Valerie Tornini, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Genetics
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Selected Publications
- Small protein plays with big networksTornini V. Small protein plays with big networks. Trends In Genetics 2023, 40: 17-19. PMID: 37879968, PMCID: PMC10847964, DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.10.008.
- linc-mipep and linc-wrb encode micropeptides that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific neural cellsTornini V, Miao L, Lee H, Gerson T, Dube S, Schmidt V, Kroll F, Tang Y, Du K, Kuchroo M, Vejnar C, Bazzini A, Krishnaswamy S, Rihel J, Giraldez A. linc-mipep and linc-wrb encode micropeptides that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific neural cells. ELife 2023, 12: e82249. PMID: 37191016, PMCID: PMC10188112, DOI: 10.7554/elife.82249.
- Maximizing biomedical research impacts through bioethical considerationsTornini V, Politi S, Bruce L, Latham S. Maximizing biomedical research impacts through bioethical considerations. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2023, 16: dmm050046. PMID: 37092345, PMCID: PMC10163322, DOI: 10.1242/dmm.050046.
- Giving translation a handStrayer EC, Tornini VA, Giraldez AJ. Giving translation a hand. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2921-2923. PMID: 34752744, PMCID: PMC10519192, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.10.016.
- Control of osteoblast regeneration by a train of Erk activity wavesDe Simone A, Evanitsky M, Hayden L, Cox B, Wang J, Tornini V, Ou J, Chao A, Poss K, Di Talia S. Control of osteoblast regeneration by a train of Erk activity waves. Nature 2021, 590: 129-133. PMID: 33408418, PMCID: PMC7864885, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-03085-8.
- Vitamin D Stimulates Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Controls Organ Size and Regeneration in ZebrafishHan Y, Chen A, Umansky KB, Oonk KA, Choi WY, Dickson AL, Ou J, Cigliola V, Yifa O, Cao J, Tornini VA, Cox BD, Tzahor E, Poss KD. Vitamin D Stimulates Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Controls Organ Size and Regeneration in Zebrafish. Developmental Cell 2019, 48: 853-863.e5. PMID: 30713073, PMCID: PMC6435404, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.01.001.
- In Toto Imaging of Dynamic Osteoblast Behaviors in Regenerating Skeletal BoneCox BD, De Simone A, Tornini VA, Singh SP, Di Talia S, Poss KD. In Toto Imaging of Dynamic Osteoblast Behaviors in Regenerating Skeletal Bone. Current Biology 2018, 28: 3937-3947.e4. PMID: 30503623, PMCID: PMC6298855, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.052.
- Live fate-mapping of joint-associated fibroblasts visualizes expansion of cell contributions during zebrafish fin regenerationTornini VA, Thompson JD, Allen RL, Poss KD. Live fate-mapping of joint-associated fibroblasts visualizes expansion of cell contributions during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development 2017, 144: 2889-2895. PMID: 28811310, PMCID: PMC5592816, DOI: 10.1242/dev.155655.
- Live Monitoring of Blastemal Cell Contributions during Appendage RegenerationTornini VA, Puliafito A, Slota LA, Thompson JD, Nachtrab G, Kaushik AL, Kapsimali M, Primo L, Di Talia S, Poss KD. Live Monitoring of Blastemal Cell Contributions during Appendage Regeneration. Current Biology 2016, 26: 2981-2991. PMID: 27839971, PMCID: PMC5121098, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.072.
- Modulation of tissue repair by regeneration enhancer elementsKang J, Hu J, Karra R, Dickson AL, Tornini VA, Nachtrab G, Gemberling M, Goldman JA, Black BL, Poss KD. Modulation of tissue repair by regeneration enhancer elements. Nature 2016, 532: 201-206. PMID: 27049946, PMCID: PMC4844022, DOI: 10.1038/nature17644.
- Multicolor mapping of the cardiomyocyte proliferation dynamics that construct the atriumFoglia MJ, Cao J, Tornini VA, Poss KD. Multicolor mapping of the cardiomyocyte proliferation dynamics that construct the atrium. Development 2016, 143: 1688-1696. PMID: 26989176, PMCID: PMC4874486, DOI: 10.1242/dev.136606.
- Keeping at Arm’s Length during RegenerationTornini VA, Poss KD. Keeping at Arm’s Length during Regeneration. Developmental Cell 2014, 29: 139-145. PMID: 24780734, PMCID: PMC4052447, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.04.007.
- Transcriptional components of anteroposterior positional information during zebrafish fin regenerationNachtrab G, Kikuchi K, Tornini VA, Poss KD. Transcriptional components of anteroposterior positional information during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development 2013, 140: 3754-3764. PMID: 23924636, PMCID: PMC3754474, DOI: 10.1242/dev.098798.
- β-Arrestin2 mediates the initiation and progression of myeloid leukemiaFereshteh M, Ito T, Kovacs JJ, Zhao C, Kwon HY, Tornini V, Konuma T, Chen M, Lefkowitz RJ, Reya T. β-Arrestin2 mediates the initiation and progression of myeloid leukemia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 12532-12537. PMID: 22773819, PMCID: PMC3411976, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209815109.