2023
Assay optimization for the objective quantification of human multilineage colony-forming units
Thompson E, Carlino M, Scanlon V, Grimes H, Krause D. Assay optimization for the objective quantification of human multilineage colony-forming units. Experimental Hematology 2023, 124: 36-44.e3. PMID: 37271449, PMCID: PMC10527702, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2023.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence-activated cell sortingLineage potentialCommon myeloid progenitorsHigh-throughput microscopyMultilineage colony-forming unitsProportion of coloniesSpecific growth factorsCFU assayColony-forming unit assaysMultipotent progenitorsProgenitor populationsLineage outputSitu immunofluorescenceMegakaryocytic lineageMK cellsMegakaryocytic cellsCell typesMyeloid progenitorsProgenitor cellsCell morphologyCell sortingUnit assaysIL-3Colony typesCulture conditions
2021
MRTFA: A critical protein in normal and malignant hematopoiesis and beyond
Reed F, Larsuel ST, Mayday MY, Scanlon V, Krause DS. MRTFA: A critical protein in normal and malignant hematopoiesis and beyond. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 296: 100543. PMID: 33722605, PMCID: PMC8079280, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant hematopoiesisActin cytoskeleton dynamicsCritical cellular functionsResponse factorSerum response factorTranscription factor ACellular rolesImmediate early genesProtein partnersTranscriptional regulationCytoskeleton dynamicsCellular functionsTranscriptional targetsTranscription factorsCytoskeletal proteinsCritical proteinsMRTFAEarly genesCell typesChromosomal translocationsHematopoietic cellsCell growthFactor AHematopoiesisMuscle cells
2019
Promoters to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle
Chakraborty R, Saddouk FZ, Carrao AC, Krause DS, Greif DM, Martin KA. Promoters to Study Vascular Smooth Muscle. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2019, 39: 603-612. PMID: 30727757, PMCID: PMC6527360, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell LineCell LineageCell TransdifferentiationGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesGene TargetingHumansMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleMyofibroblastsMyosin Heavy ChainsNeovascularization, PathologicNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsConceptsSmooth muscle cellsCre driver linesDiversity of phenotypesMuscle cell typesVisceral smooth muscle cellsSMC transdifferentiationActa2 promoterRemarkable plasticityExciting new eraSMC functionCell typesCre linesEmbryonic heartExciting discoveriesPhenotypeMuscle cellsPerivascular adipocytesPromoterVascular smooth muscleNonmuscular cellsExpressionMyeloid cellsCardiovascular phenotypesCellsBlood vessel wall
2013
Very small embryonic‐like cells: Biology and function of these potential endogenous pluripotent stem cells in adult tissues
Kassmer SH, Krause DS. Very small embryonic‐like cells: Biology and function of these potential endogenous pluripotent stem cells in adult tissues. Molecular Reproduction And Development 2013, 80: 677-690. PMID: 23440892, PMCID: PMC3740022, DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic-like cellsSmall embryonic-like cellsAdult tissuesCell typesPrimordial germ cellsGerm layer lineagesMarkers of pluripotentSingle-cell levelPluripotent stem cellsCell cycle inhibitory genesSimilar cell typesMurine bone marrowPluripotency genesMurine VSELsNon-hematopoietic cellsCell cycleGerm cellsInhibitory genesStress conditionsStem cellsDifferent phenotypesGenesRegenerative medicineVSELsCells
2009
C/EBPε directs granulocytic-vs-monocytic lineage determination and confers chemotactic function via Hlx
Halene S, Gaines P, Sun H, Zibello T, Lin S, Khanna-Gupta A, Williams SC, Perkins A, Krause D, Berliner N. C/EBPε directs granulocytic-vs-monocytic lineage determination and confers chemotactic function via Hlx. Experimental Hematology 2009, 38: 90-103.e4. PMID: 19925846, PMCID: PMC2827304, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineChemotaxis, LeukocyteGene ExpressionGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorGranulocytesHematopoietic Stem CellsHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMonocytesMyelopoiesisNeutrophilsReceptors, ChemokineTranscription FactorsTransduction, GeneticConceptsKO cellsNew regulatory functionCommon myeloid progenitorsNeutrophil-specific granule deficiencyProgenitor cell lineCell linesRestoration of expressionDifferentiated cell linesSpecific granule deficiencyLineage-specific cell surface antigensLineage decisionsLineage determinationEpsilon geneCCAAT enhancerDeficiency phenotypeRegulatory functionsChemotaxis defectIntermediate cell typeKO bone marrowPerformed expressionNeutrophil differentiationCell typesFunctional studiesNeutrophil maturationMyeloid progenitors