2013
Brg1 Determines Urothelial Cell Fate during Ureter Development
Weiss RM, Guo S, Shan A, Shi H, Romano RA, Sinha S, Cantley LG, Guo JK. Brg1 Determines Urothelial Cell Fate during Ureter Development. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2013, 24: 618-626. PMID: 23449535, PMCID: PMC3609140, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012090902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsUreter developmentBasal cell populationUreteral smooth muscle cellsHoxb7-CreTerminal differentiationPPARγ expressionUreteral epitheliumMuscle cellsUrothelial cellsP63 expressionRole of BRG1Basal cellsUmbrella cellsCell populationsSonic hedgehog expressionEpithelial stratificationAdult ureterUreterCell developmentBRG1 expressionSmooth muscle cell developmentShh expressionCellsHedgehog expression
2006
Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract
Weiss RM, Tamarkin FJ, Wheeler MA. Pacemaker activity in the upper urinary tract. Journal Of Smooth Muscle Research 2006, 42: 103. PMID: 17099294, DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.42.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmooth muscle cellsTypical smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsUreteral peristalsisCapsaicin-sensitive sensory afferentsAlpha-smooth muscle actinNormal ureteral peristalsisUpper urinary tractUreteral peristaltic activityUrinary collecting systemTyrosine kinase receptorsSensory afferentsUrinary tractEndogenous releasePeristaltic activityPacemaker activityMuscle actinAction potentialsPacemaker siteC-kitPacemaker cellsProximal portionCollecting systemSparse immunoreactivityElectrical activity