Dahia CL, Mahoney EJ, Durrani AA, Wylie C. Intercellular Signaling Pathways Active During and After Growth and Differentiation of Lumbar Vertebral Growth Plate. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jun 15;36(14):1071-80.

Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, White J, Wells J, Mayhew C, Wylie C, Heasman J. Wnt11/5a complex formation caused by tyrosine sulfation increases canonical signaling activity. Curr Biol. 2009 Sep 29;19(18):1573-80.

Gu Y, Runyan C, Shoemaker A, Surani A, Wylie C. Steel factor controls primordial germ cell survival and motility from the time of their specification in the allantois and provides a continuous niche throughout their migration. Development. 2009;136:1296-303.

Nandadasa S, Tao Q, Menon N, Heasman J, Wylie C. N- and E-cadherins in Xenopus are specifically required in the neural and non-neural ectoderm, respectively, for F-actin assembly and morphogenetic movements. Development. 2009;136:1327-38.

Dahia C, Mahoney E, Durrani A, Wylie C. Postnatal growth, differentiation, and ageing of the mouse intervertebral disc. Spine. 2009;34:447-55.

Dahia C, Mahoney E, Durrani A, Wylie C. Intercellular pathways active during intervertebral disc growth, differentiation and ageing. Spine. 2009;34:456-62.

Deng J, Lang S, Wylie C, Hammes S. The Xenopus laevis isoform of G protein-coupled receptor 3 (GPR3) is a constitutively active cell surface receptor that participates in maintaining meiotic arrest in X. laevis oocytes. Mol Endocrinol. 2008;22:1853-65.

Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, Tao Q, Wylie C, Heasman J. Wnt5a and Wnt11 interact in a maternal Dkk1-regulated fashion to activate both canonical and non-canonical signaling in Xenopus axis formation. Development. 2008;135: 3719-29.

Runyan C, Gu Y, Shoemaker A, Looijenga L, Wylie C. The distribution and behavior of extragonadal primordial germ cells in Bax mutant mice suggest a novel origin for sacrococcygeal germ cell tumors. Int J Dev Biol. 2008;52:333-44.

Mir A, Kofron M, Heasman J, Mogle M, Lang S, Birsoy B, Wylie C. Long- and short-range signals control the dynamic expression of an animal hemisphere-specific gene in Xenopus. Dev Biol. 2008;315(1):161-72.
 

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Barnes MG, Grom AA, Thompson SD, Griffin TA, Pavlidis P, Itert L, et al. Subtype-specific peripheral blood gene expression profiles in recent-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis and rheumatism. 2009 Jul;60(7):2102-12.

Qu XA, Gudivada RC, Jegga AG, Neumann EK, Aronow BJ. Inferring novel disease indications for known drugs by semantically linking drug action and disease mechanism relationships. BMC Bioinformatics. 2009 May;10 Suppl 5:S4.

Gu Y, Harley IT, Henderson LB, Aronow BJ, Vietor I, Huber LA, et al. Identification of IFRD1 as a modifier gene for cystic fibrosis lung disease. Nature. 2009 Apr 23;458(7241):1039-42.

Nishijo K, Chen QR, Zhang L, McCleish AT, Rodriguez A, Cho MJ, et al. Credentialing a preclinical mouse model of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancer Res. 2009 Apr 1;69(7):2902-11.

Chen J, Aronow BJ, Jegga AG. Disease candidate gene identification and prioritization using protein interaction networks. BMC Bioinformatics. 2009 Feb;10:73.

Shen H, Powers N, Saini N, Comstock CE, Sharma A, Weaver K, et al. The SWI/SNF ATPase Brm is a gatekeeper of proliferative control in prostate cancer. Cancer Res. 2008 Dec 15;68(24):10154-62.

Brunskill EW, Aronow BJ, Georgas K, Rumballe B, Valerius MT, Aronow J, et al. Atlas of gene expression in the developing kidney at microanatomic resolution. Developmental cell. 2008 Nov;15(5):781-91.

Mahller YY, Sakthivel B, Baird WH, Aronow BJ, Hsu YH, Cripe TP, et al. Molecular analysis of human cancer cells infected by an oncolytic HSV-1 reveals multiple upregulated cellular genes and a role for SOCS1 in virus replication. Cancer Gene Ther. 2008 Nov;15(11):733-41.

Kucherlapati MH, Yang K, Fan K, Kuraguchi M, Sonkin D, Rosulek A, et al. Loss of Rb1 in the gastrointestinal tract of Apc1638N mice promotes tumors of the cecum and proximal colon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 7;105(40):15493-8.

Gudivada RC, Qu XA, Chen J, Jegga AG, Neumann EK, Aronow BJ. Identifying disease-causal genes using Semantic Web-based representation of integrated genomic and phenomic knowledge. J Biomed Inform. 2008 Oct;41(5):717-29.

Developmental genetics of mammalian lens and retinal formation

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BA: Southern Illinois University, Biology and Chemistry, Edwardsville, IL, 1982

PhD: University of Wisconsin, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1994

Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Michigan, Department of Biology, 1995-1996

Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Michigan Medical School, Division of Internal Medicine and Department of Human Genetics, 1996-1999

Prasov, L, Brown, NL and Glaser, T. A critical analysis of Atoh7 (Math5) splicing in the developing mouse retina.  PLoS One. 2010; Aug 5(8):e12315.

Macgregor S, Hewitt AW, Hysi PG, Ruddle JB,Medland SE, Henders AK, Gordon SD, Andrew T, McEvoy B, Sanfilippo PG, Carbonaro F, Tah V, Li YJ, Bennett SL, Craig JE, Montgomery GW, Tran-Viet KN, Brown NL, Spector TD, Martin NG, Young TL, Hammond CJ, Mackey DA. Genome-wide association identifies ATOH7 as a major gene determining human optic nerve size. Human Molecular Genetics. 2010; Apr 15;340(2):490-503. 

Hufnagel RB, Le TT, Riesenberg AL, Brown NL. Neurog2 controls the leading edge of neurogenesis in the mammalian retina. Developmental Biology. 2010;340:490-503.

Riesenberg AN, Liu Z, Kopan R, Brown NL. Rbpj cell autonomous regulation of retinal ganglion cell and cone photoreceptor fates in the mouse retina. Journal of Neuroscience. 2009;29(41): 12865-77.

Riesenberg AN, Le TT, Willardson MI, Blackburn DC, Vetter ML, Brown NL. Pax6 regulation of Math5 during mouse retinal neurogenesis. Genesis. 2009;47(3):175-187.

Le TT, Conley K, Brown NL. Jagged1 is necessary for normal mouse lens development. Developmental Biology. 2009;328(1):118-126.

Willardson MI, Suli A, Pan Y, Marsh-Armstrong N, El-Hodiri H, Chen CB, Moore KB, Brown NL, Vetter ML. Temporal regulation of Ath5 gene expression during eye development. Developmental Biology. 2009;326(2):471-481.

Fuhrmann S, Riesenberg AN, Mathiesen AM, Brown EC, Vetter ML, Brown NL. Characterization of a transient TCF/LEF-responsive progenitor population in the embryonic mouse retina. Invest Ophth Vis Sci. 2009;50(1):432-440.

Rowan S, Conley K, Le TT, Donner AL, Maas RL, Brown, NL. Notch signaling is required for mouse lens growth and differentiation. Developmental Biology. 2008; 321(1):111-122.

Blackburn DC*, Conley K*, Platchetzki D, Kempler K, Battelle BA, Brown NL. Isolation and expression of Pax6 and atonal homologues in the American Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus. Developmental Dynamics. 2008;237(8):2209-2219.

Hufnagel RB, Riesenberg AN, Saul SM, Brown NL. Conserved regulation between Math5 and Math1 as revealed by Math5-GFP transgenes. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 2007;36(4):435-488.

Book Chapters

Brown N.L. Ganglion cell development: early steps/fate. In Encyclopedia of the Eye Joseph C. Besharse, Reza Dana, and Darlene A. Dartt (eds.). Vol 2. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Academic, 2010. 

Hufnagel, RB and Brown, NL. Specification of Retinal Cell Types in Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience John Rubenstein and Pasko Rakic (eds). Elsevier/Academic In Press.

Craniofacial development

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Zaghloul NA, Brugmann SA. The emerging face of primary cilia. Genesis. 2011 Apr;49(4):231-46.

Levi B, James AW, Nelson ER, Brugmann SA, Sorkin M, Manu A, Longaker MT. Role of Indian hedgehog signaling in palatal osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar;127(3):1182-90.

Rada-Iglesias A, Bajpai R, Swigut T, Brugmann SA, Flynn RA, Wysocka J. A unique chromatin signature uncovers early developmental enhancers in humans. Nature. 2011 Feb 10;470(7333):279-83.

Cordero DR, Brugmann S, Chu Y, Bajpai R, Jame M, Helms JA. Cranial neural crest cells on the move: their roles in craniofacial development. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Feb;155(2):270-9.

Brugmann SA, Cordero DR, Helms JA. Craniofacial ciliopathies: A new classification for craniofacial disorders. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Dec;152A(12):2995-3006.

