The molecular and cellular choreography of appendage regeneration

EM Tanaka - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Recent advances in limb regeneration are revealing the molecular events that integrate
growth control, cell fate programming, and positional information to yield the exquisite …

The axolotl limb blastema: cellular and molecular mechanisms driving blastema formation and limb regeneration in tetrapods

C McCusker, SV Bryant, DM Gardiner - Regeneration, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The axolotl is one of the few tetrapods that are capable of regenerating complicated
biological structures, such as complete limbs, throughout adulthood. Upon injury the axolotl …

Positional information and tissue scaling during development and regeneration

D Čapek, P Müller - Development, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
In order to contribute to the appropriate tissues during development, cells need to know their
position within the embryo. This positional information is conveyed by gradients of signaling …

Positional memory in vertebrate regeneration: a century's insights from the salamander limb

L Otsuki, EM Tanaka - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives …, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Salamanders, such as axolotls and newts, can regenerate complex tissues including entire
limbs. But what mechanisms ensure that an amputated limb regenerates a limb, and not a …

[HTML][HTML] FGF, BMP, and RA signaling are sufficient for the induction of complete limb regeneration from non-regenerating wounds on Ambystoma mexicanum limbs

WA Vieira, KM Wells, MJ Raymond, L De Souza… - Developmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Some organisms, such as the Mexican axolotl, have the capacity to regenerate complicated
biological structures throughout their lives. Which molecular pathways are sufficient to …

[HTML][HTML] Cartilage and bone cells do not participate in skeletal regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum limbs

CD McCusker, C Diaz-Castillo, J Sosnik, AQ Phan… - Developmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mexican Axolotl is one of the few tetrapod species that is capable of
regenerating complete skeletal elements in injured adult limbs. Whether the skeleton (bone …

Integration failure of regenerated limb tissue is associated with incongruencies in positional information in the Mexican axolotl

WA Vieira, M Raymond, K Kelley… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Little is known about how the newly regenerated limb tissues in the Mexican
axolotl seamlessly integrate with the remaining stump tissues to form a functional structure …

Parallels between wound healing, epimorphic regeneration and solid tumors

AY Wong, JL Whited - Development, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Striking similarities between wound healing, epimorphic regeneration and the progression
of solid tumors have been uncovered by recent studies. In this Review, we discuss systemic …

Making a new limb out of old cells: exploring endogenous cell reprogramming and its role during limb regeneration

MJ Raymond Jr, CD McCusker - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Cellular reprogramming is characterized by the induced dedifferentiation of mature cells into
a more plastic and potent state. This process can occur through artificial reprogramming …

Positional plasticity in regenerating Amybstoma mexicanum limbs is associated with cell proliferation and pathways of cellular differentiation

CD McCusker, A Athippozhy, C Diaz-Castillo… - BMC developmental …, 2015 - Springer
Background The endogenous ability to dedifferentiate, re-pattern, and re-differentiate adult
cells to repair or replace damaged or missing structures is exclusive to only a few tetrapod …