2012
Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme
Hiremath M, Dann P, Fischer J, Butterworth D, Boras-Granic K, Hens J, Van Houten J, Shi W, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme. Development 2012, 139: 4239-4249. PMID: 23034629, PMCID: PMC3478689, DOI: 10.1242/dev.080671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCell DifferentiationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalKeratinocytesLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Mammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, KnockoutParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinReceptors, Parathyroid HormoneThrombospondinsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsLoss of PTHrPOverexpression of PTHrPHormone-related proteinMammary mesenchymeΒ-cateninEmbryonic mammary mesenchymeWnt pathwayWnt/β-cateninEmbryonic mammary developmentCanonical Wnt pathwayPTHrPMammary developmentMammary budAbnormal differentiationReduced expressionBasal keratinocytesVentral skinReporter activityBud cellsMarkersCanonical WntInappropriate differentiationAbolished expressionMesenchyme markersOverexpression
2009
Analysis of gene expression in PTHrP−/− mammary buds supports a role for BMP signaling and MMP2 in the initiation of ductal morphogenesis
Hens J, Dann P, Hiremath M, Pan T, Chodosh L, Wysolmerski J. Analysis of gene expression in PTHrP−/− mammary buds supports a role for BMP signaling and MMP2 in the initiation of ductal morphogenesis. Developmental Dynamics 2009, 238: 2713-2724. PMID: 19795511, PMCID: PMC2862621, DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 4Cells, CulturedDipeptidesDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHydroxamic AcidsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKeratinsMammary Glands, AnimalMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMesodermMiceMice, KnockoutMorphogenesisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinProtease InhibitorsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsGene expressionMammary budMammary mesenchymeDuctal outgrowthMesenchymal cellsEmbryonic mammary developmentMMP2 gene expressionEmbryonic mammary budFunctional roleGenesDuctal morphogenesisBud culturesMammary developmentBudsPTHrP effectsBMPMesenchymeExpressionMMP2 activityMMP2OutgrowthVentral skinCellsMorphogenesisBMP4