mTOR signaling in stem and progenitor cells

D Meng, AR Frank, JL Jewell - Development, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) senses nutrients and growth factors to
coordinate cell growth, metabolism and autophagy. Extensive research has mapped the …

LIN28: roles and regulation in development and beyond

J Tsialikas, J Romer-Seibert - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
LIN28 is an RNA-binding protein that is best known for its roles in promoting pluripotency via
regulation of the microRNA let-7. However, recent studies have uncovered new roles for …

[HTML][HTML] Histone H3. 3 K27M accelerates spontaneous brainstem glioma and drives restricted changes in bivalent gene expression

JD Larson, LH Kasper, BS Paugh, H Jin, G Wu… - Cancer cell, 2019 - cell.com
Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are incurable childhood brainstem tumors with
frequent histone H3 K27M mutations and recurrent alterations in PDGFRA and TP53. We …

Deciphering cell lineage specification during male sex determination with single-cell RNA sequencing

I Stévant, Y Neirijnck, C Borel, J Escoffier, LB Smith… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
The gonad is a unique biological system for studying cell-fate decisions. However, major
questions remain regarding the identity of somatic progenitor cells and the transcriptional …

IMPs: an RNA-binding protein family that provides a link between stem cell maintenance in normal development and cancer

N Degrauwe, ML Suvà, M Janiszewska… - Genes & …, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
IMPs, also known as insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) messenger RNA (mRNA)-binding
proteins (IGF2BPs), are highly conserved oncofetal RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that …

Tail bud progenitor activity relies on a network comprising Gdf11, Lin28, and Hox13 genes

R Aires, L De Lemos, A Nóvoa, AD Jurberg… - Developmental Cell, 2019 - cell.com
During the trunk-to-tail transition, axial progenitors relocate from the epiblast to the tail bud.
Here, we show that this process entails a major regulatory switch, bringing tail bud …

HMGA genes and proteins in development and evolution

R Vignali, S Marracci - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
HMGA (high mobility group A)(HMGA1 and HMGA2) are small non-histone proteins that can
bind DNA and modify chromatin state, thus modulating the accessibility of regulatory factors …

Tiliroside as a CAXII inhibitor suppresses liver cancer development and modulates E2Fs/Caspase-3 axis

R Han, H Yang, L Lu, L Lin - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Liver cancer is the fatal cause of cancer deaths worldwide due to its aggressiveness and
lack of effective therapies. Tiliroside (C30H26O13) is an active compound extracted from …

Translating neural stem cells to neurons in the mammalian brain

SK Zahr, DR Kaplan, FD Miller - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2019 - nature.com
The mammalian neocortex underlies our perception of sensory information, performance of
motor activities, and higher-order cognition. During mammalian embryogenesis, radial glial …

Characterizing the bipotential mammalian gonad

S Nef, I Stévant, A Greenfield - Current topics in developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Primary sex determination is the decision by which the bipotential embryonic gonad commits
to either the testicular or ovarian fate. The developing gonad constitutes a unique paradigm …