Brugmann SA, Allen NC, James AW, Mekonnen Z, Madan E, Helms JA. A primary cilia-dependent etiology for midline facial disorders. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Apr 15;19(8):1577-92.

Brugmann SA, Powder KE, Young NM, Goodnough LH, Hahn SM, James AW, Helms JA, Lovett M. Comparative gene expression analysis of avian embryonic facial structures reveals new candidates for human craniofacial disorders. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Mar 1;19(5):920-30.

Brugmann SA, Goodnough LH, Gregorieff A, Leucht P, ten Berge D, Fuerer C, Clevers H, Nusse R, Helms JA. Wnt signaling mediates regional specification in the vertebrate face. Development. 2007 Sep;134(18):3283-95.

Brugmann SA, Kim J, Helms JA. Looking different: understanding diversity in facial form. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 Dec 1;140(23):2521-9.

Brugmann SA, Tapadia MD, Helms JA. The molecular origins of species-specific facial pattern. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2006;73:1-42.

Molecular genetic control of mammalian forebrain development

MS: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1990.

PhD: University of Lund, Lund, Sweden, 1994.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Skirball Institute, NYU Med Center, 1995-97.

understanding how neurons connect with each other to form functional neural circuits; how neurons regenerate and repair themselves after injury; how age influences the intrinsic axon growth ability

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Postdoctoral Fellowship: Rockefeller University, University of California San Francisco, and Stanford University

PhD: California Institute of Technology

Zou Y^†, Chiu H^†, Zinovyeva A, Ambros V, Chuang C-F*, Chang C*.  Developmental decline in neuronal regeneration by the progressive change of two intrinsic timers. Science  ^†Equal contribution  *Senior authors contributed equally. In Press. 2013.

Schumacher JA, Hsieh Y-W, Chen S, Pirri JK, Alkema MJ, Li W-H, Chang C*, Chuang C-F*. Intercellular calcium signaling in a gap junction-coupled cell network establishes asymmetric neuronal fates in C. elegans. Development, 139, 4191-4201. 2012.

Hsieh Y-W, Chang C*, Chuang C-F*. The microRNA mir-71 inhibits calcium signaling by targeting the TIR-1/Sarm1 adaptor protein to control stochastic L/R neuronal asymmetry in C. elegans.  PLoS Genetics 8(8): research article e1002864. Aug 2. 2012. *Senior Authors contributed equally.

Zou Y, Chiu H, Domenger D, Chuang C-F, Chang C. The lin-4 microRNA targets the LIN-14 transcription factor to inhibit netrin-mediated axon attraction. Science Signaling 5, research article ra43, 2012.

Chiu H, Alqadah  A, Chuang C-F, Chang, C. C. elegansas a genetic model to identify novel cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying nervous system regeneration. Cell Adhesion & Migration 2011; 5: 387-394.

Chang C, Hsieh Y-W, Lesch BJ, Bargmann CI, Chuang C-F. Microtubule-based localization of a synaptic calcium signaling complex is required for left-right neuronal asymmetry in C. elegans. Development. 138: 3509-3518. 2011.

Gabel CV, Antoine F, Chuang CF, Samuel ADT, Chang C. Distinct cellular and molecular mechanisms mediate initial axon development and adult-stage axon regeneration in C. elegans. Development. 2008;135:1129-36. 

Samuel ADT, Chung SH, Clark DA, Gabel CV, Chang C, Murthy V, Mazur E.Femtosecond laser dissection in C. elegans neural circuits.Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2006;6108:6108011-16.

Chang C, Adler C, Krause M, Clark S, Hao J, Gertler F, Tessier-Lavigne M, Bargmann CI. MIG-10/Lamellipodin and the lipid modulator AGE-1/PI3K promote axon guidance and outgrowth in response to Slit and Netrin. Current Biology. 2006;16:854-62.

Chang C, Yu TW, Bargmann CI, Tessier-Lavigne M. Inhibition of Netrin-mediated axon attraction by a receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase.Science. 2004;305:103-6.

Chang C, Werb Z. The many faces of metalloproteases: cell growth, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis.Trends in Cell Biology. 2001;11:S37-43.

Yoon CH*, Chang C*, Hopper NA*, Lesa GM, Sternberg PW. Requirements of multidomains of SLI-1, a C. elegans homolog of c-Cbl, and an inhibitory tyrosine in LET-23 in regulating vulval differentiation.Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2000;11:4019-31.

Chang C, Hopper NA, Sternberg PW. Caenorhabditis elegans SOS-1 is necessary for multiple RAS-mediated developmental signals. EMBO Journal. 2000;19:3283-94.

Chang C, Sternberg PW. C. elegans vulval development as a model system to study the cancer biology of EGFR signaling.Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 1999;18:203-13.

Chang C, Newman AP, Sternberg PW. Reciprocal EGF signaling back to the uterus from the induced C. elegans vulva coordinates morphogenesis of epithelia. Current Biology. 1999;9:237-46.

Hsieh J, Liu J, Kostas SA, Chang C, Sternberg PW, Fire A. The RING finger/B-box factor TAM-1 and a retinoblastoma-like proteins LIN-35 modulate context-dependent gene silencing in C. elegans.Genes & Development. 1999;13:2958-70.

Bogarad LD, Arnone MI, Chang C, Davidson EH. Interference with gene regulation in living sea urchin embryos: transcription factor knock out (TKO), a genetically controlled vector for blockade of specific transcription factors. Proc National Academy of Sciences USA. 95(25):14827-32. 1998.

Developmental mechanisms that establish stochastic left-right neuronal asymmetries.

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Postdoctoral Fellow: University of California, San Francisco and Rockefeller University, New York, 2001-2006.

PhD: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1994-2000.

Taylor R*, Hsieh Y-W*, Gamse J, Chuang C-F. Making a difference together: reciprocal interactions in C. elegans and zebrafish asymmetric neural development. Development. 2010;137:681-91.  * Authors contributed equally.

Gabel CV, Antonie F, Chuang C-F, Samuel AD, Chang C. Distinct cellular and molecular mechanisms mediate initial axon development and adult-stage axon regeneration in C. elegans. Development. 2008;135:1129-36.

Chuang C-F, VanHoven MK, Fetter RD, Verselis VK, Bargmann CI. An innexin-dependent cell network establishes left-right neuronal asymmetry in C. elegans. Cell. 2007;129:787-99.

Chuang C-F, Bargmann CI. A Toll-interleukin 1 repeat protein at the synapse specifies asymmetric odorant receptor expression via ASK1 MAPKKK signaling.Genes & Dev. 2005;19:270-81.

Chuang C-F, Meyerowitz EM. Specific and heritable genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2000;97:4985-90.

Chuang C-F, Running MP, Williams RW, Meyerowitz EM. The PERIANTHIA gene encodes a bZIP protein involved in the determination of floral organ number in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genes & Dev. 1999;13:334-44.

Protein kinases in development and human disease

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PhD: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ, 1991

Postdoctoral Fellow:  Dr. Deborah Morrison ABL-Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research Center, Frederick, MD

Group Leader: Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Beatson Laboratories, UK

Kinstrie R, Luebbering N, Miranda-Saavedra D, Sibbet G, Han J, Lochhead PA, Cleghon V. Characterization of a domain that transiently converts class 2 DYRKs into intramolecular tyrosine kinases. Sci Signal. 2010 Mar 2;3(111):ra16.

Day JP, Cleghon V, Houslay MD, Davies SA. Regulation of a Drosophila melanogaster cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase by prenylation and interaction with a prenyl-binding protein. Biochem J. 2008 Sep 15;414(3):363-74. 

Lochhead PA, Kinstrie R, Sibbet G, Rawjee T, Morrice N, Cleghon V. A chaperone-dependent GSK3beta transitional intermediate mediates activation-loop autophosphorylation. Mol Cell. 2006 Nov 17;24(4):627-33. 

Kinstrie R, Lochhead PA, Sibbet G, Morrice N, Cleghon V. dDYRK2 and Minibrain interact with the chromatin remodeling factors SNR1 and TRX. Biochem J. 2006;398:45-54.

Lochhead PA, Sibbet G, Morrice N, Cleghon V. Activation-loop autophosphorylation is mediated by a novel transitional intermediate form of DYRKs. Cell. 2005;121:925-36.

Understanding the molecular basis of eye development; differentiation of color photoreceptor subtypes in the Drosophila retina; cell-specific regulation of opsin gene expression; mechanisms of cell-specific transcriptional activation and repression
 

Differentiation of color photoreceptor subtypes in the Drosophila retina; cell-specific regulation of opsin gene expression; mechanisms of cell-specific transcriptional activation and repression

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Rajkumar P, Rollmann SM, Cook TA, Layne JE. Molecular evidence for color discrimination in the Atlantic sand fiddler crab, Uca pugilator. J Exp Biol. 2010 Dec 15;213(Pt 24):4240-8.

Charlton-Perkins M, Cook TA. Building a fly eye: terminal differentiation events of the retina, corneal lens, and pigmented epithelia. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2010;93:129-73.

