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Dynamic regulation of tissue fluidity controls skin repair during wound healing
R. Sarate+, J. Hochstetter+, M. Valet+, A. Hallou, Y. Song, N. Bansaccal, M. Ligare, M. Aragona, O. Campas*, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*, Cell 2024 Aug 11:S0092-8674(24)00825-0 | doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.031
Mechanisms that clear mutations drive field cancerization in mammary tissue.
M. Ciwinska, H. A. Messal, H. R. Hristova, C. Lutz, L. Bornes, T. Chalkiadakis, R. Harkes, N. S. M. Langedijk, S. J. Hutten, R. X. Menezes, J. Jonkers, S. Prekovic, Grand Challenge PRECISION consortium, B. D. Simons*, C. L. G. J. Scheele* and J. van Rheenen*, Nature 633, 198-206 (2024) | doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07882-3
News and Views: Breast cancer blocked by multiple natural lines of defence
Dynamic regulation of tissue fluidity controls skin repair during wound healing
R. Sarate+, J. Hochstetter+, M. Valet+, A. Hallou, Y. Song, N. Bansaccal, M. Ligare, M. Aragona, O. Campas*, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*, Cell 2024 Aug 11:S0092-8674(24)00825-0 | doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.031
Atypical low-frequency cortical encoding of speech identifies children with Developmental Dyslexia
J. Araujo, B. D Simons, V. Peter, K. Mandke, M. Kalashnikova, A. Macfarlane, F. Gabrielczyk, A. M. Wilson, G. M. Di Liberto, D. K. Burnham and U. Goswami, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 18, 1403677 (2024) | doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1403677
Human lymphoid-neutrophil/monocyte restriction co-ordinately activates increased proliferation despite parallel heterogeneity in transcriptional changes
F. Wang, L. G. Campos, C. Hammond, M. Hirst, B. D. Simons and C. J. Eaves, bioRxiv 2024.02. 18.580894 doi: 10.1101/2024.02.18.580894
Red2Flpe-SCON: a versatile, multicolor strategy for generating mosaic conditional knockout mice
S.-H. Wu, S. Kim, H. Lee, J.-H. Lee, S.-Y. Park, R. Bakonyi, I. Teriyapirom, N. Hallay, S. Pilat-Carotta, H.-C. Theussl, J. Kim, J.-H. Lee, B. D. Simons, J. K. Kim, G. Colozza and B.-K. Koo, Nature Communications 15, 4963 (2024) | doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49382-y
Adult human, but not rodent, spermatogonial stem cells retain states with a foetal-like signature
S. J. Bush, R. Nikola, S. Han, S. Suzuki, S. Yoshida, B. D. Simons and A. Goriely, Cells 13, 742 (2024) | doi: 10.3390/cells1309-742
Self-tuning to the edge of bistability explains the longevity and heterogeneity of plasma cells
B. D. Simons and O. Karin, Immunity 57, 600-611 (2024) | doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.02.005
Comment: Predicting plasma cell retention and loss over a lifetime
Remediating phonological deficits in dyslexia with brain-computer interfaces
J. Araújo, B. D. Simons, and U. Goswami, Brain-Computer Interface Research: A State-of-the-Art Summary 11, 13-19 (2024) | doi:10.1007/978-3-031-49457-4_2
Understanding the cell fate and behavior of progenitors at the origin of the mouse cardiac mitral valve
B. Fahrat, I. Bordeu, B. Jagla, S. Ibrahim; S. Stefanovic, H. Blanc, K. Loulier, B. D. Simons, E. Beaurepaire, J. Livet, and M. Pucéat, Developmental Cell 59, 1-12 (2024) | doi: 10.1101/2022.08.06.503022
Heterogenous murine peribiliary glands orchestrate compartmentalized epithelial renewal
S. Singh, Q. Lian, T. Budiman, M. M. Taketo, B. D. Simons, and V. Gupta, Developmental Cell 58, 2732-45 (2023) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2023.10.004
