2012
Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme
Hiremath M, Dann P, Fischer J, Butterworth D, Boras-Granic K, Hens J, Van Houten J, Shi W, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme. Development 2012, 139: 4239-4249. PMID: 23034629, PMCID: PMC3478689, DOI: 10.1242/dev.080671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCell DifferentiationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalKeratinocytesLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Mammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, KnockoutParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinReceptors, Parathyroid HormoneThrombospondinsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsLoss of PTHrPOverexpression of PTHrPHormone-related proteinMammary mesenchymeΒ-cateninEmbryonic mammary mesenchymeWnt pathwayWnt/β-cateninEmbryonic mammary developmentCanonical Wnt pathwayPTHrPMammary developmentMammary budAbnormal differentiationReduced expressionBasal keratinocytesVentral skinReporter activityBud cellsMarkersCanonical WntInappropriate differentiationAbolished expressionMesenchyme markersOverexpression
2005
TOPGAL Mice Show That the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway Is Active During Bone Development and Growth and Is Activated by Mechanical Loading In Vitro*
Hens JR, Wilson KM, Dann P, Chen X, Horowitz MC, Wysolmerski JJ. TOPGAL Mice Show That the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway Is Active During Bone Development and Growth and Is Activated by Mechanical Loading In Vitro*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2005, 20: 1103-1113. PMID: 15940363, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.050210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTOPGAL miceBone developmentCanonical WntMature skeletonNeonatal bone developmentCanonical Wnt Signaling PathwayExpression of WntActivation of WntWnt Signaling PathwayX-gal stainingCalvarial cellsT-cell factorBone massCanonical Wnt activityCanonical Wnt signalingPrimary calvarial cell culturesMiceAnabolic activityPrimary calvarial cellsRT-PCRCell factorCultured calvarial cellsNeonatal skeletonCollagen ISignaling pathways
2004
Canonical WNT signaling promotes mammary placode development and is essential for initiation of mammary gland morphogenesis
Chu EY, Hens J, Andl T, Kairo A, Yamaguchi TP, Brisken C, Glick A, Wysolmerski JJ, Millar SE. Canonical WNT signaling promotes mammary placode development and is essential for initiation of mammary gland morphogenesis. Development 2004, 131: 4819-4829. PMID: 15342465, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary gland morphogenesisPlacode developmentGland morphogenesisCanonical WntEmbryonic mammary developmentMammary placode formationHair follicle formationSkin appendage morphogenesisWnt pathway activityAdditional WntAppendage morphogenesisWnt signalsPlacode formationWnt genesMolecular controlMammary morphogenesisMammary placodesUnderlying mesenchymeMorphogenesisWnt pathwayWntPathway activityWnt inhibitor Dickkopf-1PlacodeElevated expression