Gutzwiller LM, Witt LM, Gresser AL, Burns KA, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Proneural and abdominal Hox inputs synergize to promote sensory organ formation in the Drosophila abdomen. Dev Biol. 2010 Dec 15;348(2):231-43.

McDonald EC, Xie B, Workman M, Charlton-Perkins M, Terrell DA, Reischl J, Wimmer EA, Gebelein BA, Cook TA. Separable transcriptional regulatory domains within Otd control photoreceptor terminal differentiation events. Dev Biol. 2010 Nov 1;347(1):122-32.

Phelan JD, Shroyer NF, Cook T, Gebelein B, Grimes HL. Gfi1-cells and circuits: unraveling transcriptional networks of development and disease. Curr Opin Hematol. 2010 Jul;17(4):300-7.

Witt LM, Gutzwiller LM, Gresser AL, Li-Kroeger D, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Atonal, Senseless, and Abdominal-A regulate rhomboid enhancer activity in abdominal sensory organ precursors. Dev Biol. 2010 Aug 15;344(2):1060-70.

Uhl JD, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Comparing anterior and posterior Hox complex formation reveals guidelines for predicting cis-regulatory elements. Dev Biol. 2010 Jul 1;343(1-2):154-66.

Lomberk G, Imoto I, Gebelein B, Urrutia R, Cook TA. Conservation of the TGFbeta/Labial homeobox signaling loop in endoderm-derived cells between Drosophila and mammals. Pancreatology. 2010;10(1):74-84. 

Maksimovic S, Cook TA, Buschbeck EK. Spatial distribution of opsin-encoding mRNAs in the tiered larval retinas of the sunburst diving beetle Thermonectus marmoratus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). J Exp Biol. 2009 Dec;212(Pt 23):3781-94.

Li-Kroeger D, Witt LM, Grimes HL, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Hox and senseless antagonism functions as a molecular switch to regulate EGF secretion in the Drosophila PNS. Dev Cell. 2008 Aug;15(2):298-308.

regulation of expression of proteins in blood coagulation and growth control: prothrombin; hepatocyte growth factor-like protein (HGFL) and its membrane tyrosine kinase receptor (Ron)

BA: University of California, San Diego, 1976.

PhD: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1982.

Fellowship: Post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, 1982-83; post-doctoral Fellowship at the Friedrich Meischer Institute in Basel, Switzerland, 1983-1985.

Mullins ES, Kombrinck KW, Talmage KE, Shaw MA, Witte DP, Ullman JM, Degen SJ, Sun W, Flick MJ, Degen JL. Genetic elimination of prothrombin in adult mice is not compatible with survival and results in spontaneous hemorrhagic events in both heart and brain. Blood. 2009 Jan 15;113(3):696-704.

Wetzel CC, Leonis MA, Dent A, Olson MA, Longmeier AM, Ney PA, Boivin GP, Kader SA, Caldwell CC, Degen SJ, Waltz SE.  Short-form Ron receptor is required for normal IFN-gamma production in concanavalin A-induced acute liver injury. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Jan;292(1):G253-61. 

Kahn JA, Degen SJ, Mansour ME, Goodman E, Zeller MH, Laor T, Lanphear NE, Boat TF. Pediatric faculty members' attitudes about part-time faculty positions and policies to support part-time faculty: a study at one medical center. Acad Med. 2005 Oct;80(10):931-9.

Wu J, Wang Y, Xiao W, Meyer KB, Schmidt KM, Morris RE, Degen SJ, La Barbera AR. Assessment of recombinant porcine follicle-stimulating hormone receptor using a novel polyclonal ectodomain antibody. Endocr Res. 2004 May;30(2):269-85.

Hess KA, Waltz SE, Toney-Earley K, Degen SJ.  The receptor tyrosine kinase Ron is expressed in the mouse ovary and regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase levels and ovulation. Fertil Steril. 2003 Sep;80 Suppl 2:747-54.

Peace BE, Hill KJ, Degen SJ, Waltz SE. Cross-talk between the receptor tyrosine kinases Ron and epidermal growth factor receptor. Exp Cell Res. 2003 Oct 1;289(2):317-25.

Wetzel CC, Degen SJ, Waltz SE. Cis-acting elements in the hepatocyte growth factor-like protein gene regulate kidney and liver-specific expression in mice. DNA Cell Biol. 2003 May;22(5):293-301.

Hess KA, Waltz SE, Chan EL, Degen SJ. Receptor tyrosine kinase Ron is expressed in mouse reproductive tissues during embryo implantation and is important in trophoblast cell function. Biol Reprod. 2003 Apr;68(4):1267-75. 

Sun WY, Coleman MJ, Witte DP, Degen SJ. Rescue of prothrombin-deficiency by transgene expression in mice. Thromb Haemost. 2002 Dec;88(6):984-91.

Leonis MA, Toney-Earley K, Degen SJ, Waltz SE. Deletion of the Ron receptor tyrosine kinase domain in mice provides protection from endotoxin-induced acute liver failure. Hepatology. 2002 Nov;36(5):1053-60.

Czech KA, Bennett M, Devarajan P. Distinct metalloproteinase excretion patterns in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2011 Jul 1.

Askenazi DJ, Koralkar R, Levitan EB, Goldstein SL, Devarajan P, Khandrika S, Mehta RL, Ambalavanan N. Baseline Values of Candidate Urine Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Biomarkers Vary by Gestational Age in Premature Infants. Pediatr Res. 2011 Jun 3.

Abraham BP, Frazier EA, Morrow WR, Blaszak RT, Devarajan P, Mitsnefes M, Bryant JC, Sachdeva R. Cystatin C and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as markers of renal function in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2011 Apr 25.

Sundaram N, Bennett M, Wilhelm J, Kim MO, Atweh G, Devarajan P, Malik P. Biomarkers for early detection of sickle nephropathy. Am J Hematol. 2011 Jul;86(7):559-66.

Devarajan P, Krawczeski C. In reply to 'antifibrinolytic use during cardiac and hepatic surgery makes tubular proteinuria-based early biomarkers poor tools to diagnose perioperative acute kidney injury'. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jun;57(6):960-1.

Piyaphanee N, Ma Q, Kremen O, Czech K, Greis K, Mitsnefes M, Devarajan P, Bennett MR. Discovery and initial validation of α 1-B glycoprotein fragmentation as a differential urinary biomarker in pediatric steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2011 Jun;5(5-6):334-42.

Li S, Krawczeski CD, Zappitelli M, Devarajan P, Thiessen-Philbrook H, Coca SG, Kim RW, Parikh CR; for the TRIBE-AKI Consortium. Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of acute kidney injury after pediatric cardiac surgery: A prospective multicenter study. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1493-1499.

Krawczeski CD, Woo JG, Wang Y, Bennett MR, Ma Q, Devarajan P. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin concentrations predict development of acute kidney injury in neonates and children after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Pediatr. 2011 Jun;158(6):1009-1015.e1.

Basu RK, Devarajan P, Wong H, Wheeler DS. An update and review of acute kidney injury in pediatrics. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 May;12(3):339-47.

Devarajan P. Biomarkers for the early detection of acute kidney injury. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2011 Apr;23(2):194-200.

Prostaglandin-nuclear receptor-angiogenic signaling axis during embryo implantation with special emphasis to cPLA2α-Cox2-PPARδ-Vegf network in the uterus; cytokine-growth factor-homeobox-morphogen signaling axis in implantation involving Lif-Hb-Egf-Hoxa10/Msx1-Ihh/Bmp/Wnt network in the uterus; immunophilin/cochaperone-nuclear signaling in the mouse uterus during implantation involving Fkbp52-PR; ligand-receptor signaling with endocannabinoids during the periimplantation events in mice in the context of anandamide interacting with G-protein coupled receptors, CB1 and CB2; molecular and genetic basis of epithelial ovarian cancer with special reference to prostaglandin-PPAR signaling; miRNA and Cox-2 regulation in uterine biology and cancer; Pten and uterine carcinoma: conditionally gene deleted mouse models

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Sun X, Xie H, Yang J, Wang H, Bradshaw HB, Dey SK. Endocannabinoid signaling directs differentiation of trophoblast cell lineages and placentation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Sep 28;107(39):16887-92.

Hirota Y, Acar N, Tranguch S, Burnum KE, Xie H, Kodama A, Osuga Y, Ustunel I, Friedman DB, Caprioli RM, Daikoku T, Dey SK. Uterine FK506-binding protein 52 (FKBP52)-peroxiredoxin-6 (PRDX6) signaling protects pregnancy from overt oxidative stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug 31;107(35):15577-82. 

Hirota Y, Cha J, Dey SK. Revisiting reproduction: Prematurity and the puzzle of progesterone resistance. Nat Med. 2010 May;16(5):529-31.

Dey SK. How we are born. J Clin Invest. 2010 Apr 1;120(4):952-5.

