2023
Mechanisms of skin vascular maturation and maintenance captured by longitudinal imaging of live mice
Kam C, Singh I, Gonzalez D, Matte-Martone C, Solá P, Solanas G, Bonjoch J, Marsh E, Hirschi K, Greco V. Mechanisms of skin vascular maturation and maintenance captured by longitudinal imaging of live mice. Cell 2023, 186: 2345-2360.e16. PMID: 37167971, PMCID: PMC10225355, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult endothelial cellsNeonatal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsVascular maturationAdult homeostasisOrgan growthAdult maintenanceHomeostasisLive miceVessel regressionFundamental mechanismsGlobal ablationLocal ablationMaturationNetwork perfusionVascular plexusBlood vesselsLongitudinal imagingVessel repairMaintenanceVascular architecturePlexusFunctional networksMiceMechanism
2021
Skin-resident immune cells actively coordinate their distribution with epidermal cells during homeostasis
Park S, Matte-Martone C, Gonzalez DG, Lathrop EA, May DP, Pineda CM, Moore JL, Boucher JD, Marsh E, Schmitter-Sánchez A, Cockburn K, Markova O, Bellaïche Y, Greco V. Skin-resident immune cells actively coordinate their distribution with epidermal cells during homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology 2021, 23: 476-484. PMID: 33958758, PMCID: PMC8603572, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00670-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic epidermal T cellsLangerhans cellsCell typesEpithelial cellsDifferent cell typesMultiple cell typesLive adult miceGTPase Rac1Skin-resident immune cellsNon-random spatial distributionDistribution of LCContinuous turnoverEpidermal cellsEpidermal T cellsIndividual cellsCellular mechanismsEnvironmental insultsHomeostasisBasal epithelial cellsImmune cellsT cellsAdult miceCellsProper architectureEpidermis
2019
Flexibility sustains epithelial tissue homeostasis
Tai K, Cockburn K, Greco V. Flexibility sustains epithelial tissue homeostasis. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2019, 60: 84-91. PMID: 31153058, PMCID: PMC6756930, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2019.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial homeostasisEpithelial tissue homeostasisLive-imaging techniquesEpithelial cell interactionsIndividual epithelial cellsOrganism's lifetimeTissue homeostasisCell plasticityCell biologyMolecular mechanismsPathological settingsCell interactionsHomeostasisEpithelial cellsRecent advancesGeneticsBiologyMutationsImportant implicationsEpitheliumMechanismPlasticityCells
2018
Positional Stability and Membrane Occupancy Define Skin Fibroblast Homeostasis In Vivo
Marsh E, Gonzalez DG, Lathrop EA, Boucher J, Greco V. Positional Stability and Membrane Occupancy Define Skin Fibroblast Homeostasis In Vivo. Cell 2018, 175: 1620-1633.e13. PMID: 30415836, PMCID: PMC7605015, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore cellular mechanismsFibroblast homeostasisRac1-dependent mannerNeighboring fibroblastsMembrane occupancyMembrane extensionsNucleus organizationCellular mechanismsHomeostasisFibroblast membranesAbsence of migrationFibroblastsCell occupancySkin fibroblastsProgressive accumulationVivoStructural componentsLifespan of miceLive miceOccupancyMicePositional stabilityMembraneLifespanAccumulation
2016
Hardwiring Stem Cell Communication through Tissue Structure
Xin T, Greco V, Myung P. Hardwiring Stem Cell Communication through Tissue Structure. Cell 2016, 164: 1212-1225. PMID: 26967287, PMCID: PMC4805424, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The Dynamic Duo: Niche/Stem Cell Interdependency
Mesa KR, Rompolas P, Greco V. The Dynamic Duo: Niche/Stem Cell Interdependency. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 4: 961-966. PMID: 26028534, PMCID: PMC4471832, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal tissue homeostasisStem cell behaviorStem cell interactionsTissue homeostasisCellular turnoverPathological settingsCell behaviorStem cellsMost tissuesFundamental processesDynamic duoCell interactionsModel systemNew cellsCell productionTissue regenerationCellsTissueLive miceOrganismsHomeostasisTremendous advancesImaging approachNovel imaging approachBasic understanding