2015
Expression of the CTCFL Gene during Mouse Embryogenesis Causes Growth Retardation, Postnatal Lethality, and Dysregulation of the Transforming Growth Factor β Pathway
Sati L, Zeiss C, Yekkala K, Demir R, McGrath J. Expression of the CTCFL Gene during Mouse Embryogenesis Causes Growth Retardation, Postnatal Lethality, and Dysregulation of the Transforming Growth Factor β Pathway. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2015, 35: 3436-3445. PMID: 26169830, PMCID: PMC4561735, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00381-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth factor β pathwayHuman vascular malformationsTestis-expressed genesΒ pathwayParalog of CTCFEmbryonic stem cellsTransforming Growth Factor-β PathwayPrior mouse modelsMouse embryogenesisBioinformatics analysisCancer-testis antigensDownstream targetsES cellsPostnatal lethalityCTCFLEmbryogenesis resultsTGFB pathwayGenesStem cellsVascular defectsPathwayExpressionTransgenic miceEye malformationsPhenotype
2009
Embryonic arrest at midgestation and disruption of Notch signaling produced by the absence of both epsin 1 and epsin 2 in mice
Chen H, Ko G, Zatti A, Di Giacomo G, Liu L, Raiteri E, Perucco E, Collesi C, Min W, Zeiss C, De Camilli P, Cremona O. Embryonic arrest at midgestation and disruption of Notch signaling produced by the absence of both epsin 1 and epsin 2 in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 13838-13843. PMID: 19666558, PMCID: PMC2728981, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907008106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic adaptorsRole of epsinsClathrin-mediated endocytosisSpecific membrane proteinsDouble knockout embryosPrimary target genesBeginning of organogenesisActivation of NotchEmbryonic lethalityPutative functionsKnockout embryosEmbryonic arrestMembrane proteinsGenetic approachesTarget genesDKO embryosNotch activationNotch signalingEndocytic functionDevelopmental defectsGenesEpsinEmbryosInactivation resultsEndocytosis
2003
The Apoptosis-Necrosis Continuum: Insights from Genetically Altered Mice
Zeiss CJ. The Apoptosis-Necrosis Continuum: Insights from Genetically Altered Mice. Veterinary Pathology 2003, 40: 481-495. PMID: 12949404, DOI: 10.1354/vp.40-5-481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell death programApoptosis-inducing factorTissue-specific rolesCaspase-dependent mechanismCaspase-dependent apoptosisApoptosis-necrosis continuumAnimal developmentDeath programKey genesApoptotic effectorsApoptotic phenotypeRegulated processCaspase activationIntimate crosstalkApoptotic cascadeDependent effectorsHomeostatic pathwaysCell deathNecrotic onesBiochemical networksApoptosisPathologic stimuliBiochemical featuresMutant miceGenes