Hirota Y, Daikoku T, Tranguch S, Xie H, Bradshaw HB, Dey SK. Uterine-specific p53 deficiency confers premature uterine senescence and promotes preterm birth in mice. J Clin Invest. 2010 Mar 1;120(3):803-15. 

Sun X, Jackson L, Dey SK, Daikoku T. In pursuit of leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor-5 regulation and function in the uterus. Endocrinology. 2009 Nov;150(11):5065-73. 

Sun X, Dey SK. Cannabinoid/Endocannabinoid signaling impact on early pregnancy events. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2009;1:255-73. Review.

Burnum KE, Cornett DS, Puolitaival SM, Milne SB, Myers DS, Tranguch S, Brown HA, Dey SK, RM Caprioli. Spatial and temporal alterations of phospholipids determined by mass spectrometry during mouse embryo implantation. J Lipid Res. (2009).

Daling JR, Doody DR, Sun X, Trabert BL, Weiss NS, Chen C, Biggs ML, Starr JR, Dey SK, SM Schwartz. Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors. Cancer. 2009 115(6):1215-23.

Huang X, Ketova T, Fleming JT, Wang H, Dey SK, Litingtung Y, C Chiang. Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates a novel epithelial progenitor domain of the hindbrain choroid plexus. Development.  2009.  

BS: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1994.

PhD: Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, MN, 2000.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Molecular mechanisms of Hox specificity in Drosophila melanogaster, Columbia University.

Charlton-Perkins M, Whitaker SL, Fei Y, Xie B, Li-Kroeger D, Gebelein B, Cook T. Prospero and Pax2 combinatorially control neural cell fate decisions by modulating Ras- and Notch-dependent signaling. Neural Dev. 2011 May 3;6:20.

Gutzwiller LM, Witt LM, Gresser AL, Burns KA, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Proneural and abdominal Hox inputs synergize to promote sensory organ formation in the Drosophila abdomen. Dev Biol. 2010 Dec 15;348(2):231-43.

McDonald EC, Xie B, Workman M, Charlton-Perkins M, Terrell DA, Reischl J, Wimmer EA, Gebelein BA, Cook TA. Separable transcriptional regulatory domains within Otd control photoreceptor terminal differentiation events. Dev Biol. 2010 Nov 1;347(1):122-32.

Phelan JD, Shroyer NF, Cook T, Gebelein B, Grimes HL. Gfi1-cells and circuits: unraveling transcriptional networks of development and disease. Curr Opin Hematol. 2010 Jul;17(4):300-7.

Witt LM, Gutzwiller LM, Gresser AL, Li-Kroeger D, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Atonal, Senseless, and Abdominal-A regulate rhomboid enhancer activity in abdominal sensory organ precursors. Dev Biol. 2010 Aug 15;344(2):1060-70.

Uhl JD, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Comparing anterior and posterior Hox complex formation reveals guidelines for predicting cis-regulatory elements. Dev Biol. 2010 Jul 1;343(1-2):154-66.

Horman SR, Velu CS, Chaubey A, Bourdeau T, Zhu J, Paul WE, Gebelein B, Grimes HL. Gfi1 integrates progenitor versus granulocytic transcriptional programming. Blood. 2009 May 28;113(22):5466-75.

Gebelein B. The control of EGF signaling and cell fate in the Drosophila abdomen. Fly (Austin). 2008 Sep-Oct;2(5):257-8.

Li-Kroeger D, Witt LM, Grimes HL, Cook TA, Gebelein B. Hox and senseless antagonism functions as a molecular switch to regulate EGF secretion in the Drosophila PNS. Dev Cell. 2008 Aug;15(2):298-308.

Xie B, Charlton-Perkins M, McDonald E, Gebelein B, Cook T. Senseless functions as a molecular switch for color photoreceptor differentiation in Drosophila. Development. 2007 Dec;134(23):4243-53.

In our laboratory we are using the mouse as a model system to investigate the role of stem cells in tumor development. Our long-term goal is to understand whether skin cancers arise from stem cells and whether tumors maintain stem cells, using a combination of genetics and biochemical studies.

Visit the Guasch Lab.

McNairn AJ, Brusadelli M, Guasch G. Signaling moderation: TGF-β in exocrine gland development, maintenance, and regulation. Eur J Dermatol. 2013 Apr 10.

Chang CY, Pasolli HA, Giannopoulou EG, Guasch G, Gronostajski RM, Elemento O, Fuchs E. NFIB is a governor of epithelial-melanocyte stem cell behaviour in a shared niche.  Nature. Mar 7 2013.

McNairn AJ, Doucet Y, Demaude J, Brusadelli M, Gordon CB, Uribe-Rivera A, Lambert PF, Bouez C, Breton L, Guasch G. TGFβ signaling regulates lipogenesis in human sebaceous glands cells. BMC Dermatol. 2013.

McNairn A, Guasch G. Epithelial Transition Zones: merging microenvironments, niches, and cellular transformation. Eur J Dermatol. 2011;21(Suppl.2):21-28.

Runck LA, Kramer M, Ciraolo G, Lewis AG, Guasch G. Identification of epithelial label-retaining cells at the transition between the anal canal and the rectum in mice. Cell Cycle. 2010 Aug 1;9(15):3039-45. 

Guasch G, Schober M, Pasolli HA, Conn EB, Polak L, Fuchs E. Loss of TGF beta signaling destabilizes homeostasis and promotes squamous cell carcinomas in stratified epithelia. Cancer Cell. 2007 Oct;12(4):313-27.

Guasch G, Fuchs E. Mice in the world of stem cell biology. Nat Genet. 2005 Nov;37(11):1201-6. Review.

Fuchs E, Tumbar T, Guasch G. Socializing with the neighbors: stem cells and their niche. Cell. 2004 Mar 19;116(6):769-78. Review.

Tumbar T, Guasch G, Greco V, Blanpain C, Lowry WE, Rendl M, Fuchs E. Defining the epithelial stem cell niche in skin. Science. 2004 Jan 16;303(5656):359-63.

Clinical Interests

Research in the Hegde Laboratory is aimed at understanding the structural basis for specificity in macromolecular interactions. Currently the two main areas of interest in the laboratory are: proteins involved in early vertebrate development; proteins involved in the life- and infection-cycles of the cancer-associated papillomaviruses

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms underlying early stages in embryonic organ development; molecular basis of developmental defects and cancer; protein-DNA interactions; X-ray crystallography

Visit the Hegde Lab.

Tadjuidje E, Wang TS, Pandey RN, Sumanas S, Lang RA, Hegde RS.  The EYA tyrosine phosphatase activity is pro-angiogenic and is inhibited by Benzbromarone. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34806.

Korfhagen TR, Kitzmiller J, Chen G, Sridharan A, Haitchi HM, Hegde RS, Divanovic S, Karp CL, Whitsett J. SAM-pointed domain ETS factor mediates epithelial cell-intrinsic innate immune signaling during airway mucous metaplasia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 9;109(41):16630-5.

Tadjuidje E, Hegde RS. The Eyes Absent proteins in development and disease. Cell Mol Life Sci. Sept. 13. 2012. Epub ahead of print.

Riazuddin S, Belyantseva IA, Giese A, Kwanghyuk L, Indzhykulian A, Nandamuri SP, Yousaf R, Lee S, Terrell D, Hegde RS, Morell RJ, Ali RA, Anwar S, Rachel RA, Andrade-Elizondo PB, Sirmaci A, Husnain T, Khan SN, Parise LV, Basit S, Wali A, Ayub M, Ansar M, Swaroop A, Ahmad W, Tekin M, Riazuddin S, Cook T, Buschbeck E, Frolenkov GI, Leal SM, Friedman TB, Ahmed ZA. Alterations of the CIB2 calcium- and integrin-binding protein cause Usher syndrome type 1J and nonsyndromic deafness DFNB48. Nat Genet. 2012 Sep 30;44(11):1265-71.

Ponferrada VG, Fan J, Vallance JE, Hu S, Mamedova A, Rankin SA, Zorn AM, Hegde RS*, Lang RA.* CRIM1 complexes with ß-catenin and cadherins, stabilizes cell-cell junctions and is critical for neural morphogenesis. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e32635. *co-corresponding authors.

Riazuddin S, Ahmed ZM, Hegde RS, Khan SN, Nasir I, Shaukat U, Riazuddin S, Butman JA, Griffith AJ, Friedman TB, Choi BY. Variable expressivity of FGF3 mutations associated with deafness and LAMM syndrome. BMC Med Genet. 2011 Feb 9;12:21.

Pandey RN, Rani R, Yeo EJ, Spencer M, Hu S, Lang RA, Hegde RS. The Eyes Absent phosphatase-transactivator proteins promote proliferation, transformation, migration, and invasion of tumor cells. Oncogene. 2010;29(25):3715-22.

Xi Z, Zhang Y, Hegde RS, Shakked Z, Crothers DM. Anomalous DNA binding by E2 regulatory protein driven by spacer sequence TATA. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jun;38(11):3827-33.

