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
2014
β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche
Deschene ER, Myung P, Rompolas P, Zito G, Sun TY, Taketo MM, Saotome I, Greco V. β-Catenin Activation Regulates Tissue Growth Non–Cell Autonomously in the Hair Stem Cell Niche. Science 2014, 343: 1353-1356. PMID: 24653033, PMCID: PMC4096864, DOI: 10.1126/science.1248373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type cellsWnt/β-catenin signalingΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin activationMouse hair follicle stem cellsΒ-cateninStem cell nicheHair follicle stem cellsFollicle stem cellsNiche signalsMutant cellsCell divisionCell nicheCoordinated regenerationHair growthWnt ligandsCellular displacementCell behaviorStem cellsHair regenerationTissue growthSignalingCellsTissue regenerationActivation
2010
Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches?
Greco V, Guo S. Compartmentalized organization: a common and required feature of stem cell niches? Development 2010, 137: 1586-1594. PMID: 20430743, PMCID: PMC2860245, DOI: 10.1242/dev.041103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheCell nicheHair follicle stem cell nicheFollicle stem cell nicheAdult stem cell nichesStem cellsStem cell fieldOrgan growthNicheHair regenerationSlow cyclingRecent findingsCell fieldNew growthTissue regenerationRecent studiesCellsGrowthLong-term growthRegenerationProgenyCompartmentsKey questions
2001
Argosomes A Potential Vehicle for the Spread of Morphogens through Epithelia
Greco V, Hannus M, Eaton S. Argosomes A Potential Vehicle for the Spread of Morphogens through Epithelia. Cell 2001, 106: 633-645. PMID: 11551510, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00484-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWingless proteinFormation of morphogen gradientsImaginal disc epitheliumCell biological mechanismsSpreading of morphogensDisc epitheliumMorphogen gradientsArgosomesTissue patterningMorphogenWinglessMembrane fragmentsCell membraneProteinBiological mechanismsCellsAdjacent tissuesMembraneEndosomesBasolateral membranePotential vehicleTissueFragments