A computational pipeline for spatial mechano-transcriptomics
A. Hallou, R. He, B. D. Simons, and B. Dumitrascu, bioRxiv preprint | doi:10.1101/2023.08.03.551894
Wound-healing plasticity enables clonal expansion of founder progenitor cells in colitis
C. Liu, N. Girish, M. L. Gomez, J. K. Bernard, B. D. Simons and B. Polk, Developmental Cell 58, 2309-25 (2023) | doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.011
Cancers make their own luck: theories of cancer origins
A. Jassim, E. P. Rahrmann, B. D. Simons, and R. J. Gilbertson, Nature Reviews Cancer 23, 710-724 (2023) | pdf | doi: 10.1038/s41568-023-00602-5
Different niches for stem cells carrying the same oncogenic driver affects pathogenesis and therapy response in myeloproliferative neoplasms
E. Grockowiak, C. Korn, J. Rak, V. Lysenko, A. Hallou, F. M. Panvini, M. Williams, C. Fielding, Z. Fang, E. Khatib-Massalha, A. García-García, J. Li, R. A. Khorshed, S. González-Antón, E. J. Baxter, A. Kusumbe, B. S. Wilkins, A. Green, B. D. Simons, C. N. Harrison, A. R. Green, C. Lo Celso, A. P. A. Theocharides, and S. Méndez-Ferrer, Nature Cancer 4, 1193-1209 (20023) | pdf | doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00607-x
Inflationary theory of branching morphogenesis in the mouse salivary gland
I. Bordeu+, L. Chatzeli+ and B. D. Simons, Nature Communications 14, 3422 (2023) | pdf | doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39124-x
Chronic in vivo imaging defines age-dependent alterations of hippocampal neurogenesis
Y. Wu, S. Bottes, R. Fisch, C. Zehnder, J. D. Cole, G.-A. Pilz, F. Helmchen, B. D. Simons and S. Jessberger, Nature Aging 3, 380-390 (2023) | doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00370-9
News and Views: Seeing is believing: old clones die young
Epigenetic inheritance of gene-silencing is maintained by a self-tuning mechanism based on resource competition
O. Karin*, E. A. Miska and B. D. Simons*, Cell Systems 14, 24-40 (2023) | doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2022.12.003 | bioRxiv preprint | pdf | doi: 10.1101/2022.06.15.496123
Cell fate specification in the developing mouse salivary gland is mediated through a cellular hierarchy controlled by Notch and Kras signaling
L. Chatzeli*, I. Bordeu, S. Han, S. Bisetto, Z. Waheed, M. P. Alcolea and B. D. Simons*, Developmental Cell 58, 94-109 (2023) | doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.12.009
A brain precursor atlas reveals the acquisition of developmental-like states in adult cerebral tumours
A. A. Hamed, D. J. Kunz, I. El-Hamamy, Q. M. Trinh, O. D. Subedar, L. M. Richards, W. Foltz, M. C. Vladoiu, A. M. Raj, T. J. Pugh, M. D. Taylor, S. A. Teichmann, L. D. Stein*, B. D. Simons* and P. B. Dirks*, Nature Communications, 13: 4178 (2022) | pdf | doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31408-y
A cellular hierarchy in melanoma uncouples growth and metastatic phenotypes
P. Karras, I. Bordeu, J. Pozniak, D. Pedri, E. Landeloos, N. Van Raemdonck, Y. van Herck, G. Bervoets, O. Marin-Bejar, M. Dewaele, J. Wouters, F. Bosisio, J. J. van den Oord, D. Lambrechts, A. K. Rustgi, O. Bechter, C. Blanpain, B. D. Simons, F. Rambow and J.-C. Marine, Nature 610, 190-198 (2022) | doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05242-7
News and Views: The hierarchy of melanoma
Retrograde movements determine effective stem cell numbers in the intestine
