[HTML][HTML] Organoid modeling of human fetal lung alveolar development reveals mechanisms of cell fate patterning and neonatal respiratory disease

K Lim, APA Donovan, W Tang, D Sun, P He, JP Pett… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Variation in lung alveolar development is strongly linked to disease susceptibility. However,
underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are difficult to study in humans. We have …

Decoding gene regulation in the fly brain

J Janssens, S Aibar, II Taskiran, JN Ismail, AE Gomez… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The Drosophila brain is a frequently used model in neuroscience. Single-cell transcriptome
analysis,,,,–, three-dimensional morphological classification and electron microscopy …

DamID as a versatile tool for understanding gene regulation

GN Aughey, SW Cheetham, TD Southall - Development, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
The interaction of proteins and RNA with chromatin underlies the regulation of gene
expression. The ability to profile easily these interactions is fundamental for understanding …

[HTML][HTML] SMCHD1 merges chromosome compartments and assists formation of super-structures on the inactive X

CY Wang, T Jégu, HP Chu, HJ Oh, JT Lee - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Mammalian chromosomes are partitioned into A/B compartments and topologically
associated domains (TADs). The inactive X (Xi) chromosome, however, adopts a distinct …

Dam it's good! DamID profiling of protein‐DNA interactions

GN Aughey, TD Southall - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction of proteins with chromatin is fundamental for several essential cellular
processes. During the development of an organism, genes must to be tightly regulated both …

Epigenetic remodelling licences adult cholangiocytes for organoid formation and liver regeneration

L Aloia, MA McKie, G Vernaz, L Cordero-Espinoza… - Nature cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Following severe or chronic liver injury, adult ductal cells (cholangiocytes) contribute to
regeneration by restoring both hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. We recently showed that …

[HTML][HTML] Microbes affect gut epithelial cell composition through immune-dependent regulation of intestinal stem cell differentiation

X Liu, P Nagy, A Bonfini, P Houtz, XL Bing, X Yang… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Gut microbes play important roles in host physiology; however, the mechanisms underlying
their impact remain poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that microbes not only …

SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling

D Sun, O Llora Batlle, J van den Ameele… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The balance between self‐renewal and differentiation in human foetal lung epithelial
progenitors controls the size and function of the adult organ. Moreover, progenitor cell gene …

[HTML][HTML] Mitotic implantation of the transcription factor prospero via phase separation drives terminal neuronal differentiation

X Liu, J Shen, L Xie, Z Wei, C Wong, Y Li, X Zheng… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Compacted heterochromatin blocks are prevalent in differentiated cells and present a barrier
to cellular reprogramming. It remains obscure how heterochromatin remodeling is …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide maps of nucleolus interactions reveal distinct layers of repressive chromatin domains

C Bersaglieri, J Kresoja-Rakic, S Gupta, D Bär… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Eukaryotic chromosomes are folded into hierarchical domains, forming functional
compartments. Nuclear periphery and nucleolus are two nuclear landmarks contributing to …