2024
Disentangling Race from Skin Color in Modern Biology and Medicine
Horsley V, Dadzie O, Hall R, Jablonski N. Disentangling Race from Skin Color in Modern Biology and Medicine. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024 PMID: 39503695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic classificationDominant cultural institutionsDiversity of peopleDisciplines of biologyModern disciplineCultural institutionsEuropean scientistsChattel slaveryModern institutionsModern biologyPolitical systemCensus classificationEconomic structureClassifying peopleHuman DNA sequencesEconomic systemSocial environmentSlaveryWorldGenomic analysisDNA sequencesModernizationPeopleRaceBiological diversityDon’t be so naïve
Horsley V, Nassereddine A. Don’t be so naïve. ELife 2024, 13: e103292. PMID: 39453398, PMCID: PMC11509665, DOI: 10.7554/elife.103292.Peer-Reviewed Original Research651 Epigenetic regulation of macrophage activity by glutamine during wound healing
Xu Y, Forni M, Horsley V. 651 Epigenetic regulation of macrophage activity by glutamine during wound healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 144: s114. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.06.667.Peer-Reviewed Original Research103 FASNated by fat: WNT signaling activation causes early decline of de-novo lipogenesis leading to lipid depleted dermal adipocytes
Madhavan S, Rudolph M, Horsley V, Atit R. 103 FASNated by fat: WNT signaling activation causes early decline of de-novo lipogenesis leading to lipid depleted dermal adipocytes. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 144: s18. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.06.119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research656 Wnt signaling activation in mature dermal adipocytes stimulates lipolysis and alters ECM homeostasis
Ma Q, Segal E, Wyetzner R, Horsley V, Atit R. 656 Wnt signaling activation in mature dermal adipocytes stimulates lipolysis and alters ECM homeostasis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 144: s115. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.06.672.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Apoptosis recognition receptors regulate skin tissue repair in mice
Justynski O, Bridges K, Krause W, Forni M, Phan Q, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Carter K, King D, Hsia H, Gazes M, Vyce S, Driskell R, Miller-Jensen K, Horsley V. Apoptosis recognition receptors regulate skin tissue repair in mice. ELife 2023, 12: e86269. PMID: 38127424, PMCID: PMC10735221, DOI: 10.7554/elife.86269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma
Odell I, Agrawal K, Sefik E, Odell A, Caves E, Kirkiles-Smith N, Horsley V, Hinchcliff M, Pober J, Kluger Y, Flavell R. IL-6 trans-signaling in a humanized mouse model of scleroderma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306965120. PMID: 37669366, PMCID: PMC10500188, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306965120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived immune cellsIL-6Human hematopoietic stem cellsImmune cellsT cellsScleroderma skinSoluble IL-6 receptorCD8 T cellsHumanized mouse modelPathogenesis of sclerodermaMesenchymal cellsFibroblast-derived IL-6IL-6 receptorIL-6 signalingT cell activationHuman IL-6Human T cellsExpression of collagenFibrosis improvementPansclerotic morpheaHuman endothelial cellsHumanized miceReduced markersSkin graftsHuman CD4
2022
Langerhans cells are essential components of the angiogenic niche during murine skin repair
Wasko R, Bridges K, Pannone R, Sidhu I, Xing Y, Naik S, Miller-Jensen K, Horsley V. Langerhans cells are essential components of the angiogenic niche during murine skin repair. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 2699-2713.e5. PMID: 36493773, PMCID: PMC10848275, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiogenic nicheSingle-cell RNA sequencingLangerhans cellsControl of angiogenesisCanonical roleMouse geneticsPre-existing vesselsRNA sequencingImmune cellsSkin repairFunction of LCSkin-resident immune cellsNew blood vesselsMouse skin woundsThree-dimensional microscopyNicheNon-healing woundsEndothelial cellsAngiogenesisCellsCell immunityTreatment optionsInflammatory diseasesAntigen presentationInjury repairReindeer light the way to scarless wound healing
Caves E, Horsley V. Reindeer light the way to scarless wound healing. Cell 2022, 185: 4675-4677. PMID: 36493748, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic quality control machinery that operates across compartmental borders mediates the degradation of mammalian nuclear membrane proteins
Tsai P, Cameron C, Forni M, Wasko R, Naughton B, Horsley V, Gerstein M, Schlieker C. Dynamic quality control machinery that operates across compartmental borders mediates the degradation of mammalian nuclear membrane proteins. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111675. PMID: 36417855, PMCID: PMC9827541, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein turnoverCellular quality control systemNuclear membrane proteinsQuality control machineryDistinct cellular compartmentsNuclear envelope proteinsGenetic screenProtein homeostasisUbiquitin ligasesControl machineryMembrane proteinsCellular compartmentsEnzyme Ube2g2Quality control systemEndoplasmic reticulumHuman diseasesEfficient biosynthesisHRD1RNF5Disease variantsTMEM33Envelope proteinSubstrate levelsDisease etiologyModel substrateAdipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease
Horsley V. Adipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2022, 76: 101968. PMID: 35988318, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2022.101968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian tissue repairTissue repairEssential regulatorAdipocyte plasticityFunction of adipocytesCritical regulatorLipid-filled cellsMultiple tissuesTissue functionRegenerative medicineAdipocytesSkeletal muscleBioactive productsRegulatorMammary glandTherapeutic avenuesFibrotic lesionsEndocrine functionTissue regenerationPlasticityWound healingContractile fibroblastsTissueRepairTumorigenesis791 Dendritic cells express the receptor Axl in wound healing
Justynski O, Horsley V. 791 Dendritic cells express the receptor Axl in wound healing. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2022, 142: s137. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCut out that YAPping: Mechanisms to reduce scar formation.
