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The mechano-chemical circuit drives skin organoid self-organization Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 09 05; 120(36):e2221982120. . View in PubMed
Global feather orientations changed by electric current iScience. 2021 Jun 25; 24(6):102671. . View in PubMed
Instructive role of melanocytes during pigment pattern formation of the avian skin Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 04 02; 116(14):6884-6890. . View in PubMed
Self-organization process in newborn skin organoid formation inspires strategy to restore hair regeneration of adult cells Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 08 22; 114(34):E7101-E7110. . View in PubMed
MicroCT Imaging on Living Alligator Teeth Reveals Natural Tooth Cycling Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1650:355-362. . View in PubMed
Diverse feather shape evolution enabled by coupling anisotropic signalling modules with self-organizing branching programme Nat Commun. 2017 01 20; 8:ncomms14139. . View in PubMed
The Molecular Circuit Regulating Tooth Development in Crocodilians J Dent Res. 2016 Dec; 95(13):1501-1510. . View in PubMed
The Modulatable Stem Cell Niche: Tissue Interactions during Hair and Feather Follicle Regeneration J Mol Biol. 2016 Apr 10; 428(7):1423-40. . View in PubMed
Quorum sensing and other collective regenerative behavior in organ populations Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2016 10; 40:138-143. . View in PubMed
Topographical mapping of a- and ß-keratins on developing chicken skin integuments: Functional interaction and evolutionary perspectives Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 08; 112(49):E6770-9. . View in PubMed
Proper BMP Signaling Levels Are Essential for 3D Assembly of Hepatic Cords from Hepatoblasts and Mesenchymal Cells Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Dec; 60(12):3669-80. . View in PubMed
Roles of GasderminA3 in Catagen-Telogen Transition During Hair Cycling J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Sep; 135(9):2162-2172. . View in PubMed
Deciphering principles of morphogenesis from temporal and spatial patterns on the integument Dev Dyn. 2015 Aug; 244(8):905-20. . View in PubMed
Organ-level quorum sensing directs regeneration in hair stem cell populations Cell. 2015 Apr 09; 161(2):277-90. . View in PubMed
Development, regeneration, and evolution of feathers Annu Rev Anim Biosci. 2015; 3:169-95. . View in PubMed
SnapShot: Branching MorphogenesisCell. 2014 Aug 28; 158(5):1212-1212. e1. . View in PubMed
Genomic organization, transcriptomic analysis, and functional characterization of avian a- and ß-keratins in diverse feather forms Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 24; 6(9):2258-73. . View in PubMed
Regenerative hair waves in aging mice and extra-follicular modulators follistatin, dkk1, and sfrp4 J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Aug; 134(8):2086-2096. . View in PubMed
Modulating hair follicle size with Wnt10b/DKK1 during hair regeneration Exp Dermatol. 2014 Jun; 23(6):407-13. . View in PubMed
Dkk2/Frzb in the dermal papillae regulates feather regeneration Dev Biol. 2014 Mar 15; 387(2):167-78. . View in PubMed
Disrupted ectodermal organ morphogenesis in mice with a conditional histone deacetylase 1, 2 deletion in the epidermis J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Jan; 134(1):24-32. . View in PubMed
Topology of feather melanocyte progenitor niche allows complex pigment patterns to emerge Science. 2013 Jun 21; 340(6139):1442-5. . View in PubMed
Specialized stem cell niche enables repetitive renewal of alligator teeth Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 28; 110(22):E2009-18. . View in PubMed
Shaping organs by a wingless-int/Notch/nonmuscle myosin module which orients feather bud elongation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 16; 110(16):E1452-61. . View in PubMed
Therapeutic strategy for hair regeneration: hair cycle activation, niche environment modulation, wound-induced follicle neogenesis, and stem cell engineering Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2013 Mar; 13(3):377-91. . View in PubMed
Competitive balance of intrabulge BMP/Wnt signaling reveals a robust gene network ruling stem cell homeostasis and cyclic activation Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jan 22; 110(4):1351-6. . View in PubMed
Module-based complexity formation: periodic patterning in feathers and hairs Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol. 2013 Jan-Feb; 2(1):97-112. . View in PubMed
Tuning Wnt signals for more or fewer hairs J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Jan; 133(1):7-9. . View in PubMed
Progressive alopecia reveals decreasing stem cell activation probability during aging of mice with epidermal deletion of DNA methyltransferase 1 J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 132(12):2681-90. . View in PubMed