Miller SJ, Lan ZD, Hardiman A, Wu J, Kordich JJ, Patmore DM, Hegde RS, Cripe TP, Cancelas JA, Collins MH, Ratner N. Inhibition of Eyes Absent Homolog 4 expression induces malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor necrosis. Oncogene. 2010 Jan 21;29(3):368-79.

Trompette A, Divanovic S, Visintin A, Madan R, Blanchard C, Hegde RS, Wills-Karp M, Gioannini TL, Weiss JP, Karp CL. Allergenicity resulting from functional mimicry of a Toll-like receptor complex protein. Nature. 2009 Jan 29;457(7229):585-588.

Gao Y, Lan Y, Liu H, Jiang R. The zinc finger transcription factors Osr1 and Osr2 control synovial joint formation. Dev Biol. 2011 Apr;352(1):83-91.

Baek JA, Lan Y, Liu H, Maltby KM, Mishina Y, Jiang R. Bmpr1a signaling plays critical roles in palatal shelf growth and palatal bone formation. Dev Biol. 2011 Feb;350(2):520-531.

Liu W, Watson SS, Lan Y, Keene DR, Ovitt CE, Liu H, Schweitzer R, Jiang R. The atypical homeodomain transcription factor Mohawk controls tendon morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Oct;30(20):4797-4807.

Lan Y, Jiang R. Sonic hedgehog signaling regulates reciprocal epithelial-mesenchymal interactions controlling palatal outgrowth. Development. 2009 Apr;136(8):1387-1396.

Zhang Z, Lan Y, Chai Y, Jiang R. Antagonistic actions of Msx1 and Osr2 pattern mammalian teeth into a single row. Science. 2009;323(5918):1232-1234.

Lan Y, Wang Q, Ovitt CE, Jiang R. A unique mouse strain expressing Cre recombinase for tissue-specific analysis of gene function in palate and kidney development. Genesis. 2007;45(10):618-624.

Jiang R, Bush JO, Lidral AC. Development of the upper lip: morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms. Dev Dyn. 2006;235(5):1152-1166.

Wang Q, Lan Y, Cho ES, Maltby KM, Jiang R. Odd-skipped related 1 (Odd1) is an essential regulator of heart and urogenital development. Dev Biol. 2005;288(2):582-594.

Lan Y, Ovitt CE, Cho ES, Maltby KM, Wang Q, Jiang R. Odd-skipped related 2 (Osr2) encodes a key intrinsic regulator of secondary palate growth and morphogenesis. Development. 2004;131(13):3207-3216.

Bush JO, Lan Y, Jiang R. The cleft lip and palate defects in the Dancer mutant mice result from gain of function of the Tbx10 gene. Proc Nat Acad Sci U S A. 2004;101(18):7022-7027.

Clinical Interests

Lung development; cell proliferation; carcinogenesis; transcriptional regulation of gene expression

Research Interests

Transcriptional regulation of epithelial and endothelial cell functions during lung embryonic development and lung carcinogenesis; Winged helix/Forkhead Box (Fox) proteins and their role in regulating cell signaling pathways required for cellular proliferation, differentiation, motility and survival; identify, and increase understanding of currently unknown mechanisms that cause human lung malformations and promote lung cancer formation

Bolte C, Zhang Y, Wang IC, Kalin TV, Molkentin JD, Kalinichenko VV. Expression of foxm1 transcription factor in cardiomyocytes is required for myocardial development. PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e22217.

Whitsett JA, Kalinichenko VV. Notch and basal cells take center stage during airway epithelial regeneration. Cell Stem Cell. 2011 Jun 3;8(6):597-8.

Kalin TV, Ustiyan V, Kalinichenko VV. Multiple faces of FoxM1 transcription factor: Lessons from transgenic mouse models. Cell Cycle. 2011 Feb 1;10(3).

Balli D, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Kalinichenko VV, Kalin TV. Endothelial cell-specific deletion of transcription factor FoxM1 increases urethane-induced lung carcinogenesis. Cancer Res. 2011 Jan 1;71(1):40-50.

Spence JR, Mayhew CN, Rankin SA, Kuhar MF, Vallance JE, Tolle K, Hoskins EE, Kalinichenko VV, Wells SI, Zorn AM, Shroyer NF, Wells JM. Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into intestinal tissue in vitro. Nature. 2010 Dec 12.

Ren X, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Cross ER, Shah TA, Kalin TV, Kalinichenko VV. Forkhead box M1 transcription factor is required for macrophage recruitment during liver repair. Mol Cell Biol. 2010 Nov;30(22):5381-93.

Wang IC, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Sutherland MJ, Burhans MS, Shannon JM, Park HJ, Whitsett JA, Kalinichenko VV. Increased expression of FoxM1 transcription factor in respiratory epithelium inhibits lung sacculation and causes Clara cell hyperplasia. Dev Biol. 2010 Nov 15;347(2):301-14.

Ustiyan V, Wang IC, Ren X, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Xu Y, Wert SE, Lessard JL, Kalin TV, Kalinichenko VV. Forkhead box M1 transcriptional factor is required for smooth muscle cells during embryonic development of blood vessels and esophagus. Dev Biol. 2009 Dec 15;336(2):266-79.

Wang IC, Meliton L, Ren X, Zhang Y, Balli D, Snyder J, Whitsett JA, Kalinichenko VV, Kalin TV. Deletion of Forkhead Box M1 transcription factor from respiratory epithelial cells inhibits pulmonary tumorigenesis. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 12;4(8):e6609.

Kalin TV, Wang IC, Meliton L, Zhang Y, Wert SE, Ren X, Snyder J, Bell SM, Graf L Jr, Whitsett JA, Kalinichenko VV. Forkhead Box m1 transcription factor is required for perinatal lung function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 9;105(49):19330-5.

Early vertebrate patterning; germ layer formation

PhD: University of Maine, Orono, ME.

Post-doc training: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT; The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME.

Wnt Ligands in Tumorigenesis; Vascular Regression and Tissue Regeneration; Lens Induction and Morphogenesis 

Visit the Lang Lab.

Carpenter AC, Rao S, Wells JM, Campbell K, Lang RA. Generation of mice with a conditional null allele for Wntless. Genesis. 2010 Sep;48(9):554-8.

Pandey RN, Rani R, Yeo EJ, Spencer M, Hu S, Lang RA, Hegde RS. The Eyes Absent phosphatase-transactivator proteins promote proliferation, transformation, migration, and invasion of tumor cells. Oncogene. 2010 Jun 24;29(25):3715-22.

Plageman TF Jr, Chung MI, Lou M, Smith AN, Hildebrand JD, Wallingford JB, Lang RA. Pax6-dependent Shroom3 expression regulates apical constriction during lens placode invagination. Development. 2010 Feb;137(3):405-15.

Smith AN, Radice G, Lang RA. Which FGF ligands are involved in lens induction? Dev Biol. 2010 Jan 15;337(2):195-8.

Chauhan BK, Disanza A, Choi SY, Faber SC, Lou M, Beggs HE, Scita G, Zheng Y, Lang RA. Cdc42- and IRSp53-dependent contractile filopodia tether presumptive lens and retina to coordinate epithelial invagination. Development. 2009 Nov;136(21):3657-67.

Smith AN, Miller LA, Radice G, Ashery-Padan R, Lang RA. Stage-dependent modes of Pax6-Sox2 epistasis regulate lens development and eye morphogenesis. Development. 2009 Sep;136(17):2977-85. Erratum in: Development. 2009 Oct;136(19):3377.

Rao S, Lobov IB, Vallance JE, Tsujikawa K, Shiojima I, Akunuru S, Walsh K, Benjamin LE, Lang RA. Obligatory participation of macrophages in an angiopoietin 2-mediated cell death switch. Development. 2007 Dec;134(24):4449-58.

Song N, Schwab KR, Patterson LT, Yamaguchi T, Lin X, Potter SS, Lang RA. pygopus 2 has a crucial, Wnt pathway-independent function in lens induction. Development. 2007 May;134(10):1873-85.

Schwab KR, Patterson LT, Hartman HA, Song N, Lang RA, Lin X, Potter SS. Pygo1 and Pygo2 roles in Wnt signaling in mammalian kidney development. BMC Biol. 2007 Apr 10;5:15.

Miller LA, Smith AN, Taketo MM, Lang RA. Optic cup and facial patterning defects in ocular ectoderm beta-catenin gain-of-function mice. BMC Dev Biol. 2006 Mar 15;6:14.

Gene regulation; gene targeting

Ustiyan V, Wang IC, Ren X, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Xu Y, Wert SE, Lessard JL, Kalin TV, Kalinichenko VV. Forkhead box M1 transcriptional factor is required for smooth muscle cells during embryonic development of blood vessels and esophagus. Dev Biol. 2009 Dec 15;336(2):266-79.

Kumar A, Crawford K, Flick R, Klevitsky R, Lorenz JN, Bove KE, Robbins J, Lessard JL. Transgenic overexpression of cardiac actin in the mouse heart suggests coregulation of cardiac, skeletal and vascular actin expression. Transgenic Res. 2004 Dec;13(6):531-40.

