Scarless wound healing: current insights from the perspectives of TGF-β, KGF-1, and KGF-2

W Xiaojie, J Banda, H Qi, AK Chang, C Bwalya… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2022 - Elsevier
The process of wound healing involves a complex and vast interplay of growth factors and
cytokines that coordinate the recruitment and interaction of various cell types. A series of …

Powering morphogenesis: multiscale challenges at the interface of cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton

R Fernandez-Gonzalez, M Peifer - Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Among the defining features of the animal kingdom is the ability of cells to change shape
and move. This underlies embryonic and postembryonic development, tissue homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair

SE Lim, P Vicente-Munuera, Y Mao - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Wound repair, the closing of a hole, is inherently a physical process that requires the change
of shape of materials, in this case, cells and tissues. Not only is efficient and accurate wound …

[HTML][HTML] The role of SLC12A family of cation-chloride cotransporters and drug discovery methodologies

S Zhang, NFM Azlan, SS Josiah, J Zhou, X Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The solute carrier family 12 (SLC12) of cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs) comprises
potassium chloride cotransporters (KCCs, eg KCC1, KCC2, KCC3, and KCC4)-mediated …

Wound repair: Two distinct Rap1 pathways close the gap

M Nakamura, SM Parkhurst - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Groups of cells often coordinate their movements during normal development, cancer
invasion, and wound repair. These coordinated migrations require dynamic cytoskeleton …

[HTML][HTML] Wound-induced syncytia outpace mononucleate neighbors during Drosophila wound repair

JS White, JJ Su, EM Ruark, J Hua, MS Hutson… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All organisms have evolved to respond to injury. Cell behaviors like proliferation, migration,
and invasion replace missing cells and close wounds. However, the role of other wound …

A shift in chromatin binding of phosphorylated p38 precedes transcriptional changes upon oxidative stress

C Camilleri‐Robles, P Climent‐Cantó… - FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
P38 mitogen‐activated protein kinases are key in the regulation of the cellular response to
stressors. P38 is known to regulate transcription, mRNA processing, stability, and …

The role of 20-hydroxyecdysone and juvenile hormone in insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis regulated by DUOX-ROS immunity in Spodoptera exigua

Y Ji, B Gao, D Zhao, L Zhang, H Wu, Y Xie, Q Shi… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
Insect midgut bacteria can be transferred to the blood cavity due to Bt infection and
proliferate, becoming pathogens and enhancing Bt insecticidal activity. Dual oxidase …

Should I shrink or should I grow: cell size changes in tissue morphogenesis

G Scepanovic, R Fernandez-Gonzalez - Genome, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Cells change shape, move, divide, and die to sculpt tissues. Common to all these cell
behaviours are cell size changes, which have recently emerged as key contributors to tissue …

Forkhead box A1 induces angiogenesis through activation of the S100A8/p38 MAPK axis in cutaneous wound healing

Z Zhou, M Zou, H Chen, F Zhu, T Wang… - Immunopharmacology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The association between S100 calcium-binding protein A8 (S100A8) and
angiogenesis has been reported in previous reports. This study focuses on the roles of …