Epithelial–mesenchymal transition in tissue repair and degeneration

KK Youssef, MA Nieto - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024‏ - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) are the epitome of cell plasticity in embryonic
development and cancer; during EMT, epithelial cells undergo dramatic phenotypic changes …

Identification, discrimination and heterogeneity of fibroblasts

U Lendahl, L Muhl, C Betsholtz - Nature communications, 2022‏ - nature.com
Fibroblasts, the principal cell type of connective tissue, secrete extracellular matrix
components during tissue development, homeostasis, repair and disease. Despite this …

Single-cell Stereo-seq reveals induced progenitor cells involved in axolotl brain regeneration

X Wei, S Fu, H Li, Y Liu, S Wang, W Feng, Y Yang… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
The molecular mechanism underlying brain regeneration in vertebrates remains elusive. We
performed spatial enhanced resolution omics sequencing (Stereo-seq) to capture spatially …

Chemical reprogramming of human somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells

J Guan, G Wang, J Wang, Z Zhang, Y Fu, L Cheng… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cellular reprogramming can manipulate the identity of cells to generate the desired cell
types,–. The use of cell intrinsic components, including oocyte cytoplasm and transcription …

Neuro–bone tissue engineering: emerging mechanisms, potential strategies, and current challenges

W Sun, B Ye, S Chen, L Zeng, H Lu, Y Wan, Q Gao… - Bone research, 2023‏ - nature.com
The skeleton is a highly innervated organ in which nerve fibers interact with various skeletal
cells. Peripheral nerve endings release neurogenic factors and sense skeletal signals …

Metabolic orchestration of the wound healing response

SA Eming, PJ Murray, EJ Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2021‏ - cell.com
Wound healing requires cooperation between different cell types, among which
macrophages play a central role. In particular, inflammatory macrophages are engaged in …

The cellular and physiological basis for lung repair and regeneration: past, present, and future

MC Basil, J Katzen, AE Engler, M Guo, MJ Herriges… - Cell stem cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
The respiratory system, which includes the trachea, airways, and distal alveoli, is a complex
multi-cellular organ that intimately links with the cardiovascular system to accomplish gas …

Chemical reprogramming for cell fate manipulation: methods, applications, and perspectives

J Wang, S Sun, H Deng - Cell Stem Cell, 2023‏ - cell.com
Chemical reprogramming offers an unprecedented opportunity to control somatic cell fate
and generate desired cell types including pluripotent stem cells for applications in …

Dissecting cellular crosstalk by sequencing physically interacting cells

A Giladi, M Cohen, C Medaglia, Y Baran, B Li… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Crosstalk between neighboring cells underlies many biological processes, including cell
signaling, proliferation and differentiation. Current single-cell genomic technologies profile …

A population of stem cells with strong regenerative potential discovered in deer antlers

T Qin, G Zhang, Y Zheng, S Li, Y Yuan, Q Li, M Hu, H Si… - Science, 2023‏ - science.org
The annual regrowth of deer antlers provides a valuable model for studying organ
regeneration in mammals. We describe a single-cell atlas of antler regrowth. The earliest …