Horsley V. Cut out that YAPping: Mechanisms to reduce scar formation. Cell Stem Cell 2022, 29: 179-181. PMID: 35120615, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers
Theocharidis G, Thomas BE, Sarkar D, Mumme HL, Pilcher WJR, Dwivedi B, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Sîrbulescu RF, Kafanas A, Mezghani I, Wang P, Lobao A, Vlachos IS, Dash B, Hsia HC, Horsley V, Bhasin SS, Veves A, Bhasin M. Single cell transcriptomic landscape of diabetic foot ulcers. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 181. PMID: 35013299, PMCID: PMC8748704, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27801-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersCell Adhesion MoleculesChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Diabetes MellitusDiabetic FootEndothelial CellsExome SequencingFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitKeratinocytesLeukocytesMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 11Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Single-Cell AnalysisSkinTranscriptomeWound HealingConceptsDiabetic foot ulcerationSpatial transcriptomicsSingle-cell transcriptomic landscapeSingle-cell RNA sequencingPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsDiabetic foot ulcersM1 macrophage polarizationNovel therapeutic approachesTranscriptomic landscapeWound healing microenvironmentRNA sequencingDFU patientsDevastating complicationFoot ulcerationDFU healingFoot ulcersDFU treatmentMononuclear cellsM1 macrophagesM2 macrophagesMacrophage polarizationTherapeutic approachesSame patientHigh abundance
2021
Skin Fibrosis and Recovery Is Dependent on Wnt Activation via DPP4
Jussila AR, Zhang B, Caves E, Kirti S, Steele M, Hamburg-Shields E, Lydon J, Ying Y, Lafyatis R, Rajagopalan S, Horsley V, Atit RP. Skin Fibrosis and Recovery Is Dependent on Wnt Activation via DPP4. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 142: 1597-1606.e9. PMID: 34808238, PMCID: PMC9120259, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt/β-catenin-responsive geneWnt activationExtracellular matrix homeostasisGenetic evidenceHuman fibrotic diseasesLipid-filled cellsFunctional mediatorsExtracellular matrixDermal adipocytesMatrix homeostasisGenetic modelsNew targetsWntKey targetMechanisms of fibrosisFibrotic diseasesTherapeutic avenuesDermal remodelingExtracellular matrix expansionExcessive accumulationRemodelingFibrosis severitySkin fibrosisFibrotic remodelingDPP4 inhibitorsFibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease
Plikus MV, Wang X, Sinha S, Forte E, Thompson SM, Herzog EL, Driskell RR, Rosenthal N, Biernaskie J, Horsley V. Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease. Cell 2021, 184: 3852-3872. PMID: 34297930, PMCID: PMC8566693, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse mesenchymal cellsComplex extracellular matrixCell fateCellular progenyTissue homeostasisCell cycleBiochemical cuesReversible plasticityExtracellular matrixPositional informationMesenchymal cellsSkeletal muscleTissue repairFibrotic disordersFibroblastsLineagesNicheProgenyHomeostasisPhenotypeOrgansFatePlasticityCellsFunctionResearch Techniques Made Simple: Scientific Communication using Twitter
Daneshjou R, Shmuylovich L, Grada A, Horsley V. Research Techniques Made Simple: Scientific Communication using Twitter. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2021, 141: 1615-1621.e1. PMID: 34167718, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation
Carley E, Stewart R, Zieman AG, Jalilian I, King DE, Zubek AE, Lin S, Horsley V, King MC. The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation. ELife 2021, 10: e58541. PMID: 33779546, PMCID: PMC8051949, DOI: 10.7554/elife.58541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fateEpidermal cell fateLinker of nucleoskeletonCell fate decisionsEpidermal differentiation genesEpidermal differentiationDirect force transmissionEpidermal stem cellsCytoskeleton (LINC) complexLINC complexFate decisionsNuclear laminaType laminsDifferentiation genesIntegrin engagementForce transductionDifferentiation concomitantChemical signalsMechanotransduction pathwaysKeratinocyte progenitorsMolecular biosensorsStem cellsKeratinocyte differentiationDifferentiationMechanical input
2020
Statement on Racial Equality
Glass D, Gonzalez GR, Horsley V, Linos E. Statement on Racial Equality. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2020, 140: 1485. PMID: 32709273, PMCID: PMC7839962, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDermal Adipocyte Lipolysis and Myofibroblast Conversion Are Required for Efficient Skin Repair
Shook BA, Wasko RR, Mano O, Rutenberg-Schoenberg M, Rudolph MC, Zirak B, Rivera-Gonzalez GC, López-Giráldez F, Zarini S, Rezza A, Clark DA, Rendl M, Rosenblum MD, Gerstein MB, Horsley V. Dermal Adipocyte Lipolysis and Myofibroblast Conversion Are Required for Efficient Skin Repair. Cell Stem Cell 2020, 26: 880-895.e6. PMID: 32302523, PMCID: PMC7853423, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingDermal adipocytesGenetic lineage tracingMammary gland biologyMature adipocytesGenetic mouse studiesAdipocyte-derived lipidsGenetic experimentsTissue homeostasisRNA sequencingLineage tracingECM-producing myofibroblastsDefective wound healingAdipocyte lipolysisMyofibroblast conversionAdipocyte functionEssential roleLipid releaseAdipocytesFatty acidsMacrophage inflammationInflammatory diseasesMultiple aspectsSkin repairMouse studies