Sprouty/FGF signaling regulates the proximal-distal feather morphology and the size of dermal papillae Dev Biol. 2012 Dec 01; 372(1):45-54. . View in PubMed
Physiological regeneration of skin appendages and implications for regenerative medicine Physiology (Bethesda). 2012 Apr; 27(2):61-72. . View in PubMed
Roles of EphB3/ephrin-B1 in feather morphogenesis Int J Dev Biol. 2012; 56(9):719-28. . View in PubMed
The chicken frizzle feather is due to an a-keratin (KRT75) mutation that causes a defective rachis PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(7):e1002748. . View in PubMed
From buds to follicles: matrix metalloproteinases in developmental tissue remodeling during feather morphogenesis Differentiation. 2011 Jun; 81(5):307-14. . View in PubMed
Self-organizing and stochastic behaviors during the regeneration of hair stem cells Science. 2011 Apr 29; 332(6029):586-9. . View in PubMed
In search of the Golden Fleece: unraveling principles of morphogenesis by studying the integrative biology of skin appendages Integr Biol (Camb). 2011 Apr; 3(4):388-407. . View in PubMed
Spots and stripes: pleomorphic patterning of stem cells via p-ERK-dependent cell chemotaxis shown by feather morphogenesis and mathematical simulation Dev Biol. 2009 Oct 15; 334(2):369-82. . View in PubMed
The river of stem cells Cell Stem Cell. 2009 Feb 06; 4(2):100-2. . View in PubMed
Analyses of regenerative wave patterns in adult hair follicle populations reveal macro-environmental regulation of stem cell activity Int J Dev Biol. 2009; 53(5-6):857-68. . View in PubMed
Conversion of the nipple to hair-bearing epithelia by lowering bone morphogenetic protein pathway activity at the dermal-epidermal interface Am J Pathol. 2008 Nov; 173(5):1339-48. . View in PubMed
Wnt signaling in skin organogenesis Organogenesis. 2008 Apr; 4(2):123-33. . View in PubMed
Mammary glands and feathers: comparing two skin appendages which help define novel classes during vertebrate evolution Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2007 Apr; 18(2):255-66. . View in PubMed
Molecular signaling in feather morphogenesis Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2006 Dec; 18(6):730-41. . View in PubMed
Distinct mechanisms underlie pattern formation in the skin and skin appendages Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2006 Sep; 78(3):280-91. . View in PubMed
Morphoregulation of avian beaks: comparative mapping of growth zone activities and morphological evolution Dev Dyn. 2006 May; 235(5):1400-12. . View in PubMed
Wnt3a gradient converts radial to bilateral feather symmetry via topological arrangement of epithelia Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Jan 24; 103(4):951-5. . View in PubMed
Mapping stem cell activities in the feather follicle Nature. 2005 Dec 15; 438(7070):1026-9. . View in PubMed
Wnt signaling through canonical and non-canonical pathways: recent progress Growth Factors. 2005 Jun; 23(2):111-6. . View in PubMed
Rooster feathering, androgenic alopecia, and hormone-dependent tumor growth: what is in common? Differentiation. 2004 Dec; 72(9-10):474-88.. View in PubMed
Molecular shaping of the beak Science. 2004 Sep 03; 305(5689):1465-6. . View in PubMed
Regulating the regulators: routing the Wnt-beta-catenin--Lef signals J Invest Dermatol. 2004 Aug; 123(2):VIII-X. . View in PubMed
Sculpting skin appendages out of epidermal layers via temporally and spatially regulated apoptotic events J Invest Dermatol. 2004 Jun; 122(6):1348-55. . View in PubMed
Distinct Wnt members regulate the hierarchical morphogenesis of skin regions (spinal tract) and individual feathers Mech Dev. 2004 Feb; 121(2):157-71. . View in PubMed
Morphogenesis of chicken liver: identification of localized growth zones and the role of beta-catenin/Wnt in size regulation Dev Biol. 2004 Feb 01; 266(1):109-22. . View in PubMed
The biology of feather follicles Int J Dev Biol. 2004; 48(2-3):181-91. . View in PubMed
Evo-Devo of amniote integuments and appendages Int J Dev Biol. 2004; 48(2-3):249-70. . View in PubMed
Integument pattern formation involves genetic and epigenetic controls: feather arrays simulated by digital hormone models Int J Dev Biol. 2004; 48(2-3):117-35. . View in PubMed
Molecular biology of feather morphogenesis: a testable model for evo-devo research J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2003 Aug 15; 298(1):109-22. . View in PubMed
Adaptation to the sky: Defining the feather with integument fossils from mesozoic China and experimental evidence from molecular laboratories J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2003 Aug 15; 298(1):42-56. . View in PubMed
Shift of localized growth zones contributes to skin appendage morphogenesis: role of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway J Invest Dermatol. 2003 Jan; 120(1):20-6. . View in PubMed