Szucsik JC, Lewis AG, Marmer DJ, Lessard JL. Urogenital tract expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein in transgenic mice driven by a smooth muscle gamma-actin promoter. J Urol. 2004 Feb;171(2 Pt 1):944-9.

Crawford K, Flick R, Close L, Shelly D, Paul R, Bove K, Kumar A, Lessard J. Mice lacking skeletal muscle actin show reduced muscle strength and growth deficits and die during the neonatal period. Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Aug;22(16):5887-96.

Qian J, Hendrix M, Larsen WJ, Dorn GW 2nd, Lessard JL. Establishment and characterization of a conditionally immortalized smooth muscle/myometrial-like cell line. Mol Reprod Dev. 1997 Jul;47(3):284-94.

Kumar A, Crawford K, Close L, Madison M, Lorenz J, Doetschman T, Pawlowski S, Duffy J, Neumann J, Robbins J, Boivin GP, O'Toole BA, Lessard JL. Rescue of cardiac alpha-actin-deficient mice by enteric smooth muscle gamma-actin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Apr 29;94(9):4406-11.

Ng WA, Doetschman T, Robbins J, Lessard JL. Muscle isoactin expression during in vitro differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells. Pediatr Res. 1997 Feb;41(2):285-92.

Qian J, Kumar A, Szucsik JC, Lessard JL. Tissue and developmental specific expression of murine smooth muscle gamma-actin fusion genes in transgenic mice. Dev Dyn. 1996 Oct;207(2):135-44.

Szucsik JC, Lessard JL. Cloning and sequence analysis of the mouse smooth muscle gamma-enteric actin gene. Genomics. 1995 Jul 20;28(2):154-62.

Sawtell NM, Hartman AL, Lessard JL.  Conserved tissue-restricted expression of HUC 1-1 actin phenotype among eumetazoan organisms. J Exp Zool. 1990 Oct;256(1):54-62.

Dr. Xinhua Lin's research is directed toward understanding the mechanisms governing the regulation of cell-cell signaling by extracellular molecules that play essential roles in coordinating cell growth and differentiation. He is focusing particularly on the role of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) in cell-cell signaling and working toward the identification of molecules that modulate the function of two key signaling molecules, Wnt/Wingless (Wg), Hedgehog (Hh).

You J, Belenkaya T, Lin X. Sulfated is a negative feedback regulator of wingless in Drosophila. Dev Dyn. 2011 Feb 8. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22562.

Deng J, Deng L, Su S, Zhang M, Lin X, Wei L, Minai AA, Hassett DJ, Lu LJ. Investigating the predictability of essential genes across distantly related organisms using an integrative approach. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Feb 1;39(3):795-807.

Yan D, Wu Y, Yang Y, Belenkaya TY, Tang X, Lin X. The cell-surface proteins Dally-like and Ihog differentially regulate Hedgehog signaling strength and range during development. Development. 2010 Jun;137(12):2033-44.

Yan D, Lin X. Shaping morphogen gradients by proteoglycans. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2009 Sep;1(3):a002493. Review.

Yan D, Wu Y, Feng Y, Lin SC, Lin X. The core protein of glypican Dally-like determines its biphasic activity in wingless morphogen signaling. Dev Cell. 2009 Oct;17(4):470-81.

Lin X, Pittman J, Clarke B. Information Conversion, Effective Samples, and Parameter Size. IEEE Trans Inf Theory. 2007 Dec;53(12):4438-4456.

Chen Y, Guo JJ, Healy DP, Lin X, Patel NC. Risk of hepatotoxicity associated with the use of telithromycin: a signal detection using data mining algorithms. Ann Pharmacother. 2008 Dec;42(12):1791-6.

He F, Wen Y, Deng J, Lin X, Lu LJ, Jiao R, Ma J. Probing intrinsic properties of a robust morphogen gradient in Drosophila. Dev Cell. 2008 Oct;15(4):558-67.

Yan D, Lin X. Opposing roles for glypicans in Hedgehog signalling. Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Jul;10(7):761-3.

Belenkaya TY, Wu Y, Tang X, Zhou B, Cheng L, Sharma YV, Yan D, Selva EM, Lin X. The retromer complex influences Wnt secretion by recycling wntless from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network. Dev Cell. 2008 Jan;14(1):120-31.  

Molecular mechanisms of gene regulation and embryonic development

Liu J, Ma J. Fates-shifted is an F-box protein that targets Bicoid for degradation and regulates developmental fate determination in Drosophila embryos. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 Jan;13(1):22-9.

He F, Saunders TE, Wen Y, Cheung D, Jiao R, ten Wolde PR, Howard M, Ma J. Shaping a morphogen gradient for positional precision. Biophys J. 2010 Aug 4;99(3):697-707.

Deng J, Wang W, Lu LJ, Ma J. A two-dimensional simulation model of the bicoid gradient in Drosophila. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 21;5(4):e10275.

He F, Wen Y, Deng J, Lin X, Lu LJ, Jiao R, Ma J. Probing intrinsic properties of a robust morphogen gradient in Drosophila. Dev Cell. 2008 Oct;15(4):558-67.

Baird-Titus JM, Clark-Baldwin K, Dave V, Caperelli CA, Ma J, Rance M. The solution structure of the native K50 Bicoid homeodomain bound to the consensus TAATCC DNA-binding site. J Mol Biol. 2006 Mar 10;356(5):1137-51.

Fu D, Ma J. Interplay between positive and negative activities that influence the role of Bicoid in transcription. Nucleic Acids Res. 2005 Jul 19;33(13):3985-93. Print 2005.

Chaney BA, Clark-Baldwin K, Dave V, Ma J, Rance M. Solution structure of the K50 class homeodomain PITX2 bound to DNA and implications for mutations that cause Rieger syndrome. Biochemistry. 2005 May 24;44(20):7497-511.

Ma J. Crossing the line between activation and repression. Trends Genet. 2005 Jan;21(1):54-9.

Fu D, Wen Y, Ma J. The co-activator CREB-binding protein participates in enhancer-dependent activities of bicoid. J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 19;279(47):48725-33.

Ma J. Actively seeking activating sequences. Cell. 2004 Jan 23;116(2 Suppl):S75-6, 2 p following S76.

Pluripotent stem cell biology

Spence JR, Mayhew CN, Rankin SA, Kuhar MF, Vallance JE, Tolle K, Hoskins EE, Kalinichenko VV, Wells SI, Zorn AM, Shroyer NF, Wells JM. Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into intestinal tissue in vitro. Nature. 2011 Feb 3;470(7332):105-9.

Mayhew CN, Wells JM. Converting human pluripotent stem cells into beta-cells: recent advances and future challenges. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2010 Feb;15(1):54-60.

Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, White J, Wells J, Mayhew C, Wylie C, Heasman J. Wnt11/5a complex formation caused by tyrosine sulfation increases canonical signaling activity. Curr Biol. 2009 Sep 29;19(18):1573-80.

Development and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS); therapeutic strategies for neurological diseases

Visit the Nakafuku Lab.

Pei Z, Wang B, Chen G, Nagao M, Nakafuku M, Campbell K. Homeobox genes Gsx1 and Gsx2 differentially regulate telencephalic progenitor maturation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jan 25;108(4):1675-80.

Shereen A, Nemkul N, Yang D, Adhami F, Dunn RS, Hazen ML, Nakafuku M, Ning G, Lindquist DM, Kuan CY. Ex vivo diffusion tensor imaging and neuropathological correlation in a murine model of hypoxia-ischemia-induced thrombotic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2010 Dec 8.

Nagao M, Campbell K, Burns K, Kuan CY, Trumpp A, Nakafuku M. Coordinated control of self-renewal and differentiation of neural stem cells by Myc and the p19ARF-p53 pathway. J Cell Biol. 2008 Dec 29;183(7):1243-57.

Sugimori M, Nagao M, Parras CM, Nakatani H, Lebel M, Guillemot F, Nakafuku M. Ascl1 is required for oligodendrocyte development in the spinal cord. Development. 2008 Apr;135(7):1271-81.

Nakafuku M, Nagao M, Grande A, Cancelliere A. Revisiting neural stem cell identity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jan 22;105(3):829-30.

Kim HJ, Sugimori M, Nakafuku M, Svendsen CN. Control of neurogenesis and tyrosine hydroxylase expression in neural progenitor cells through bHLH proteins and Nurr1. Exp Neurol. 2007 203:394-405.

Nagao M, Sugimori M, Nakafuku M. Cross talk between notch and growth factor/cytokine signaling pathways in neural stem cells. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;27(11):3982-94.

Parras CM, Hunt C, Sugimori M, Nakafuku M, Rowitch D, Guillemot F. The proneural gene Mash1 specifies an early population of telencephalic oligodendrocytes. J Neurosci. 2007  27:4233-4242.

Sugimori M, Nagao M, Bertrand N, Parras CM, Guillemot F, Nakafuku M. Combinatorial actions of patterning and HLH transcription factors in the spatiotemporal control of neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the developing spinal cord. Development. 2007 Apr;134(8):1617-29.

