SOX9 in organogenesis: shared and unique transcriptional functions

Z Ming, B Vining, S Bagheri-Fam, V Harley - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2022 - Springer
The transcription factor SOX9 is essential for the development of multiple organs including
bone, testis, heart, lung, pancreas, intestine and nervous system. Mutations in the human …

Single-cell transcriptome analysis maps the developmental track of the human heart

Y Cui, Y Zheng, X Liu, L Yan, X Fan, J Yong, Y Hu… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
The heart is the central organ of the circulatory system, and its proper development is vital
for maintaining human life. Here, we used single-cell RNA sequencing to profile the gene …

Signaling pathways regulating cartilage growth plate formation and activity

WE Samsa, X Zhou, G Zhou - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2017 - Elsevier
The growth plate is a highly specialized and dynamic cartilage structure that serves many
essential functions in skeleton patterning, growth and endochondral ossification in …

Tracing the first hematopoietic stem cell generation in human embryo by single-cell RNA sequencing

Y Zeng, J He, Z Bai, Z Li, Y Gong, C Liu, Y Ni, J Du… - Cell research, 2019 - nature.com
Tracing the emergence of the first hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in human embryos,
particularly the scarce and transient precursors thereof, is so far challenging, largely due to …

Transcriptomic profiling maps anatomically patterned subpopulations among single embryonic cardiac cells

G Li, A Xu, S Sim, JR Priest, X Tian, T Khan… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Embryonic gene expression intricately reflects anatomical context, developmental stage,
and cell type. To address whether the precise spatial origins of cardiac cells can be deduced …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics reveals gene expression dynamics of human fetal kidney development

M Hochane, PR van den Berg, X Fan… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The current understanding of mammalian kidney development is largely based on mouse
models. Recent landmark studies revealed pervasive differences in renal embryogenesis …

Cell diversity and plasticity during atrioventricular heart valve EMTs

J Lotto, R Cullum, S Drissler, M Arostegui… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) of both endocardium and epicardium guide
atrioventricular heart valve formation, but the cellular complexity and small scale of this …

In mammalian foetal testes, SOX9 regulates expression of its target genes by binding to genomic regions with conserved signatures

M Rahmoun, R Lavery… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In mammalian embryonic gonads, SOX9 is required for the determination of Sertoli cells that
orchestrate testis morphogenesis. To identify genetic networks directly regulated by SOX9 …

SOX9 is dispensable for the initiation of epigenetic remodeling and the activation of marker genes at the onset of chondrogenesis

CF Liu, M Angelozzi, A Haseeb, V Lefebvre - Development, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT SOX9 controls cell lineage fate and differentiation in major biological processes.
It is known as a potent transcriptional activator of differentiation-specific genes, but its …

SOX9: A genomic view of tissue specific expression and action

A Symon, V Harley - The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell …, 2017 - Elsevier
The SOX9 transcription factor controls the differentiation of many cell types among
vertebrates. The SOX9 gene locus is large and complex and contains various tissue-specific …