2020
Cell-Cycle-Dependent ERK Signaling Dynamics Direct Fate Specification in the Mammalian Preimplantation Embryo
Pokrass MJ, Ryan KA, Xin T, Pielstick B, Timp W, Greco V, Regot S. Cell-Cycle-Dependent ERK Signaling Dynamics Direct Fate Specification in the Mammalian Preimplantation Embryo. Developmental Cell 2020, 55: 328-340.e5. PMID: 33091369, PMCID: PMC7658051, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFate specificationPreimplantation developmentKinase translocation reporterMammalian preimplantation embryosInner cell massEmbryonic stem cellsSingle cellsDifferent cell typesMulticellular organismsEndogenous taggingDaughter cellsNanog proteinActive ERKNanog levelsERK activityGene expressionPreimplantation embryosCell cycleTrophectoderm cellsERK inhibitionCell typesStem cellsLive embryosCell massEmbryos
2018
Flexible fate determination ensures robust differentiation in the hair follicle
Xin T, Gonzalez D, Rompolas P, Greco V. Flexible fate determination ensures robust differentiation in the hair follicle. Nature Cell Biology 2018, 20: 1361-1369. PMID: 30420661, PMCID: PMC6314017, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0232-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell levelStem cellsStem cell differentiationGerm stem cellsTissue architectureMultiple cell typesFate determinationDetermination mechanismTissue homeostasisSame stem cellsCommon progenitorDifferentiation outcomesDifferentiation stimuliDifferentiation lineageCell differentiationCell typesNormal differentiationWnt activationHair folliclesUnanticipated flexibilityDifferentiationRobust differentiationProgenitorsCellsUninjured condition