The morphogenesis of feathers Nature. 2002 Nov 21; 420(6913):308-12. . View in PubMed
Synergistic coactivator function by coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase (CARM) 1 and beta-catenin with two different classes of DNA-binding transcriptional activators J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 19; 277(29):26031-5. . View in PubMed
Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in vertebrate epithelial appendage morphogenesis: perspectives in development and evolution Cell Mol Life Sci. 2000 Nov; 57(12):1672-81. . View in PubMed
Evo-devo of feathers and scales: building complex epithelial appendages Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2000 Aug; 10(4):449-56. . View in PubMed
beta-catenin in epithelial morphogenesis: conversion of part of avian foot scales into feather buds with a mutated beta-catenin Dev Biol. 2000 Mar 01; 219(1):98-114. . View in PubMed
In vivo analysis of cancerous gene expression by RNA-polymerase chain reaction Nucleic Acids Res. 1999 Dec 01; 27(23):4585-9. . View in PubMed
Msx-2 and the regulation of organ size: epidermal thickness and hair length J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 1999 Dec; 4(3):278-81. . View in PubMed
Early events in skin appendage formation: induction of epithelial placodes and condensation of dermal mesenchyme J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 1999 Dec; 4(3):302-6. . View in PubMed
Self-organization of periodic patterns by dissociated feather mesenchymal cells and the regulation of size, number and spacing of primordia Development. 1999 Nov; 126(22):4997-5009. . View in PubMed
Epidermal dysplasia and abnormal hair follicles in transgenic mice overexpressing homeobox gene MSX-2 J Invest Dermatol. 1999 Aug; 113(2):230-7. . View in PubMed
Wnt-7a in feather morphogenesis: involvement of anterior-posterior asymmetry and proximal-distal elongation demonstrated with an in vitro reconstitution model Development. 1999 Jun; 126(12):2577-87. . View in PubMed
Local inhibitory action of BMPs and their relationships with activators in feather formation: implications for periodic patterning Dev Biol. 1998 Apr 01; 196(1):11-23. . View in PubMed
Lineage and pluripotentiality of epithelial precursor cells in developing chicken skin Biochem Cell Biol. 1998; 76(6):1069-77. . View in PubMed
Isolation and characterization of chicken beta-catenin Gene. 1997 Sep 01; 196(1-2):201-7. . View in PubMed
Molecular histology in skin appendage morphogenesis Microsc Res Tech. 1997 Aug 15; 38(4):452-65. . View in PubMed
FGF induces new feather buds from developing avian skin J Invest Dermatol. 1996 Dec; 107(6):797-803. . View in PubMed
Early events during avian skin appendage regeneration: dependence on epithelial-mesenchymal interaction and order of molecular reappearance J Invest Dermatol. 1996 Oct; 107(4):639-46. . View in PubMed
cDCC (chicken homologue to a gene deleted in colorectal carcinoma) is an epithelial adhesion molecule expressed in the basal cells and involved in epithelial-mesenchymal interaction Dev Biol. 1994 Aug; 164(2):383-97. . View in PubMed
Adhesion molecules in skeletogenesis: IINeural cell adhesion molecules mediate precartilaginous mesenchymal condensations and enhance chondrogenesis. J Cell Physiol. 1993 Aug; 156(2):399-411. . View in PubMed
Adhesion molecules and homeoproteins in the phenotypic determination of skin appendages J Invest Dermatol. 1993 Jul; 101(1 Suppl):10S-15S. . View in PubMed
Roles of adhesion molecules NCAM and tenascin in limb skeletogenesis: analysis with antibody perturbation, exogenous gene expression, talpid mutants and activin stimulation Prog Clin Biol Res. 1993; 383B:465-74. . View in PubMed
Replication-defective virus infection of feather buds produces a localized region of beta-galactosidase activity Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Jul 31; 186(2):1020-4. . View in PubMed
Mechanism of skin morphogenesisII. Retinoic acid modulates axis orientation and phenotypes of skin appendages. Development. 1992 Jul; 115(3):839-52. . View in PubMed
Accumulation of heat shock protein 70 RNA and its relationship to protein synthesis after heat shock in mammalian cells Exp Cell Res. 1987 Feb; 168(2):539-45. . View in PubMed
Effects of cycloheximide on thermotolerance expression, heat shock protein synthesis, and heat shock protein mRNA accumulation in rat fibroblasts Mol Cell Biol. 1986 Apr; 6(4):1088-94. . View in PubMed
Differential effects of lysosomotropic amines and polyamines on processing and biological activity of EGF Exp Cell Res. 1984 Nov; 155(1):163-70. . View in PubMed
Dissociation of 68,000 Mr heat shock protein synthesis from thermotolerance expression in rat fibroblasts Radiat Res. 1984 Aug; 99(2):433-7. . View in PubMed