Dunlap GS, Whited JL. Development: How Tadpoles ROC Tail Regeneration. Curr Biol. 2019 Aug 05; 29(15):R756-R758.

Citation

Dunlap GS, Whited JL. 2019. Development: How Tadpoles ROC Tail Regeneration. Current biology : CB. 29(15):R756-R758. Pubmed: 31386855 DOI:S0960-9822(19)30753-5

Abstract

Specialized epidermal cells are essential for the complex tissue regeneration required to replace tails and limbs, but their exact identities and molecular roles remain murky. Recent work in Xenopus has identified an epidermal cell population critical for tail regeneration, providing intriguing new directions for the field.

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Jessica Whited, Ph.D.

Whited Lab

Jessica Whited studies limb regeneration in axolotl salamanders. Her lab develops tools to manipulate gene expression during limb regeneration, and explores signaling events following wound healing that initiate the regenerative process.