Ohori Y, Yamamoto S, Nagao M, Sugimori M, Yamamoto N, Nakamura K, Nakafuku M. Growth factor treatment and genetic manipulation stimulate neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis by endogenous neural progenitors in the injured adult spinal cord. J Neurosci. 2006 Nov 15;26(46):11948-60.

Kidney development and disease; Hox genes; craniofacial development; creation of an atlas of global gene expression patterns in the multiple compartments of the developing kidney; analysis of perturbed gene expression patterns in the kidney glomeruli of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; craniofacial development using mutant mice, laser capture microdissection, next generation sequencing, and microarrays; recombineering to target multiple Hox genes at once

Visit the Potter Lab.

Potter SS, Brunskill EW, Patterson LT. Defining the genetic blueprint of kidney development. Pediatr Nephrol. 2011 Feb 19.

Potter SS, Brunskill EW, Patterson LT. Microdissection of the gene expression codes driving nephrogenesis. Organogenesis. 2010 Oct-Dec;6(4):263-9.

Brunskill EW, Potter SS. Gene expression programs of mouse endothelial cells in kidney development and disease. PLoS One. 2010 Aug 10;5(8):e12034.

Georgas K, Rumballe B, Valerius MT, Chiu HS, Thiagarajan RD, Lesieur E, Aronow BJ, Brunskill EW, Combes AN, Tang D, Taylor D, Grimmond SM, Potter SS, McMahon AP, Little MH. Analysis of early nephron patterning reveals a role for distal RV proliferation in fusion to the ureteric tip via a cap mesenchyme-derived connecting segment. Dev Biol. 2009 332(2):273-86.

Brunskill EW, Aronow BJ, Georgas K, Rumballe B, Valerius MT, Aronow J, Kaimal V, Jegga AG, Yu J, Grimmond S, McMahon AP, Patterson LT, Little MH, Potter SS. Atlas of gene expression in the developing kidney at microanatomic resolution. Dev Cell. 2008 Nov;15(5):781-91. Erratum in: Dev Cell. 2009 Mar;16(3):482. Yu, Jing [added].

Adam M, Murali B, Glenn NO, Potter SS. Epigenetic inheritance based evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. BMC Evol Biol. 2008 Feb 18;8:52.

Bennett MR, Czech KA, Arend LJ, Witte DP, Devarajan P, Potter SS. Laser capture microdissection-microarray analysis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis glomeruli. Nephron Exp Nephrol. 2007;107(1):e30-40.

Potter SS, Hartman HA, Kwan KM, Behringer RR, Patterson LT. Laser capture-microarray analysis of Lim1 mutant kidney development. Genesis. 2007 Jul;45(7):432-9.

Song N, Schwab KR, Patterson LT, Yamaguchi T, Lin X, Potter SS, Lang RA. pygopus 2 has a crucial, Wnt pathway-independent function in lens induction. Development. 2007 May;134(10):1873-85.

Schwab KR, Patterson LT, Hartman HA, Song N, Lang RA, Lin X, Potter SS. Pygo1 and Pygo2 roles in Wnt signaling in mammalian kidney development. BMC Biol. 2007 Apr 10;5:15.

Schwab K, Hartman HA, Liang HC, Aronow BJ, Patterson LT, Potter SS. Comprehensive microarray analysis of Hoxa11/Hoxd11 mutant kidney development. Dev Biol. 2006 May 15;293(2):540-54.

Intestinal epithelial development; colon cancer; inflammatory bowel disease.

Visit the Shroyer Lab.

BS: Microbiology and Biochemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1995.

PhD: Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2001.

Postdoctoral: Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2001-2005.

Spence JR, Lauf R, Shroyer NF. Vertebrate intestinal endoderm development. Dev Dyn. 2011 Mar;240(3):501-20.

Spence JR, Mayhew CN, Rankin SA, Kuhar MF, Vallance JE, Tolle K, Hoskins EE, Kalinichenko VV, Wells SI, Zorn AM, Shroyer NF, Wells JM. Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into intestinal tissue in vitro. Nature. 2011 Feb 3;470(7332):105-9.

Kazanjian A, Noah T, Brown D, Burkart J, Shroyer NF. Atonal homolog 1 is required for growth and differentiation effects of notch/gamma-secretase inhibitors on normal and cancerous intestinal epithelial cells. Gastroenterology. 2010 Sep;139(3):918-28, 928.e1-6.

Kohli R, Kirby M, Setchell KD, Jha P, Klustaitis K, Woollett LA, Pfluger PT, Balistreri WF, Tso P, Jandacek RJ, Woods SC, Heubi JE, Tschoep MH, D'Alessio DA, Shroyer NF, Seeley RJ. Intestinal adaptation after ileal interposition surgery increases bile acid recycling and protects against obesity-related comorbidities. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 Sep;299(3):G652-60.

Phelan JD, Shroyer NF, Cook T, Gebelein B, Grimes HL. Gfi1-cells and circuits: unraveling transcriptional networks of development and disease. Curr Opin Hematol. 2010 Jul;17(4):300-7.

Noah TK,Kazanjian A, Whitsett J, Shroyer NF. SAM Pointed Domain ETS Factor (SPDEF) regulates terminal differentiation and maturation of intestinal goblet cells. Exp Cell Res. 2010 Feb;316(3):452-65.

Bossuyt W, Kazanjian A, Aerts S, Leenaerts I, Claeys A, de Geest N, van Kelst S, de Hertogh G, Geboes K, Chuah M, Boivin GP, VandenDriessche T, Marynen P, Cools J, Shroyer NF, Hassan BA. Atonal homolog 1 (Atoh1) is a tumor suppressor gene. PLoS Biology. 2009;7:e39.

Kiesslich R, Goetz M, Angus EM, Hu Q, Guan Y, Potten C, Allen T, Neurath MF, Shroyer NF, Montrose MH, Watson AJM. Identification of epithelial gaps in human small and large intestine by confocal endomicroscopy: A translational study from mouse to man. Gastroenterology. 2007;133:1769-78.

Shroyer NF, Helmrath MA, Wang VY-C, Antalffy BA, Henning SJ, Zoghbi HY. Intestine specific ablation of Mouse atonal homolog 1 (Math1) reveals a role in cellular homeostasis. Gastroenterology. 2007; 132:2478-88.

Shroyer NF, Wallis Shultz D, Venken KJT, Bellen HJ, Zoghbi HY. Gfi1 functions downstream of Math1 to control intestinal secretory cell subtype allocation and differentiation. Genes and Development. 2005;19:2412-7.

Molecular mechanisms of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis

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Glenn NO, McKane M, Kohli V, Wen KK, Rubenstein PA, Bartman T, Sumanas S. W-Loop of Alpha-Cardiac Actin is Critical for Heart Function and Endocardial Cushion Morphogenesis in Zebrafish. Mol Cell Biol, in press. 2012.

Wong KS, Rehn K, Palencia-Desai S, Kohli V, Hunter W, Uhl JD, Rost MS, Sumanas S.Hedgehog signaling is required for differentiation of endocardial progenitors in zebrafish. Dev Biol 361, 377-391. 2012.

Palencia-Desai S, Kohli V, Kang J, Chi NC, Black BL, Sumanas S. Vascular endothelial and endocardial progenitors differentiate as cardiomyocytes in the absence of Etsrp/Etv2 function. Development 138, 4721-4732. 2011.

Proulx K, Wong KS, Balciunas D, Sumanas S.  Zebrafish Enhancer Trap Line Recapitulates Embryonic aquaporin 1a Expression Pattern In Vascular Endothelial Cells. Int J Dev Biol. 2011.

Kohli V, Rehn K, Sumanas S. Single cell fate mapping in zebrafish. J Vis Exp 56, e3172.  2011.

Proulx K, Lu A, Sumanas S. Cranial vasculature in zebrafish forms by angioblast cluster-derived angiogenesis. Dev Biol. Dec 1;348(1):34-46. 2010.

Wong KS, Proulx K, Rost MS, Sumanas S. Identification of vasculature-specific genes by microarray analysis of Etsrp/Etv2 overexpressing zebrafish embryos. Dev Dyn. Jul;238(7):1836-50. 2009.

Sumanas S, Gomez G, Zhao Y, Park C, Choi K, Lin S. Interplay between Etsrp/ER71, scl and alk8 signaling controls endothelial and myeloid cell formation. Blood. May;111(9):4500-4510. 2008.

Sumanas S, Lin S.  Ets1-related protein is a key regulator of vasculogenesis in zebrafish. PLOS Biol. Jan;4(1):e10. 2006.

Sumanas S, Jorniak T, Lin S. Identification of novel vascular endothelial-specific genes by the microarray analysis of the zebrafish cloche mutants. Blood. Jul;106(2):534-541. 2005.

identifying the molecular mechanisms involved in the development of the pancreas, liver and biliary system; replacement therapies, such as transplantable pancreatic beta cells for patients with type-1 diabetes; regeneration of adult tissues

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BS: Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 1987.

PhD: Genetics program, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1995. Sidney Strickland advisor.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, 1996 - 2001. Doug Melton advisor.

