Mechanical compartmentalization of the intestinal organoid enables crypt folding and collective cell migration
…, M Gómez-González, N Castro, A Menendez… - Nature cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Intestinal organoids capture essential features of the intestinal epithelium such as crypt
folding, cellular compartmentalization and collective movements. Each of these processes and …
folding, cellular compartmentalization and collective movements. Each of these processes and …
Sonic-hedgehog-mediated proliferation requires the localization of PKA to the cilium base
M Barzi, J Berenguer, A Menendez… - Journal of cell …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Cerebellar granular neuronal precursors (CGNPs) proliferate in response to the mitogenic
activity of Sonic hedgehog (Shh), and this proliferation is negatively regulated by activation of …
activity of Sonic hedgehog (Shh), and this proliferation is negatively regulated by activation of …
Ciliary adenylyl cyclases control the Hedgehog pathway
…, A Herrera, B Torroba, A Menendez… - Journal of cell …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Protein kinase A (PKA) accumulates at the base of the cilium where it negatively regulates
the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway. Although PKA activity is essentially controlled by the cAMP …
the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway. Although PKA activity is essentially controlled by the cAMP …
[HTML][HTML] Gas6/Axl pathway is activated in chronic liver disease and its targeting reduces fibrosis via hepatic stellate cell inactivation
…, M Stefanovic, A Tutusaus, L Joannas, A Menéndez… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Liver fibrosis, an important health concern associated to chronic liver
injury that provides a permissive environment for cancer development, is characterized by …
injury that provides a permissive environment for cancer development, is characterized by …
E proteins sharpen neurogenesis by modulating proneural bHLH transcription factors' activity in an E-box-dependent manner
…, A Herrera, JD Martínez, S Usieto, A Menendez… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.37267.001 Class II HLH proteins heterodimerize with class I HLH/E proteins
to regulate transcription. Here, we show that E proteins sharpen neurogenesis by adjusting …
to regulate transcription. Here, we show that E proteins sharpen neurogenesis by adjusting …
[HTML][HTML] Sonic Hedgehog-induced proliferation requires specific Gα inhibitory proteins
Proliferation of cerebellar granular neuronal precursors (CGNPs) is mediated by Sonic
Hedgehog (Shh), which activates the Patched and Smoothened (Smo) receptor complex. …
Hedgehog (Shh), which activates the Patched and Smoothened (Smo) receptor complex. …
[HTML][HTML] Sustained Wnt/β-catenin signalling causes neuroepithelial aberrations through the accumulation of aPKC at the apical pole
β-Catenin mediates the canonical Wnt pathway by stimulating Tcf-dependent transcription
and also associates to N-cadherin at the apical complex (AC) of neuroblasts. Here, we show …
and also associates to N-cadherin at the apical complex (AC) of neuroblasts. Here, we show …
Dbnl and β-catenin promote pro-N-cadherin processing to maintain apico-basal polarity
A Herrera, A Menendez, B Torroba, A Ochoa… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
The neural tube forms when neural stem cells arrange into a pseudostratified, single-cell–layered
epithelium, with a marked apico-basal polarity, and in which adherens junctions (AJs) …
epithelium, with a marked apico-basal polarity, and in which adherens junctions (AJs) …
Vinculin is required for interkinetic nuclear migration (INM) and cell cycle progression
A Ochoa, A Herrera, A Menendez, M Estefanell… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
Vinculin is an actin-binding protein (ABP) that strengthens the connection between the actin
cytoskeleton and adhesion complexes. It binds to β-catenin/N-cadherin complexes in apical …
cytoskeleton and adhesion complexes. It binds to β-catenin/N-cadherin complexes in apical …
[HTML][HTML] Neurogenesis redirects β-catenin from adherens junctions to the nucleus to promote axonal growth
A Herrera, A Menendez, A Ochoa, L Bardia… - …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Here, we show that, in the developing spinal cord, after the early Wnt-mediated Tcf transcription
activation that confers dorsal identity to neural stem cells, neurogenesis redirects β-…
activation that confers dorsal identity to neural stem cells, neurogenesis redirects β-…