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2024

Journal Article

A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo

Alvarez, Yanina D., van der Spuy, Marise, Wang, Jian Xiong, Noordstra, Ivar, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Carroll, Murron, Yap, Alpha S., Serralbo, Olivier and White, Melanie D. (2024). A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo. Journal of Cell Biology, 223 (9) ARTN e202404066. doi: 10.1083/jcb.202404066

A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo

2024

Journal Article

Perspectives in collective cell migration – moving forward

Stehbens, Samantha J., Scarpa, Elena and White, Melanie D. (2024). Perspectives in collective cell migration – moving forward. Journal of Cell Science, 137 (12) jcs261549. doi: 10.1242/jcs.261549

Perspectives in collective cell migration – moving forward

2023

Journal Article

The cellular dynamics of neural tube formation

van der Spuy, Marise, Wang, Jian Xiong, Kociszewska, Dagmara and White, Melanie D. (2023). The cellular dynamics of neural tube formation. Biochemical Society Transactions, 51 (1), 343-352. doi: 10.1042/bst20220871

The cellular dynamics of neural tube formation

2021

Journal Article

Mechanical forces in avian embryo development

Wang, Jian Xiong and White, Melanie D. (2021). Mechanical forces in avian embryo development. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 120, 133-146. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.06.001

Mechanical forces in avian embryo development

2020

Journal Article

Specification of the first mammalian cell lineages in vivo and in vitro

White, Melanie D. and Plachta, Nicolas (2020). Specification of the first mammalian cell lineages in vivo and in vitro. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 12 (4) a035634, a035634. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a035634

Specification of the first mammalian cell lineages in vivo and in vitro

2018

Journal Article

Instructions for assembling the early mammalian embryo

White, Melanie D., Zenker, Jennifer, Bissiere, Stephanie and Plachta, Nicolas (2018). Instructions for assembling the early mammalian embryo. Developmental Cell, 45 (6), 667-679. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.05.013

Instructions for assembling the early mammalian embryo

2018

Journal Article

Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation

Zenker, Jennifer, White, Melanie D., Gasnier, Maxime, Alvarez, Yanina D., Lim, Hui Yi Grace, Bissiere, Stephanie, Biro, Maté and Plachta, Nicolas (2018). Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation. Cell, 173 (3), 776-791.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.035

Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation

2018

Journal Article

In vivo imaging of single mammalian cells in development and disease

White, Melanie D., Zhao, Ziqing W. and Plachta, Nicolas (2018). In vivo imaging of single mammalian cells in development and disease. Trends in molecular medicine, 24 (3), 278-293. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.01.003

In vivo imaging of single mammalian cells in development and disease

2017

Journal Article

A microtubule-organizing center directing intracellular transport in the early mouse embryo

Zenker, J., White, M. D., Templin, R. M., Parton, R. G., Thorn-Seshold, O., Bissiere, S. and Plachta, N. (2017). A microtubule-organizing center directing intracellular transport in the early mouse embryo. Science, 357 (6354), 925-928. doi: 10.1126/science.aam9335

A microtubule-organizing center directing intracellular transport in the early mouse embryo

2016

Journal Article

Long-lived binding of Sox2 to DNA predicts cell fate in the four-cell mouse embryo

White, Melanie D., Angiolini, Juan F., Alvarez, Yanina D., Kaur, Gurpreet, Zhao, Ziqing W., Mocskos, Esteban, Bruno, Luciana, Bissiere, Stephanie, Levi, Valeria and Plachta, Nicolas (2016). Long-lived binding of Sox2 to DNA predicts cell fate in the four-cell mouse embryo. Cell, 165 (1), 75-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.032

Long-lived binding of Sox2 to DNA predicts cell fate in the four-cell mouse embryo

2015

Journal Article

Cortical tension allocates the first inner cells of the mammalian embryo

Samarage, Chaminda R., White, Melanie D., Álvarez, Yanina D., Fierro-González, Juan Carlos, Henon, Yann, Jesudason, Edwin C., Bissiere, Stephanie, Fouras, Andreas and Plachta, Nicolas (2015). Cortical tension allocates the first inner cells of the mammalian embryo. Developmental Cell, 34 (4) 3367, 435-47. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.07.004

Cortical tension allocates the first inner cells of the mammalian embryo

2013

Journal Article

Cadherin-dependent filopodia control preimplantation embryo compaction

Fierro-González, Juan Carlos, White, Melanie D., Silva, Juan Carlos and Plachta, Nicolas (2013). Cadherin-dependent filopodia control preimplantation embryo compaction. Nature Cell Biology, 15 (12), 1424-33. doi: 10.1038/ncb2875