Spence JR, Mayhew CN, Rankin SA, Kuhar MF, Vallance JE, Tolle K, Hoskins EE, Kalinichenko VV, Wells SI, Zorn AM, Shroyer NF, Wells JM. Directed differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into intestinal tissue in vitro. Nature. 2010 Dec 12.

Lin SC, Wani MA, Whitsett JA, Wells JM. Klf5 regulates lineage formation in the pre-implantation mouse embryo. Development. 2010 Dec;137(23):3953-63.

Carpenter AC, Rao S, Wells JM, Campbell K, Lang RA. Generation of mice with a conditional null allele for Wntless. Genesis. 2010 Sep;48(9):554-8.

Mayhew CN, Wells JM. Converting human pluripotent stem cells into beta-cells: recent advances and future challenges. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2010 Feb;15(1):54-60.

Spence JR, Lange AW, Lin SC, Kaestner KH, Lowy AM, Kim I, Whitsett JA, Wells JM. Sox17 regulates organ lineage segregation of ventral foregut progenitor cells. Dev Cell. 2009 Jul;17(1):62-74.

Zorn AM, Wells JM. Vertebrate endoderm development and organ formation. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2009;25:221-51 

Lange AW, Keiser AR, Wells JM, Zorn AM, Whitsett JA. Sox17 promotes cell cycle progression and inhibits TGF-beta/Smad3 signaling to initiate progenitor cell behavior in the respiratory epithelium. PLoS One. 2009 May 27;4(5):e5711. 

Spence JR, Wells JM. Translational embryology: using embryonic principles to generate pancreatic endocrine cells from embryonic stem cells. Dev Dyn. 2007 Dec;236(12):3218-27. 

Sinner D, Kordich JJ, Spence JR, Opoka R, Rankin S, Lin SC, Jonatan D, Zorn AM, Wells JM. Sox17 and Sox4 differentially regulate beta-catenin/T-cell factor activity and proliferation of colon carcinoma cells. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Nov;27(22):7802-15. 

Moore-Scott BA, Opoka R, Lin SC, Kordich JJ, Wells JM. Identification of molecular markers that are expressed in discrete anterior-posterior domains of the endoderm from the gastrula stage to mid-gestation. Dev Dyn. 2007 Jul;236(7):1997-2003. 

Cystic fibrosis research; lung morphogenesis; control of gene expression in the respiratory epithelium; gene delivery and therapy 

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MD: Columbia University, New York, NY, 1973.

Residency: Pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1974 to 1976.

Fellowship: Neonatology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1976 to 1977.

Sivaprasad U, Askew DJ, Ericksen MB, Gibson AM, Stier MT, Brandt EB, Bass SA, Daines MO, Chakir J, Stringer KF, Wert SE, Whitsett JA, Le Cras TD, Wills-Karp M, Silverman GA, Khurana Hershey GK. A nonredundant role for mouse Serpinb3a in the induction of mucus production in asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jan;127(1):254-61, 261.e1-6.

Lin SC, Wani MA, Whitsett JA, Wells JM. Klf5 regulates lineage formation in the pre-implantation mouse embryo. Development. 2010 Dec;137(23):3953-63.

Suzuki T, Sakagami T, Young LR, Carey BC, Wood RE, Luisetti M, Wert SE, Rubin BK, Kevill K, Chalk C, Whitsett JA, Stevens C, Nogee LM, Campo I, Trapnell BC. Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: pathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis, and therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Nov 15;182(10):1292-304.

Wang IC, Zhang Y, Snyder J, Sutherland MJ, Burhans MS, Shannon JM, Park HJ, Whitsett JA, Kalinichenko VV. Increased expression of FoxM1 transcription factor in respiratory epithelium inhibits lung sacculation and causes Clara cell hyperplasia. Dev Biol. 2010 Nov 15;347(2):301-14.

Perl AK, Riethmacher D, Whitsett JA. Conditional Depletion of Airway Progenitor Cells Induces Peribronchiolar Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Sep 24.

Tompkins DH, Besnard V, Lange AW, Keiser AR, Wert SE, Bruno MD, Whitsett JA. Sox2 Activates Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in the Respiratory Epithelium. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2010 Sep 20.

Meyer SE, Hasenstein JR, Baktula A, Velu CS, Xu Y, Wan H, Whitsett JA, Gilks CB, Grimes HL. Kruppel-like factor 5 is not required for K-RasG12D lung tumorigenesis, but represses ABCG2 expression and is associated with better disease-specific survival. Am J Pathol. 2010 Sep;177(3):1503-13.

Xu Y, Zhang M, Wang Y, Kadambi P, Dave V, Lu LJ, Whitsett JA. A systems approach to mapping transcriptional networks controlling surfactant homeostasis. BMC Genomics. 2010 Jul 26;11:451.

Sakagami T, Beck D, Uchida K, Suzuki T, Carey BC, Nakata K, Keller G, Wood RE, Wert SE, Ikegami M, Whitsett JA, Luisetti M, Davies S, Krischer JP, Brody A, Ryckman F, Trapnell BC. Patient-derived granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies reproduce pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in nonhuman primates. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jul 1;182(1):49-61.

Chen G, Wan H, Luo F, Zhang L, Xu Y, Lewkowich I, Wills-Karp M, Whitsett JA. Foxa2 programs Th2 cell-mediated innate immunity in the developing lung. J Immunol. 2010 Jun 1;184(11):6133-41.
 

Gene regulation and development; regulatory factor networks; enhancers; chromatin Modulation

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PhD: The University of Texas at Austin, 1978.

Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1978-1980.

Fellow / Chemist: Dept. of Hematology, UTHSC-San Antonio and Audie Murphy VA Hospital, San Antonio, TX, 1980-1984.

Dusing MR, Maier EA, Aronow BJ, Wiginton DA. Onecut-2 knockout mice fail to thrive during early postnatal period and have altered patterns of gene expression in small intestine. Physiol Genomics. 2010 Jun;42(1):115-25.

Akeson A, Herman A, Wiginton D, Greenberg J. Endothelial cell activation in a VEGF-A gradient: relevance to cell fate decisions. Microvasc Res. 2010 Jul;80(1):65-74. 

Maier EA, Dusing MR, Wiginton DA. Temporal regulation of enhancer function in intestinal epithelium: a role for Onecut factors. J Biol Chem. 2006 Oct 27;281(43):32263-71.

Mallory BP, Mead TJ, Wiginton DA, Kulkarni RM, Greenberg JM, Akeson AL. Lymphangiogenesis in the developing lung promoted by VEGF-A. Microvasc Res. 2006 Jul-Sep;72(1-2):62-73. 

Clinical Interests

Signaling pathways and transcription factors regulating germ layer formation

Research Interests

Wnt pathways and signaling inputs; embryo formation

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Blythe SA, Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, Heasman J, Klein PS. beta-Catenin primes organizer gene expression by recruiting a histone H3 arginine 8 methyltransferase, Prmt2. Dev Cell. 2010 Aug 17;19(2):220-31.

Cha SW, Heasman J. Using oocytes for Wnt signaling assays: paracrine assays and Wnt-conditioned medium. Methods. 2010 May;51(1):52-5.

Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, White J, Wells J, Mayhew C, Wylie C, Heasman J. Wnt11/5a complex formation caused by tyrosine sulfation increases canonical signaling activity. Curr Biol. 2009 Sep 29;19(18):1573-80.

Nandadasa S, Tao Q, Menon NR, Heasman J, Wylie C. N- and E-cadherins in Xenopus are specifically required in the neural and non-neural ectoderm, respectively, for F-actin assembly and morphogenetic movements. Development. 2009 Apr;136(8):1327-38.

Mir A, Heasman J. How the mother can help: studying maternal Wnt signaling by anti-sense-mediated depletion of maternal mRNAs and the host transfer technique. Methods Mol Biol. 2008;469:417-29.

Cha SW, Tadjuidje E, Tao Q, Wylie C, Heasman J. How the mother can help: studying maternal Wnt signaling by anti-sense-mediated depletion of maternal mRNAs and the host transfer technique. Development. 2008 Nov;135(22):3719-29.

Mir A, Kofron M, Heasman J, Mogle M, Lang S, Birsoy B, Wylie C. Long- and short-range signals control the dynamic expression of an animal hemisphere-specific gene in Xenopus. Dev Biol. 2008 Mar 1;315(1):161-72.

Cha JY, Birsoy B, Kofron M, Mahoney E, Lang S, Wylie C, Heasman J. The role of FoxC1 in early Xenopus development. Dev Dyn. 2007 Oct;236(10):2731-41.

Tao Q, Nandadasa S, McCrea PD, Heasman J, Wylie C. The role of FoxC1 in early Xenopus development. Development. 2007 Jul;134(14):2651-61.

Mir A, Kofron M, Zorn AM, Bajzer M, Haque M, Heasman J, Wylie CC. FoxI1e activates ectoderm formation and controls cell position in the Xenopus blastula. Development. 2007 Feb;134(4):779-88.

Molecular mechanisms of neural circuit formation in the developing spinal cord.

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