2018
Adipocyte hypertrophy and lipid dynamics underlie mammary gland remodeling after lactation
Zwick RK, Rudolph MC, Shook BA, Holtrup B, Roth E, Lei V, Van Keymeulen A, Seewaldt V, Kwei S, Wysolmerski J, Rodeheffer MS, Horsley V. Adipocyte hypertrophy and lipid dynamics underlie mammary gland remodeling after lactation. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3592. PMID: 30181538, PMCID: PMC6123393, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05911-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse mammary glandMilk-producing epithelial cellsTissue-specific rolesMammary glandAdipose growthLipid dynamicsGenetic tracingPhysiological examplesFunctional implicationsCellular mechanismsAdipocyte hypertrophyMature adipocytesEssential roleVivo analysisTissue functionMammary epitheliumAdipocytesEpithelial cellsAdipocyte precursorsSubsequent involutionMilk lipidsPrimary mechanismMechanismLipidomicsMilk fat production
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
2015
Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis
Ebmeier S, Horsley V. Origin of fibrosing cells in systemic sclerosis. Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2015, 27: 555-562. PMID: 26352735, PMCID: PMC4639394, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic sclerosisEndothelial cellsInjury-induced fibrosisEpithelial cellsProgressive fibrosisAutoimmune diseasesTreatment optionsEffective therapyInjury modelFibrosis modelChronic natureAnimal modelsTissue stromaSclerosisCell originFibrosisUnknown originVariety of tissuesCellular originRecent evidenceFibrocytesDiseasePericytesSpecific organsAdipocytes
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
2012
Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces
Mertz AF, Che Y, Banerjee S, Goldstein JM, Rosowski KA, Revilla SF, Niessen CM, Marchetti MC, Dufresne ER, Horsley V. Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 110: 842-847. PMID: 23277553, PMCID: PMC3549115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217279110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell adhesionExtracellular matrixIntercellular adhesionCell-matrix adhesionImportance of cadherinPrimary mouse keratinocytesTraction forceMechanical regulationFunction of tissuesCadherinColony peripheryCadherin expressionMinimal physical modelCross talkEssential roleMouse keratinocytesEpithelial tissuesEpithelial cellsContractile cellsPhysical cohesionSpatial rearrangementCellsColoniesAdhesionAdhesion typeIL-22 Promotes Fibroblast-Mediated Wound Repair in the Skin
McGee HM, Schmidt BA, Booth CJ, Yancopoulos GD, Valenzuela DM, Murphy AJ, Stevens S, Flavell RA, Horsley V. IL-22 Promotes Fibroblast-Mediated Wound Repair in the Skin. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2012, 133: 1321-1329. PMID: 23223145, PMCID: PMC3610794, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-22Immune cellsCytokine IL-22Epithelial cellsWound repairIL-22 signalingDermal compartmentFull-thickness woundingAcute injuryPeripheral tissuesSkin wound repairEpithelial regenerationMyofibroblast differentiationSkin woundingEpidermal barrierExtracellular matrix gene expressionMatrix gene expressionInjuryVivo roleSkin repairMiceUnidentified roleFibroblastsRepairUnidirectional signaling