M. Azkanaz, B. Corominas-Murtra, S. I. J. Ellenbroek, L. Bruens, A. T. Webb, D. Laskaris, K. C. Oost, S. J. A. Lafirenze, K. Annusver, H. A. Messal, S. Iqbal, D. J. Flanagan, D. J. Huels, F. Rojas-Rodriguez, M. Vizoso, M. Kasper, O. J. Sansom, H. J. Snippert, P. Liberali, B. D. Simons*, P. Katajisto*, E. Hannezo* and J. van Rheenen*, Nature 607, 548–554 (2022) | pdf | doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04962-0
News and Views: Relocation sustains intestinal stem cell numbers
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Human branching cholangiocyte organoids recapitulate embryonic bile duct development
F. Roos, G. S. van Tienderen, H. Wu, I. Bordeu, D. Vinke, M. A. Laura, K. Monfils, S. Niesten, R. M. J. M. Smits, J. Willems, O. Rosmark, G. Westergren-Thorsson, D. J. Kunz, M. de Wit, P. J. French, L. Vallier, J. N. M. I. Jzermans, R. C. Bartfai, H. Marks, B. D. Simons, M. E. van Royen, M. M. A. Verstegen and L. J. W. van der Laan, Cell Stem Cell 29, 776-794 (2022) | pdf | doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.04.011
p57Kip2 imposes the reserve stem cell state of gastric chief cells
J.-H. Lee, S. Kim, S. Han, J. Min, B. Caldwell, A.-D. Bamford, A. S. Batista-Rocha, H. Lee, J. Fink, S. Pilat-Carotta, J. Kim, M. Josserand, J. Y. Park, S. Lee, S.-B. Réka, Y. Ahn, Y. S. Ju, A. Philpott, B. D. Simons, D. E. Stange, E. Choi, B.-K. Koo and J. K. Kim, Cell Stem Cell 29, 826-839 (2022) | pdf | doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.04.001
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Transitional anal cells mediate colonic re-epithelialization in colitis
C. Y. Liu, N. Girish, M. L. Gomez, P. E. Dubé, M. K. Washington, B. D. Simons and D. B. Polk, Gastroenterology 162, 1975-1989 (2022) | pdf | doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.031
Comment: Wound healing in the Colon
ASCL1 phosphorylation and ID2 upregulation are roadblocks to glioblastoma stem cell differentiation
R. Azzarelli, A. McNally, C. Dell’Amico, M. Onorati, B. D. Simons and A. Philpott, Scientific Reports 12:2341 (2022) | doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06248-x
A multistate stem cell dynamics maintains homeostasis in mouse spermatogenesis
T. Nakagawa, D. J. Jörg, H. Watanabe, S. Mizuno, S. Han, T. Ikeda, Y. Omatsu, K. Nishimura, M. Fujita, S. Takahashi, G. Kondoh, B. D. Simons, S. Yoshida and T. Nagasawa, Cell Reports 37, 109875 (2021) | doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.08.012
Release of Notch activity coordinated by IL-1β signalling confers differentiation plasticity of airway progenitors via Fosl2 during alveolar regeneration
J. Choi, Y. J. Jang, C. Dabrowska, E. Iich, K. V. Evans, H. Hall, S. M. Janes, B. D. Simons, B.-K. Koo, J. Kim and Joo-Hyeon Lee, Nature Cell Biology 23, 953-966 (2021) | doi: 10.1038/s41556-021-00742-6
News and Views: An inflammatory switch for stem cell plasticity
Visualization of individual cell division history in complex tissues using iCOUNT
A. Denoth-Lippuner, B. N. Jaeger, T. Liang, S. E. Chie, L. N. Royall, M. Kruse, B. D. Simons and S. Jessberger, Cell Stem Cell 28, 2020-2034 (2021) | pdf | bioRxiv 2020.08.26.266171 | pdf | doi:10.1101/2020.08.26.266171
Tracing oncogene-driven remodeling of the intestinal stem cell niche
M. K. Yum+, S. Han+, J. Fink, S.-H. Wu, C. Dabrowska, T. Trendafilova, R. Mustata, L. Chatzeli, R. Azzarelli, I. Pshenichnaya, E. Lee, F. England, J. K. Kim, D. E. Stange, A. Philpott, J.-H. Lee, B.-K. Koo* and B. D. Simons*, Nature 594, 442-447 (2021) | doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03605-0