Cadherin-dependent filopodia control preimplantation embryo compaction

2024

Journal Article

Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments

Ju, Robert J., Falconer, Alistair D., Schmidt, Christanny J., Martinez, Marco A. Enriquez, Dean, Kevin M., Fiolka, Reto P., Sester, David P., Nobis, Max, Timpson, Paul, Lomakin, Alexis J., Danuser, Gaudenz, White, Melanie D., Haass, Nikolas K., Oelz, Dietmar B. and Stehbens, Samantha J. (2024). Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments. Nature Cell Biology. doi: 10.1038/s41556-024-01476-x

Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments

2024

Journal Article

The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening

Patrick, Ralph, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Deshpande, Nikita, Huang, Yifei, Zhang, Jingyu, Chen, Xiaoli, Yang, Ying, Tiwari, Kanupriya, Esmaeili, Mohammadhossein, Tran, Minh, Mohamed, Amin R., Wang, Binxu, Xia, Di, Ma, Jun, Bayliss, Jacqueline, Wong, Kahlia, Hun, Michael L., Sun, Xuan, Cao, Benjamin, Cottle, Denny L., Catterall, Tara, Barzilai-Tutsch, Hila, Troskie, Robin-Lee, Chen, Zhian, Wise, Andrea F., Saini, Sheetal, Soe, Ye Mon, Kumari, Snehlata, Sweet, Matthew J. ... Nefzger, Christian M. (2024). The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening. Cell Metabolism, 36 (8), 1858-1881.e23. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.06.006

The activity of early-life gene regulatory elements is hijacked in aging through pervasive AP-1-linked chromatin opening

2024

Journal Article

Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm

Wu, Zhixuan, Shen, Sophie, Mizikovsky, Dalia, Cao, Yuanzhao, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Alvarez, Yanina D., Sun, Yuliangzi, Chen, Xiaoli, Zhao, Qiongyi, Kim, Daniel, Yang, Pengyi, Hill, Timothy A., Jones, Alun, Fairlie, David P., Pébay, Alice, Hewitt, Alex W., Tam, Patrick P.L., White, Melanie D., Nefzger, Christian M. and Palpant, Nathan J. (2024). Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm. Developmental Cell, 59 (6), 705-722.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.019

Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm

2024

Book Chapter

Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging

Alvarez, Yanina D. and White, Melanie D. (2024). Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging. Textbook of assisted reproductive techniques. (pp. 330-340) edited by David K. Gardner, Ariel Weissman, Colin M. Howles and Zeev Shoham. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003268598-31

Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging

2023

Journal Article

Inferring cell diversity in single cell data using consortium-scale epigenetic data as a biological anchor for cell identity

Sun, Yuliangzi, Shim, Woo Jun, Shen, Sophie, Sinniah, Enakshi, Pham, Duy, Su, Zezhuo, Mizikovsky, Dalia, White, Melanie D., Ho, Joshua W. K., Nguyen, Quan, Bodén, Mikael and Palpant, Nathan J (2023). Inferring cell diversity in single cell data using consortium-scale epigenetic data as a biological anchor for cell identity. Nucleic Acids Research, 51 (11), e62-e62. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad307

Inferring cell diversity in single cell data using consortium-scale epigenetic data as a biological anchor for cell identity

2017

Journal Article

Quantifying transcription factor-DNA binding in single cells in vivo with photoactivatable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Zhao, Ziqing Winston, White, Melanie D., Alvarez, Yanina D., Zenker, Jennifer, Bissiere, Stephanie and Plachta, Nicolas (2017). Quantifying transcription factor-DNA binding in single cells in vivo with photoactivatable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Nature Protocols, 12 (7), 1458-1471. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2017.051

Quantifying transcription factor-DNA binding in single cells in vivo with photoactivatable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

2017

Journal Article

How cells change shape and position in the early mammalian embryo

White, Melanie D., Zenker, Jennifer, Bissiere, Stephanie and Plachta, Nicolas (2017). How cells change shape and position in the early mammalian embryo. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 44, 7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.11.002

How cells change shape and position in the early mammalian embryo

2017

Conference Publication

A Microtubule Organizing Center Directing Intracellular Transport in the Early Mouse Embryo

Zenker, J., White, M. D., Templin, R. M., Parton, R. G., Thorn-Seshold, O., Bissiere, S. and Plachta, N. (2017). A Microtubule Organizing Center Directing Intracellular Transport in the Early Mouse Embryo. ASCB/EMBO Meeting, Philadelphia Pa United States, 2-6 December 2017. Bethesda, MD United States: American Society for Cell Biology.

A Microtubule Organizing Center Directing Intracellular Transport in the Early Mouse Embryo