2024
Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation
Xin T, Gallini S, Wei H, Gonzalez D, Matte-Martone C, Machida H, Fujiwara H, Pasolli H, Suozzi K, Gonzalez L, Regot S, Greco V. Oncogenic Kras induces spatiotemporally specific tissue deformation through converting pulsatile into sustained ERK activation. Nature Cell Biology 2024, 26: 859-867. PMID: 38689013, PMCID: PMC11519783, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01413-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchERK signalingStem cellsSquamous cell carcinomaHair folliclesOncogenic KRAS mutationsCell carcinomaKRAS mutationsSustained ERK activationERK signaling dynamicsOncogenic mutationsOncogenic KRASERK activationStem cell behaviorIntravital imagingAbnormal cell divisionModulates specific featuresKrasG12DTissue deformationSpatiotemporally specific mannerSustained ERK signalingMutationsLiving miceFolliclesTissue disruptionSingle-cell level
2019
Hair follicle regeneration suppresses Ras-driven oncogenic growth
Pineda CM, Gonzalez DG, Matte-Martone C, Boucher J, Lathrop E, Gallini S, Fons NR, Xin T, Tai K, Marsh E, Nguyen DX, Suozzi KC, Beronja S, Greco V. Hair follicle regeneration suppresses Ras-driven oncogenic growth. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 3212-3222. PMID: 31488583, PMCID: PMC6781447, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201907178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair folliclesHras mutationsOncogenic growthHair follicle stem cellsSkin hair folliclesTumor developmentFollicle stem cellsHair follicle regenerationSkin epitheliumSecondary mutationsBenign outgrowthFolliclesStem cellsTissueCertain tissuesFollicle regenerationCellsContinuous tissueWild-type neighborsDistinct mechanismsDifferent outcomesMutationsEnhanced capacityInjury
2013
Stem cell dynamics in the hair follicle niche
Rompolas P, Greco V. Stem cell dynamics in the hair follicle niche. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2013, 25: 34-42. PMID: 24361866, PMCID: PMC3988239, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2013.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair follicle nicheStem cellsStem cell behaviorMouse genetic modelsNon-cellular componentsNiche microenvironmentMolecular signalsCell behaviorNicheMammalian skinHair folliclesProcess of regenerationCell dynamicsCell populationsGenetic modelsExtracellular materialCurrent understandingCellular compositionTissue regenerationCellsRegenerationNew hairAppendagesMicroenvironmentFollicles