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Dimethyl-2-oxoglutarate improves redox balance and mitochondrial function in muscle pericytes of individuals with diabetes mellitus (2020)
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Faulkner, A., Tamiato, A., Cathery, W., Rampin, A., Caravaggi, C. M., Jover, E., Allen, S., Mellor, H., Hauton, D., Heather, L. C., Spinetti, G., & Madeddu, P. (2020). Dimethyl-2-oxoglutarate improves redox balance and mitochondrial function in muscle pericytes of individuals with diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia, 63(10), 2205-2217

Aims/hypothesis Treatment of vascular complications of diabetes remains inadequate. We reported that muscle pericytes (MPs) from limb muscles of vascular patients with diabetes mellitus display elevated levels of oxidative stress causing a dysfunctio... Read More about Dimethyl-2-oxoglutarate improves redox balance and mitochondrial function in muscle pericytes of individuals with diabetes mellitus.

The role of chick Ebf genes in the mediolateral patterning of the somites (2019)
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EL-Magd, M. A., Elsayed, S. A., El-Shetry, E. S., Abdelfattah-Hassan, A., Saleh, A. A., Allen, S., McGonnell, I. M., & Patel, K. (2019). The role of chick Ebf genes in the mediolateral patterning of the somites. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.23339

This study was conducted to check whether the three chick Early B‐cell Factor (Ebf) genes, particularly cEbf1, would be targets for Shh and Bmp signals during somites mediolateral (ML) patterning. Tissue manipulations and gain and loss of function ex... Read More about The role of chick Ebf genes in the mediolateral patterning of the somites.

Dchs1-Fat4 regulation of osteogenic differentiation in mouse (2019)
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Crespo-Enriquez, I., Hodgson, T., Zakaria, S., Cadoni, E., Shah, M., Allen, S., Al-Krishali, A., Mao, Y., Yiu, A., Villagomez-Olea, G., Petzold, J., Pitsillides, A. A., Irvine, K., & Francis-West, P. (2019). Dchs1-Fat4 regulation of osteogenic differentiation in mouse. Development, 146, https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.176776

In human, mutations of the protocadherins FAT4 and DCHS1 result in Van Maldergem syndrome, which is characterised, in part, by craniofacial abnormalities. Here, we analyse the role of Dchs1-Fat4 signalling during osteoblast differentiation in mouse.... Read More about Dchs1-Fat4 regulation of osteogenic differentiation in mouse.

Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse (2018)
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Read, J. E., Cabrera-Sharp, V., Offord, V., Mirczuk, S. M., Allen, S. P., Fowkes, R. C., & De Mestre, A. M. (2018). Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse. Reproduction, 156(4), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-18-0270

Equine chorionic girdle trophoblast cells play important endocrine and immune functions critical in supporting pregnancy. Very little is known about the genes and pathways that regulate chorionic girdle trophoblast development. Our aim was to identif... Read More about Dynamic changes in gene expression and signalling during trophoblast development in the horse.

E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models (2016)
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Staines, K. A., Prideaux, M., Allen, S. P., Buttle, D. J., Pitsillides, A. A., & Farquharson, C. (2016). E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 231(6), 1392-1404. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25282

The transmembrane glycoprotein E11 is considered critical in early osteoblast–osteocyte transitions (osteocytogenesis), however its function and regulatory mechanisms are still unknown. Using the late osteoblast MLO-A5 cell line we reveal increased E... Read More about E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models.

Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development (2015)
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El-Magd, M. A., Allen, S. P., McGonnell, I. M., Mansour, A. A., Otto, A., & Patel, K. (2015). Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development. Gene, 554(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2014.10.028

The chick early B-cell factor 1 (cEbf1) is a member of EBF family of helix loop helix transcription factors. Recently, we have proved that cEbf1 expression in feather is regulated by Shh. It is therefore possible that the somitic expression of cEbf1... Read More about Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development.

Regulation of UDP-Glucose Dehydrogenase Is Sufficient to Modulate Hyaluronan Production and Release, Control Sulfated GAG Synthesis, and Promote Chondrogenesis
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Clarkin, C. E., Allen, S., Kuiper, N. J., Wheeler, B. T., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Pitsillides, A. A. Regulation of UDP-Glucose Dehydrogenase Is Sufficient to Modulate Hyaluronan Production and Release, Control Sulfated GAG Synthesis, and Promote Chondrogenesis. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 226(3), 749-761. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.22393

Canonical Wnt signalling induces satellite-cell proliferation during adult skeletal muscle regeneration
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Otto, A., Schmidt, C., Luke, G., Allen, S. P., Valasek, P., Muntoni, F., Lawrence-Watt, D., & Patel, K. Canonical Wnt signalling induces satellite-cell proliferation during adult skeletal muscle regeneration. Journal of Cell Science, 121(17), 2939-2950. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.026534

Satellite cells represent the stem cell population of adult skeletal muscle. The molecular mechanisms that control the proliferation of satellite cells are not well understood. In this study, we show that in response to injury, myofibres activate Wnt... Read More about Canonical Wnt signalling induces satellite-cell proliferation during adult skeletal muscle regeneration.