News and Views: Cancer stem cells in the gut have a bad influence on neighbouring cellsComment: Oncogenic mutations drive intestinal cancer initiation through paracrine remodeling
Comment: Race to the bottom: Darwinian competition in early intestinal tumorigenesis
5. Integration of spatial and single-cell transcriptomic data elucidates mouse organogenesis
T. Lohoff, S. Ghazanfar, A. Missarova, N. Koulena, N. Pierson, J. A. Griffiths, E. S. Bardot, C.-H. L. Eng, R. C. V. Tyser, R. Argelaguet, C. Guibentif, S. Srinivas, J. Briscoe, B. D. Simons, A.-K. Hadjantonakis, B. Gottgens, W. Reik, J. Nichols, L. Cai, J. C. Marioni, Nature Biotechnology 40, 74-85 (2021) | bioRxiv 2020.11.20.391896 | pdf | doi:10.1101/2020.11.20.391896
Secreted inhibitors drive the loss of regeneration competence in Xenopus limbs
C. Aztekin+, T. W. Hiscock+, J. B. Gurdon, J. Jullien*, J. C. Marioni* and B. D. Simons*, Development 148, dev199158 (2021) | pdf | doi:10.1242/dev.199158
High proliferation and delamination during skin epidermal stratification
M. Damen, L. Wirtz, E. Soroka, H. Khatif, C. Kukat, B. D. Simons and H. Bazzi, Nature Communications 12, 3227 (2021) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23386-4
A biomechanical switch regulates the transition towards homeostasis in esophageal epithelium
J. McGinn, A. Hallou, S. Han, K. Krizic, S. Ulyanchenko, R. Iglesias-Bartolome, F. J. England, C. Verstreken, K. J. Chalut, K. B. Jensen, B. D. Simons and M. P. Alcolea, Nature Cell Biology 23, 511-525 (2021) | pdf | bioRxiv 2021.02.03.428820 | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41556-021-00679-w
Early stem cell aging in the mature brain
A. Ibrayeva, M. Bay, E. Pu, D. J. Jörg, L. Peng, H. Jun, N. Zhang, D. Aaron, C. Lin, G. Resler, A. Hidalgo, M.-H. Jang, B. D. Simons and M. A. Bonaguidi, Cell Stem Cell 28, 955-966 (2021) | pdf | bioRxiv 654608 | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2021.03.018
Comment: The future belongs to those who prepare for it today
Transient suppression of transplanted spermatogonial stem cell differentiation restores fertility in mice
Y. Nakamura, D. J. Jörg, Y. Kon, B. D. Simons* and S. Yoshida*, Cell Stem Cell 28, 955-966.e7 (2021) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2021.03.016
Three-dimensional model of glioblastoma by co-culturing tumor stem cells with human brain organoids
R. Azzarelli, M. Ori, A. Philpott and B. D. Simons, Biology Open 10, bio056416 (2021) | pdf | doi: 10.1242/bio.056416 | PMCID: PMC7928227
Stochastic combinations of actin regulatory proteins are sufficient to drive filopodia formation
U. Dobramysl, I. K. Jarsch, Y. Inoue, H. Shimo, B. Richier, J. R. Gadsby, J. Mason, A. Szałapak, P. S. Ioannou, G. P. Correia, A. Walrant, R. Butler, E. Hannezo, B. D. Simons and J. L. Gallop, J. Cell Biol. 220:e202003052 (2021) | pdf | doi: 10.1083/jcb.202003052
Distinct progenitor behavior underlying neocortical gliogenesis related to tumorigenesis
Z. Shen, Y. Lin, J. Yang, D. J. Jörg, Y. Peng, X. Zhang, L. Hernandez, J. Ma, B. D. Simons* and S. -H. Shi*, Cell Reports 34, 108853 (2021) | pdf | bioRxiv 2020.10.13.338459 | doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108853
Stem Cell Populations as Self-Renewing Many-Particle Systems
D. J. Jörg, Y. Kitadate, S. Yoshida, and B. D. Simons
Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics 12 1350153 (2021) | doi:10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-041720-125707
Early preprint version: arXiv:1901.03903 | pdf
Behavior and lineage progression of neural progenitors in the mammalian cortex
