Search Results - "Francis, Richard J"
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Autonomous and non-cell autonomous role of cilia in structural birth defects in mice
Published in PLoS biology (11-12-2023)“…Ciliopathies are associated with wide spectrum of structural birth defects (SBDs), indicating important roles for cilia in development. Here, we provide novel…”
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Wdpcp, a PCP protein required for ciliogenesis, regulates directional cell migration and cell polarity by direct modulation of the actin cytoskeleton
Published in PLoS biology (01-11-2013)“…Planar cell polarity (PCP) regulates cell alignment required for collective cell movement during embryonic development. This requires PCP/PCP effector…”
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ANKS6 is the critical activator of NEK8 kinase in embryonic situs determination and organ patterning
Published in Nature communications (20-01-2015)“…The ciliary kinase NEK8 plays a critical role in situs determination and cystic kidney disease, yet its exact function remains unknown. In this study, we…”
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Ion Torrent sequencing for conducting genome-wide scans for mutation mapping analysis
Published in Mammalian genome (01-04-2014)“…Mutation mapping in mice can be readily accomplished by genome wide segregation analysis of polymorphic DNA markers. In this study, we showed the efficacy of…”
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Congenital heart disease and the specification of left-right asymmetry
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (15-05-2012)“…Complex congenital heart disease (CHD) is often seen in conjunction with heterotaxy, the randomization of left-right visceral organ situs. However, the link…”
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Imaging techniques for visualizing and phenotyping congenital heart defects in murine models
Published in Birth defects research. Part C. Embryo today (01-06-2013)“…Mouse model is ideal for investigating the genetic and developmental etiology of congenital heart disease. However, cardiovascular phenotyping for the precise…”
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Initiation and maturation of cilia-generated flow in newborn and postnatal mouse airway
Published in American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology (01-06-2009)“…Mucociliary clearance in the adult trachea is well characterized, but there are limited data in newborns. Cilia-generated flow was quantified across…”
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Connexin 43 regulates epicardial cell polarity and migration in coronary vascular development
Published in Development (Cambridge) (15-09-2009)“…Connexin 43 knockout (Cx43 KO) mice exhibit conotruncal malformations and coronary artery defects. We observed epicardial blisters in the Cx43 KO hearts that…”
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Primordial germ cell deficiency in the connexin 43 knockout mouse arises from apoptosis associated with abnormal p53 activation
Published in Development (Cambridge) (01-09-2006)“…Connexin 43 knockout (Cx43α1KO) mice exhibit germ cell deficiency, but the underlying cause for the germ cell defect was unknown. Using an Oct4-GFP reporter…”
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Automated identification of abnormal respiratory ciliary motion in nasal biopsies
Published in Science translational medicine (05-08-2015)“…Motile cilia lining the nasal and bronchial passages beat synchronously to clear mucus and foreign matter from the respiratory tract. This mucociliary defense…”
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Airway ciliary dysfunction and sinopulmonary symptoms in patients with congenital heart disease
Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society (01-11-2014)“…Patients with congenital heart disease with heterotaxy exhibit a high prevalence of abnormal airway ciliary motion and low nasal nitric oxide, characteristics…”
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Decellularized tracheal extracellular matrix supports epithelial migration, differentiation, and function
Published in Tissue engineering. Part A (01-01-2015)“…Tracheal loss is a source of significant morbidity for affected patients with no acceptable solution. Interest in engineering tracheal transplants has created…”
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Heterotaxy and complex structural heart defects in a mutant mouse model of primary ciliary dyskinesia
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2007)“…Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder associated with ciliary defects and situs inversus totalis, the complete mirror image…”
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Endothelin Receptor A Blockade Ameliorates Hypothermic Ischemia–Reperfusion-Related Microhemodynamic Disturbances during Liver Transplantation in the Rat
Published in The Journal of surgical research (01-02-2002)“…Background. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of graft treatment with specific endothelin receptor antagonists (ETA and ETB) on the…”
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Wdpcp, a PCP Protein Required for Ciliogenesis, Regulates Directional Cell Migration and Cell Polarity by Direct Modulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton: e1001720
Published in PLoS biology (01-11-2013)“…Planar cell polarity (PCP) regulates cell alignment required for collective cell movement during embryonic development. This requires PCP/PCP effector…”
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Changes in activin and activin receptor subunit expression in rat liver during the development of CCl4-induced cirrhosis
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (28-03-2003)“…Amounts of betaA-activin, betaC-activin, activin receptor subunits ActRIIA and ActRIIB mRNA, and betaA- and betaC-activin subunit protein immunoreactivity were…”
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Critical pathways: not just for patients anymore
Published in Nursing management (01-10-1998)“…Hospital managers initiate a nurse orientation program modeled after critical pathways. The structure allows them to assess nurses' competency while providing…”
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REFORM IDEAS OF THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUERS (FREE TRADE, COBDEN, RADICALISM, MANCHESTER SCHOOL, ENGLAND)
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Voice onset time in aphasia, apraxia of speech and dysarthria: a review
Published in Clinical linguistics & phonetics (2000)“…Voice onset time (VOT) is an objective temporal acoustic parameter defined as the time between the release of the oral constriction for plosive production and…”
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