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Krissie Tellez

Postdoctoral Scholar, UC San Diego
Verified email at health.ucsd.edu
Cited by 1477

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics of 20 mouse organs creates a Tabula Muris: The Tabula Muris Consortium

…, R Sinha, K Szade, W Tan, C Tato, K Tellez… - Nature, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We have created a compendium of single cell transcriptomic data from the model organism
Mus musculus comprising more than 100,000 cells from 20 organs and tissues. These data …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-based genome editing in primary human pancreatic islet cells

…, JY Lam, X Gu, MSH Friedlander, K Tellez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Gene targeting studies in primary human islets could advance our understanding of mechanisms
driving diabetes pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate successful genome editing in …

Single-cell transcriptome and accessible chromatin dynamics during endocrine pancreas development

E Duvall, CM Benitez, K Tellez… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Delineating gene regulatory networks that orchestrate cell-type specification is a continuing
challenge for developmental biologists. Single-cell analyses offer opportunities to address …

[PDF][PDF] Diverse logics and grammar encode notochord enhancers

BP Song, MF Ragsac, K Tellez, GA Jindal, JL Grudzien… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The notochord is a defining feature of all chordates. The transcription factors Zic and ETS
regulate enhancer activity within the notochord. We conduct high-throughput screens of …

Molecular and genetic regulation of pig pancreatic islet cell development

…, I Park, RJ Bevacqua, K Tellez… - …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Reliance on rodents for understanding pancreatic genetics, development and islet function
could limit progress in developing interventions for human diseases such as diabetes mellitus…

In vivo studies of glucagon secretion by human islets transplanted in mice

K Tellez, Y Hang, X Gu, CA Chang, RW Stein… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Little is known about regulated glucagon secretion by human islet α-cells compared to
insulin secretion from β-cells, despite conclusive evidence of dysfunction in both cell types in …

RFX6 Maintains Gene Expression and Function of Adult Human Islet α-Cells

VMN Coykendall, MF Qian, K Tellez, A Bautista… - Diabetes, 2024 - Am Diabetes Assoc
<p>Mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor regulatory factor X-box binding 6
(RFX6) are associated with human diabetes. Within pancreatic islets, <italic>RFX6</italic> …

A radial axis defined by semaphorin-to-neuropilin signaling controls pancreatic islet morphogenesis

PT Pauerstein, K Tellez, KB Willmarth… - …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
The islets of Langerhans are endocrine organs characteristically dispersed throughout the
pancreas. During development, endocrine progenitors delaminate, migrate radially and …

Single-cell transcriptomic characterization of 20 organs and tissues from individual mice creates a Tabula Muris

…, R Sinha, RV Sit, K Szade, W Tan, C Tato, K Tellez… - BioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
We have created a compendium of single cell transcriptome data from the model organism
Mus musculus comprising nearly 100,000 cells from 20 organs and tissues. These data …

[BOOK][B] Gluca-Gone: An Examination of Glucagon Secretion from Human Islets and Stem Cell-Derived Alpha-Like Cells Transplanted in a Novel Glucagon-Null …

K Tellez - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Glucose homeostasis is a common process throughout the animal kingdom. The importance
of glucose control is made apparent by the mortality of diseases that affect energy …