2021
The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation
Carley E, Stewart R, Zieman AG, Jalilian I, King DE, Zubek AE, Lin S, Horsley V, King MC. The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation. ELife 2021, 10: e58541. PMID: 33779546, PMCID: PMC8051949, DOI: 10.7554/elife.58541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fateEpidermal cell fateLinker of nucleoskeletonCell fate decisionsEpidermal differentiation genesEpidermal differentiationDirect force transmissionEpidermal stem cellsCytoskeleton (LINC) complexLINC complexFate decisionsNuclear laminaType laminsDifferentiation genesIntegrin engagementForce transductionDifferentiation concomitantChemical signalsMechanotransduction pathwaysKeratinocyte progenitorsMolecular biosensorsStem cellsKeratinocyte differentiationDifferentiationMechanical input
2017
E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning
Rübsam M, Mertz AF, Kubo A, Marg S, Jüngst C, Goranci-Buzhala G, Schauss AC, Horsley V, Dufresne ER, Moser M, Ziegler W, Amagai M, Wickström SA, Niessen CM. E-cadherin integrates mechanotransduction and EGFR signaling to control junctional tissue polarization and tight junction positioning. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1250. PMID: 29093447, PMCID: PMC5665913, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01170-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Nuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions
Stewart RM, Zubek AE, Rosowski KA, Schreiner SM, Horsley V, King MC. Nuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 209: 403-418. PMID: 25963820, PMCID: PMC4427780, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular adhesionNuclear positionEpidermal tissue integrityLinker of nucleoskeletonCross talkPrimary mouse keratinocytesCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCytoplasmic cytoskeletonAdhesion functionMicrotubule networkDefective adhesionCytoskeletonSUN2Mouse keratinocytesTissue integrityFollicle structureEpidermal keratinocytesAdhesionNucleoskeletonCellsKeratinocytesAdhesion formationNucleusIntegrityComplexes
2014
Developing stratified epithelia: lessons from the epidermis and thymus
Roberts N, Horsley V. Developing stratified epithelia: lessons from the epidermis and thymus. WIREs Mechanisms Of Disease 2014, 3: 389-402. PMID: 25176390, PMCID: PMC4283209, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-restricted T cellsSkin epidermisNumber of organsSquamous epithelial cellsThymic epitheliumT cellsForeign pathogensMulti-layered epitheliumHair folliclesProgenitor cellsEpithelial cellsThymusEpithelial differentiation programEpitheliumStratified epitheliumEpithelial tissuesMolecular mechanismsEpidermisDifferentiation programTissueCellsNegative selectionEmbryonic germ layers
2013
Notch signaling represses p63 expression in the developing surface ectoderm
Tadeu AM, Horsley V. Notch signaling represses p63 expression in the developing surface ectoderm. Development 2013, 140: 3777-3786. PMID: 23924630, PMCID: PMC3754476, DOI: 10.1242/dev.093948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCell DifferentiationEctodermEmbryonic Stem CellsEpidermal CellsEpidermisGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansKeratin-14KeratinocytesMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphoproteinsReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionStem CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsProgenitor cellsMouse embryosKeratinocyte lineageProgenitor cell specificationEmbryonic stem cellsNegative regulatory roleKeratinocyte fateCell specificationEctodermal specificationInhibition of NotchTranscriptional changesMolecular controlNotch signalingRegulatory roleSurface ectodermP63 expressionStem cellsCoordinated sequenceLineagesMature epidermisEmbryosKeratin 14ExpressionCells
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