2021
Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease
Plikus MV, Wang X, Sinha S, Forte E, Thompson SM, Herzog EL, Driskell RR, Rosenthal N, Biernaskie J, Horsley V. Fibroblasts: Origins, definitions, and functions in health and disease. Cell 2021, 184: 3852-3872. PMID: 34297930, PMCID: PMC8566693, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse mesenchymal cellsComplex extracellular matrixCell fateCellular progenyTissue homeostasisCell cycleBiochemical cuesReversible plasticityExtracellular matrixPositional informationMesenchymal cellsSkeletal muscleTissue repairFibrotic disordersFibroblastsLineagesNicheProgenyHomeostasisPhenotypeOrgansFatePlasticityCellsFunctionThe LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation
Carley E, Stewart R, Zieman AG, Jalilian I, King DE, Zubek AE, Lin S, Horsley V, King MC. The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation. ELife 2021, 10: e58541. PMID: 33779546, PMCID: PMC8051949, DOI: 10.7554/elife.58541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fateEpidermal cell fateLinker of nucleoskeletonCell fate decisionsEpidermal differentiation genesEpidermal differentiationDirect force transmissionEpidermal stem cellsCytoskeleton (LINC) complexLINC complexFate decisionsNuclear laminaType laminsDifferentiation genesIntegrin engagementForce transductionDifferentiation concomitantChemical signalsMechanotransduction pathwaysKeratinocyte progenitorsMolecular biosensorsStem cellsKeratinocyte differentiationDifferentiationMechanical input
2008
More than one way to skin . . .
Fuchs E, Horsley V. More than one way to skin . . . Genes & Development 2008, 22: 976-985. PMID: 18413712, PMCID: PMC2732395, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1645908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cellsMultiple signaling networksNormal tissue homeostasisStem cell nicheStem cell populationResident stem cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal interactionsCell populationsCell fateSignaling networksSpecific lineagesTissue homeostasisCell nicheEpithelial stem cellsEpithelial lineageRecent cluesNormal homeostasisEpithelial tissuesLineagesWound repairHomeostasisCellsHair folliclesNicheFate