Regulating endogenous neural stem cell activation to promote spinal cord injury repair

EAB Gilbert, N Lakshman, KSK Lau, CM Morshead - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects millions of individuals worldwide. Currently, there is no cure,
and treatment options to promote neural recovery are limited. An innovative approach to …

Single-cell Stereo-seq reveals induced progenitor cells involved in axolotl brain regeneration

X Wei, S Fu, H Li, Y Liu, S Wang, W Feng, Y Yang… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The molecular mechanism underlying brain regeneration in vertebrates remains elusive. We
performed spatial enhanced resolution omics sequencing (Stereo-seq) to capture spatially …

[HTML][HTML] Salamander spinal cord regeneration: The ultimate positive control in vertebrate spinal cord regeneration

A Tazaki, EM Tanaka, JF Fei - Developmental biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Repairing injured tissues/organs is one of the major challenges for the maintenance of
proper organ function in adulthood. In mammals, the central nervous system including the …

Single-cell analyses of axolotl telencephalon organization, neurogenesis, and regeneration

K Lust, A Maynard, T Gomes, JS Fleck, JG Camp… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Salamanders are tetrapod models to study brain organization and regeneration; however,
the identity and evolutionary conservation of brain cell types are largely unknown. We …

Broad applicability of a streamlined ethyl cinnamate-based clearing procedure

W Masselink, D Reumann, P Murawala… - …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Turbidity and opaqueness are inherent properties of tissues that limit the capacity to acquire
microscopic images through large tissues. Creating a uniform refractive index, known as …

Live imaging of axolotl digit regeneration reveals spatiotemporal choreography of diverse connective tissue progenitor pools

JD Currie, A Kawaguchi, RM Traspas, M Schuez… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Connective tissues—skeleton, dermis, pericytes, fascia—are a key cell source for
regenerating the patterned skeleton during axolotl appendage regeneration. This complexity …

An ependymal cell census identifies heterogeneous and ongoing cell maturation in the adult mouse spinal cord that changes dynamically on injury

AR Albors, GA Singer, E Llorens-Bobadilla, J Frisen… - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
The adult spinal cord stem cell potential resides within the ependymal cell population and
declines with age. Ependymal cells are, however, heterogeneous, and the biological …

Efficient gene knockin in axolotl and its use to test the role of satellite cells in limb regeneration

JF Fei, M Schuez, D Knapp… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Salamanders exhibit extensive regenerative capacities and serve as a unique model in
regeneration research. However, due to the lack of targeted gene knockin approaches, it …

MARCKS-like protein is an initiating molecule in axolotl appendage regeneration

T Sugiura, H Wang, R Barsacchi, A Simon, EM Tanaka - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Identifying key molecules that launch regeneration has been a long-sought goal. Multiple
regenerative animals show an initial wound-associated proliferative response that transits …

[HTML][HTML] Homeostatic and regenerative neurogenesis in salamanders

A Joven, A Simon - Progress in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Large-scale regeneration in the adult central nervous system is a unique capacity of
salamanders among tetrapods. Salamanders can replace neuronal populations, repair …