2022
Langerhans cells are essential components of the angiogenic niche during murine skin repair
Wasko R, Bridges K, Pannone R, Sidhu I, Xing Y, Naik S, Miller-Jensen K, Horsley V. Langerhans cells are essential components of the angiogenic niche during murine skin repair. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 2699-2713.e5. PMID: 36493773, PMCID: PMC10848275, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiogenic nicheSingle-cell RNA sequencingLangerhans cellsControl of angiogenesisCanonical roleMouse geneticsPre-existing vesselsRNA sequencingImmune cellsSkin repairFunction of LCSkin-resident immune cellsNew blood vesselsMouse skin woundsThree-dimensional microscopyNicheNon-healing woundsEndothelial cellsAngiogenesisCellsCell immunityTreatment optionsInflammatory diseasesAntigen presentationInjury repair
2021
Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease
Plikus MV, Wang X, Sinha S, Forte E, Thompson SM, Herzog EL, Driskell RR, Rosenthal N, Biernaskie J, Horsley V. Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease. Cell 2021, 184: 3852-3872. PMID: 34297930, PMCID: PMC8566693, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse mesenchymal cellsComplex extracellular matrixCell fateCellular progenyTissue homeostasisCell cycleBiochemical cuesReversible plasticityExtracellular matrixPositional informationMesenchymal cellsSkeletal muscleTissue repairFibrotic disordersFibroblastsLineagesNicheProgenyHomeostasisPhenotypeOrgansFatePlasticityCellsFunction
2016
The Role of Adipocytes in Tissue Regeneration and Stem Cell Niches
Shook B, Rivera Gonzalez G, Ebmeier S, Grisotti G, Zwick R, Horsley V. The Role of Adipocytes in Tissue Regeneration and Stem Cell Niches. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2016, 32: 1-23. PMID: 27146311, PMCID: PMC5157158, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-111315-125426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheFunction of WATWhite adipose tissueTissue homeostasisCell nicheMetabolic regulationNovel roleMetabolic physiologyMajor regulatorMature adipocytesImmune tissuesVivo regulationEssential roleRole of adipocytesHomeostasisWhite adipocytesAdipocytesTissue regenerationRegulationEndocrine homeostasisRegenerationTissueNicheRegulatorRole
2014
Chapter Four Epithelial Stem Cells in Adult Skin
Tadeu AM, Horsley V. Chapter Four Epithelial Stem Cells in Adult Skin. Current Topics In Developmental Biology 2014, 107: 109-131. PMID: 24439804, PMCID: PMC5595246, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-416022-4.00004-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult skin epitheliumTissue-specific stem cellsDifferent stem cell populationsStem cellsStem cell nicheNormal skin homeostasisStem cell populationStem cell activityCell nicheEpithelial stem cellsSkin homeostasisAbnormal regulationCell populationsAdult skinSkin epitheliumExtrinsic componentsEnvironmental aggressionsCellsNicheAdult lifeHomeostasisFirst lineRegulationRecent effortsCell activity
2011
Adipocyte Lineage Cells Contribute to the Skin Stem Cell Niche to Drive Hair Cycling
Festa E, Fretz J, Berry R, Schmidt B, Rodeheffer M, Horowitz M, Horsley V. Adipocyte Lineage Cells Contribute to the Skin Stem Cell Niche to Drive Hair Cycling. Cell 2011, 146: 761-771. PMID: 21884937, PMCID: PMC3298746, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipocyte lineage cellsStem cell nicheStem cell activityLineage cellsCell nicheSkin stem cell nichesStem cell functionEpithelial stem cell nicheStem cell activationEpithelial stem cell functionSkin stem cellsTissue homeostasisNiche cellsFunctional analysisAdipogenic cellsSkin homeostasisMammalian skinTransplantation experimentsStem cellsPrecursor cellsHair cyclingCell functionAdipocyte cellsNicheFunctional tissue
2008
More than one way to skin . . .
Fuchs E, Horsley V. More than one way to skin . . . Genes & Development 2008, 22: 976-985. PMID: 18413712, PMCID: PMC2732395, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1645908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cellsMultiple signaling networksNormal tissue homeostasisStem cell nicheStem cell populationResident stem cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal interactionsCell populationsCell fateSignaling networksSpecific lineagesTissue homeostasisCell nicheEpithelial stem cellsEpithelial lineageRecent cluesNormal homeostasisEpithelial tissuesLineagesWound repairHomeostasisCellsHair folliclesNicheFate