Formation and function of multiciliated cells

Q Lyu, Q Li, J Zhou, H Zhao - Journal of Cell Biology, 2024 - rupress.org
In vertebrates, multiciliated cells (MCCs) are terminally differentiated cells that line the
airway tracts, brain ventricles, and reproductive ducts. Each MCC contains dozens to …

Single-cell transcriptome analysis in health and disease

P Bhattachan, MG Jeschke - Shock, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The analysis of the single-cell transcriptome has emerged as a powerful tool to gain insights
of the basic mechanisms of health and disease. It is widely used to reveal the cellular …

A time-resolved single-cell roadmap of the logic driving anterior neural crest diversification from neural border to migration stages

A Kotov, S Seal, M Alkobtawi… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Neural crest cells exemplify cellular diversification from a multipotent progenitor population.
However, the full sequence of early molecular choices orchestrating the emergence of …

Convergent differentiation of multiciliated cells

S Chae, TJ Park, T Kwon - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Multiciliated cells (MCCs) are epithelial cells that control body fluid flow and contribute to the
clearance of pathogenic microbes and other particles from the airways, egg transport in …

The Tmem16a chloride channel is required for mucin maturation after secretion from goblet-like cells in the Xenopus tropicalis tadpole skin

E Dubaissi, EN Hilton, S Lilley, R Collins, C Holt… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The TMEM16A chloride channel is proposed as a therapeutic target in cystic fibrosis, where
activation of this ion channel might restore airway surface hydration and mitigate respiratory …

Revealing non-trivial information structures in aneural biological tissues via functional connectivity

D Blackiston, H Dromiack, C Grasso, TF Varley… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
A central challenge in the progression of a variety of open questions in biology, such as
morphogenesis, wound healing, and development, is learning from empirical data how …

Somatic Cell Identity Affects Specific Cell Differentiation Programs Upon Reprogramming In Vivo

T Zikmund, J Fiorentino, CA Penfold, M Stock… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Nuclear reprogramming can change cellular fates. Yet, reprogramming efficiency is low and
the resulting cell types are often not functional. Here, we used nuclear transfer to eggs to …

Calcium transients regulate epithelial integration of multiciliated cells during Xenopus skin development.

N Christodoulou, PA Skourides - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Integration basally located progenitors into an existing epithelium is crucial for tissue
morphogenesis during embryogenesis and tissue homeostasis of epithelial organs. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Alveolar Progenitor Cells in Lung Damage and Regeneration in Pulmonary Fibrosis

V Ptasinski - 2023 - portal.research.lu.se
The lung is a vital organ in the body enabling us to breathe. During chronic lung diseases,
the function of the lung is impacted by damage to the tissue structure. Idiopathic pulmonary …

Towards automating bioinspiration: The discovery and utility of information dynamics in homeostatic agents

CS Grasso - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Generative AI and deep learning technologies have captured societal interest in recent
years due to their increasingly adaptive capabilities, but, we have yet to see similarly useful …