Adipogenesis: a complex interplay of multiple molecular determinants and pathways

MA Ambele, P Dhanraj, R Giles, MS Pepper - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied.
However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem …

The Hedgehog pathway promotes blood-brain barrier integrity and CNS immune quiescence

JI Alvarez, A Dodelet-Devillers, H Kebir, I Ifergan… - Science, 2011 - science.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is composed of tightly bound endothelial cells (ECs) and
perivascular astrocytes that regulate central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis. We …

Human alveolar type 2 epithelium transdifferentiates into metaplastic KRT5+ basal cells

JJ Kathiriya, C Wang, M Zhou, A Brumwell… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Loss of alveolar type 2 cells (AEC2s) and the ectopic appearance of basal cells in the alveoli
characterize severe lung injuries such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here we …

Recapitulating macro-scale tissue self-organization through organoid bioprinting

JA Brassard, M Nikolaev, T Hübscher, M Hofer… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Bioprinting promises enormous control over the spatial deposition of cells in three
dimensions,,,,,–, but current approaches have had limited success at reproducing the …

Epithelial memory of inflammation limits tissue damage while promoting pancreatic tumorigenesis

E Del Poggetto, IL Ho, C Balestrieri, EY Yen, S Zhang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The association between tumors and inflammation is a long-established
clinical observation. Although many studies have demonstrated that the inflammatory …

E-cadherin is required for metastasis in multiple models of breast cancer

V Padmanaban, I Krol, Y Suhail, BM Szczerba, N Aceto… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Metastasis is the major driver of death in patients with cancer. Invasion of surrounding
tissues and metastasis have been proposed to initiate following loss of the intercellular …

Triple-negative breast cancer metastasis involves complex epithelial-mesenchymal transition dynamics and requires vimentin

EM Grasset, M Dunworth, G Sharma, M Loth… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype associated with early
metastatic recurrence and worse patient outcomes. TNBC tumors express molecular …

Stem cell pluripotency genes Klf4 and Oct4 regulate complex SMC phenotypic changes critical in late-stage atherosclerotic lesion pathogenesis

GF Alencar, KM Owsiany, S Karnewar, K Sukhavasi… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Rupture and erosion of advanced atherosclerotic lesions with a resultant
myocardial infarction or stroke are the leading worldwide cause of death. However, we have …

A mechanosensitive peri-arteriolar niche for osteogenesis and lymphopoiesis

B Shen, A Tasdogan, JM Ubellacker, J Zhang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Stromal cells in adult bone marrow that express leptin receptor (LEPR) are a critical source
of growth factors, including stem cell factor (SCF), for the maintenance of haematopoietic …

A molecular cell atlas of the human lung from single-cell RNA sequencing

KJ Travaglini, AN Nabhan, L Penland, R Sinha… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Although single-cell RNA sequencing studies have begun to provide compendia of cell
expression profiles,,,,,,,–, it has been difficult to systematically identify and localize all …