TP63 links chromatin remodeling and enhancer reprogramming to epidermal differentiation and squamous cell carcinoma development

M Yi, Y Tan, L Wang, J Cai, X Li, Z Zeng… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an aggressive malignancy that can originate from
various organs. TP63 is a master regulator that plays an essential role in epidermal …

Genetic animal models for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

B Gerull, A Brodehl - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy has been clinically defined since the 1980s and causes
right or biventricular cardiomyopathy associated with ventricular arrhythmia. Although it is a …

A Yap-dependent mechanoregulatory program sustains cell migration for embryo axis assembly

A Sousa-Ortega, J Vázquez-Marín… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The assembly of the embryo's primary axis is a fundamental landmark for the establishment
of the vertebrate body plan. Although the morphogenetic movements directing cell …

Hemichordate cis-regulatory genomics and the gene expression dynamics of deuterostomes

A Pérez-Posada, CY Lin, TP Fan, CY Lin… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Deuterostomes are one major group of bilaterians composed by hemichordates and
echinoderms (collectively called Ambulacraria) and chordates. Comparative studies …

CTCF knockout in zebrafish induces alterations in regulatory landscapes and developmental gene expression

M Franke, E De la Calle-Mustienes, A Neto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Coordinated chromatin interactions between enhancers and promoters are critical for gene
regulation. The architectural protein CTCF mediates chromatin loo** and is enriched at …

The BMP signaling gradient is interpreted through concentration thresholds in dorsal–ventral axial patterning

H Greenfeld, J Lin, MC Mullins - PLoS biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) patterns the dorsal–ventral (DV) embryonic axis in all
vertebrates, but it is unknown how cells along the DV axis interpret and translate the …

ΔNp63 drives dysplastic alveolar remodeling and restricts epithelial plasticity upon severe lung injury

AI Weiner, G Zhao, HM Zayas, NP Holcomb… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The lung exhibits a robust, multifaceted regenerative response to severe injuries such as
influenza infection, during which quiescent lung-resident epithelial progenitors participate in …

Chromatin loo** shapes KLF5-dependent transcriptional programs in human epithelial cancers

Y Liu, B Guo, E Aguilera-Jimenez, VS Chu, J Zhou… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Activation of transcription factors is a key driver event in cancer. We and others have recently
reported that the Krüppel-like transcription factor KLF5 is activated in multiple epithelial …

Lyophilized powder of mesenchymal stem cell supernatant attenuates acute lung injury through the IL-6–p-STAT3–p63–JAG2 pathway

W Peng, M Chang, Y Wu, W Zhu, L Tong… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are
syndromes of acute respiratory failure with extremely high mortality and few effective …

Molecular and cellular function of p63 in skin development and genetic diseases

D Di Girolamo, E Di Iorio, C Missero - Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2024 - Elsevier
The transcription factor p63 is a master regulator of multiple ectodermal derivatives. During
epidermal commitment, p63 interacts with several chromatin remodeling complexes to …