Bioelectric signaling: Reprogrammable circuits underlying embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer

M Levin - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
How are individual cell behaviors coordinated toward invariant large-scale anatomical
outcomes in development and regeneration despite unpredictable perturbations …

MAPK/ERK pathway as a central regulator in vertebrate organ regeneration

X Wen, L Jiao, H Tan - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Damage to organs by trauma, infection, diseases, congenital defects, aging, and other
injuries causes organ malfunction and is life-threatening under serious conditions. Some of …

ROS/PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin signalings activate HIF-1α-induced metabolic reprogramming to impart 5-fluorouracil resistance in colorectal cancer

S Dong, S Liang, Z Cheng, X Zhang, L Luo, L Li… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background Acquired resistance of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) remains a clinical challenge in
colorectal cancer (CRC), and efforts to develop targeted agents to reduce resistance have …

Identification of a regeneration-organizing cell in the Xenopus tail

C Aztekin, TW Hiscock, JC Marioni, JB Gurdon… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Unlike mammals, Xenopus laevis tadpoles have a high regenerative potential. To
characterize this regenerative response, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing after tail …

Bioelectric signaling: role of bioelectricity in directional cell migration in wound healing

M Zhao, M Rolandi, RR Isseroff - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In wound healing, individual cells' behaviors coordinate movement toward the wound center
to restore small or large barrier defects. The migration of epithelial cells as a continuous …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated pentose phosphate pathway flux supports appendage regeneration

JH Patel, DJ Ong, CR Williams, LLK Callies, AE Wills - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
A fundamental step in regeneration is rapid growth to replace lost tissue. Cells must
generate sufficient lipids, nucleotides, and proteins to fuel rapid cell division. To define …

In vivo imaging with genetically encoded redox biosensors

AI Kostyuk, AS Panova, AD Kokova, DA Kotova… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Redox reactions are of high fundamental and practical interest since they are involved in
both normal physiology and the pathogenesis of various diseases. However, this area of …

Endogenous bioelectrics in development, cancer, and regeneration: drugs and bioelectronic devices as electroceuticals for regenerative medicine

M Levin, J Selberg, M Rolandi - Iscience, 2019 - cell.com
A major frontier in the post-genomic era is the investigation of the control of coordinated
growth and three-dimensional form. Dynamic remodeling of complex organs in regulative …

From cell death to regeneration: rebuilding after injury

DJ Guerin, CX Kha, KAS Tseng - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ability to regrow lost or damaged tissues is widespread, but highly variable among
animals. Understanding this variation remains a challenge in regeneration biology …

[HTML][HTML] Morphoceuticals: Perspectives for discovery of drugs targeting anatomical control mechanisms in regenerative medicine, cancer and aging

L Pio-Lopez, M Levin - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Growth, form and function of complex organs rely on dynamic morphogenesis.•
Morphoceuticals manipulate anatomical decision making by cellular collectives.• …