski JJ, Broadus AE, Zhou J, Fuchs E, Milstone LM, Philbrick WM. Overexpression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the skin of transgenic mice interferes with hair follicle development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 1133-1137. PMID: 7508121, PMCID: PMC521468, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.3.1133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle developmentTransgenic miceHair follicle developmentHuman keratin 14 promoterParathyroid hormone-related proteinNormal hair follicle developmentOverexpression of PTHrPHormone-related proteinHormone-related peptideKeratin 14 promoterHumoral hypercalcemiaPTHrP geneNormal tissuesMicePTHrPSkinOverexpressionCellular differentiationEarly stagesHypercalcemiaMalignancySyndromePeptidesFollicles