2019
Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 Controls Maintenance of Fungiform Papillae by Repressing Sonic Hedgehog Expression
Bar C, Cohen I, Zhao D, Pothula V, Litskevitch A, Koseki H, Zheng D, Ezhkova E. Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 Controls Maintenance of Fungiform Papillae by Repressing Sonic Hedgehog Expression. Cell Reports 2019, 28: 257-266.e5. PMID: 31269445, PMCID: PMC6921245, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCell CycleChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromatin Immunoprecipitation SequencingCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Epigenesis, GeneticEpitheliumGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene OntologyHedgehog ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2RNA-SeqSignal TransductionTaste BudsTongueConceptsGene expressionPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Spatial gene expression patternsRepressive Complex 1Gene expression patternsCell gene expressionChromatin regulatorsTissue patterningSonic hedgehog expressionEpigenetic regulationNiche structureExpression patternsCell genesEpithelial progenitorsHedgehog expressionShhEctopic ShhTaste cellsPapilla structuresTissue patternsExpressionCellsPatterningProper maintenanceComplexes 1
2018
PRC1 Fine-tunes Gene Repression and Activation to Safeguard Skin Development and Stem Cell Specification
Cohen I, Zhao D, Bar C, Valdes VJ, Dauber-Decker KL, Nguyen MB, Nakayama M, Rendl M, Bickmore WA, Koseki H, Zheng D, Ezhkova E. PRC1 Fine-tunes Gene Repression and Activation to Safeguard Skin Development and Stem Cell Specification. Cell Stem Cell 2018, 22: 726-739.e7. PMID: 29727681, PMCID: PMC5944606, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-canonical PRC1 complexesStem cell specificationPRC1 complexesCell specificationSkin developmentDiverse rolesRepressive Complex 1Essential chromatin regulatorsPrecise developmental programExpression of genesCanonical PRC1PRC1 bindsPRC1 functionChromatin regulatorsGene repressionActive genesCell identityRepressor functionDevelopmental programSC formationFurther dissectionGenesPRC2PRC1Function studies