2022
Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers
Theocharidis G, Thomas BE, Sarkar D, Mumme HL, Pilcher WJR, Dwivedi B, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Sîrbulescu RF, Kafanas A, Mezghani I, Wang P, Lobao A, Vlachos IS, Dash B, Hsia HC, Horsley V, Bhasin SS, Veves A, Bhasin M. Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 181. PMID: 35013299, PMCID: PMC8748704, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27801-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCell Adhesion MoleculesChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Diabetes MellitusDiabetic FootEndothelial CellsExome SequencingFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKeratinocytesLeukocytesMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 11Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Single-Cell AnalysisSkinTranscriptomeWound HealingConceptsDiabetic foot ulcerationSpatial transcriptomicsSingle-cell transcriptomic landscapeSingle-cell RNA sequencingPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsDiabetic foot ulcersM1 macrophage polarizationNovel therapeutic approachesTranscriptomic landscapeWound healing microenvironmentRNA sequencingDFU patientsDevastating complicationFoot ulcerationDFU healingFoot ulcersDFU treatmentMononuclear cellsM1 macrophagesM2 macrophagesMacrophage polarizationTherapeutic approachesSame patientHigh abundance
2017
Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity
Roberts NA, Adams BD, McCarthy NI, Tooze RM, Parnell SM, Anderson G, Kaech SM, Horsley V. Prdm1 Regulates Thymic Epithelial Function To Prevent Autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 199: 1250-1260. PMID: 28701508, PMCID: PMC5544928, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, AntinuclearAutoantibodiesAutoimmunityEpithelial CellsForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationKeratin-14Lymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudePositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Thymus GlandT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscription FactorsConceptsThymic epithelial cellsThymic epithelial functionT cellsSelf-reactive T cellsEpithelial functionRegulatory T cell developmentDevelopment of Foxp3Tissue-specific AgsMouse thymic epithelial cellsRegulatory T cellsMedullary thymic epithelial cellsAnti-nuclear AbsCell type-specific deletionT cell developmentDendritic cellsAutoantibody productionAutoimmune diseasesAutoimmune pathologyNude miceAutoimmunityTEC functionConditional deletionCrucial transcription factorMiceEpithelial cells
2016
Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade
Belinsky GS, Sreekumar B, Andrejecsk JW, Saltzman WM, Gong J, Herzog RI, Lin S, Horsley V, Carpenter TO, Chung C. Pigment epithelium‐derived factor restoration increases bone mass and improves bone plasticity in a model of osteogenesis imperfecta type VI via Wnt3a blockade. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2837-2848. PMID: 27127101, PMCID: PMC4970601, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500027r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorOsteogenesis imperfecta type VIWnt/β-catenin signalingBone massOI type VIΒ-catenin signalingAbility of PEDFTrabecular bone volume/total volumeType VIBone volume/total volumeWild-type miceEpithelium-derived factorBone plasticityPEDF-knockout miceMesenchymal stem cell commitmentBone volume fractionKO micePEDF peptidesStem cell commitmentFluorescent protein reporterCombination of Wnt3aMouse modelWnt modulatorsBone mineralizationMice
2014
Calcineurin/Nfatc1 signaling links skin stem cell quiescence to hormonal signaling during pregnancy and lactation
Goldstein J, Fletcher S, Roth E, Wu C, Chun A, Horsley V. Calcineurin/Nfatc1 signaling links skin stem cell quiescence to hormonal signaling during pregnancy and lactation. Genes & Development 2014, 28: 983-994. PMID: 24732379, PMCID: PMC4018496, DOI: 10.1101/gad.236554.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell quiescenceStem cell nicheHair follicle (HF) SCsTranscription factor nuclear factorJAK/STAT5Hormonal signalingMolecular circuitryActivated T cells c1Phosphatase calcineurinCell nicheSC quiescenceCell quiescenceT cells c1Calcineurin/NFATc1Function experimentsGenetic changesCanonical activationPharmacological lossPRL injectionsSC activationProlactin receptorMost tissuesTissue environmentHF SCsNuclear factor