Y. Lin, J. Yang, Z. Shen, J. Ma, B. D. Simons and S.-H. Shi, Current Opinion in Neurobiology 66, 144-157 (2021) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.conb.2020.10.017
Long-term self-renewing stem cells in the adult mouse hippocampus identified by intravital imaging
S. Bottes, B. N. Jaeger, G. Pilz, D. J. Jörg, J. D. Cole, M. Kruse, L. Harris, V. I. Korobeynyk, I. Mallona, F. Helmchen, F. Guillemot, B. D. Simons and S. Jessberger, Nature Neuroscience 24, 225-233 (2021) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41593-020-00759-4
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Tracing the cellular basis of islet specification in mouse pancreas
M. Sznurkowska+, E. Hannezo+, R. Azzarelli, L. Chatzeli, T. Ikeda, S. Yoshida, A. Philpott* and B. D. Simons*, Nature Communications 11, 5037 (2020) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18837 | PMCID: PMC7541446
Mechanisms of stretch-mediated skin expansion at single-cell resolution
M. Aragona, S. Dekoninck, M. Malfait, Y. Song, A. Sifrim, J. Van Herck, S. Gargouri, G. Lapouge, B. Swedlund, C. Dubois, P. Baatsen, K. Vints, F. Tissir, T. Voet, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*, Nature 584, 268-273 (2020) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2555-7 | PMCID: PMC7116042
News and Views: Stretch exercises for stem cells expand the skin
Stem cell lineage survival as a noisy competition for niche access
B. Corominas-Murtraa, C. L. G. J. Scheele, K. Kishi, S. Ellenbroek, B. D. Simons, J. van Rheenen and E. Hannezo, Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences (USA) 117, 16969-16975 (2020) | pdf | doi:10.1073/pnas.1921205117 | PMCID: PMC7382312
Defining the design principles of skin epidermis postnatal growth
S. Dekoninck, E. Hannezo, A. Sifrim, Y. A. Miroshnikova, M. Aragona, M. Malfait, S. Gargouri, C. de Neunheuser, C. Dubois, T. Voet, S. A. Wickström, B. D. Simons and C. Blanpain
Cell 181, 604-620.e22 (2020) | doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.03.015 | PMCID: PMC7198979
Lineage hierarchies and stochasticity ensure the long-term maintenance of adult neural stem cells
E. Than-Trong, B. Kiani, N. Dray, S. Ortica, B. D. Simons, S. Rulands, A. Alunni and L. Bally-Cuif
Science Advances 6, eaaz5424 (2020) | bioRxiv 663922 | doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz5424
Cardelino: computational integration of somatic clonal substructure and single-cell transcriptomes
D. J. McCarthy, R. Rostom, Y. Huang, D. J. Kunz, P. Danecek, M. J. Bonder, T. Hagai, R. Lyu, HipSci Consortium, W. Wang, D. J. Gaffney, B. D. Simons, O. Stegle and S. A. Teichmann
Nature Methods 17, 414-421 (2020) | bioRxiv 413047 | doi:10.1101/413047
Long-term expansion, genomic stability and in vivo safety of adult human pancreas organoids
N. Georgakopoulos, N. Prior, B. Angres, G. Mastrogiovanni, A. Cagan, D. Harrison, C. J. Hindley, R. Arnes-Benito, S. S. Liau, A. Curd, N. Ivory, B. D. Simons, I. Martincorena, H. Wurst, K. Saeb-Parsy and M. Huch
BMC Developmental Biology volume 20, 4 (2020) | pdf | doi: 10.1186/s12861-020-0209-5 | PMCID: PMC7043048
Tracing the dynamics of stem cell fate
L. Chatzeli and B. D. Simons
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, a036202 (2020) | pdf | doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a036202
Mutations in thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 cause premature neurogenesis and progenitor cell depletion in human cortical development
T. G. Krieger, C. M. Moran, A. Frangini, W. E. Visser, E. Schoenmakers, F. Muntoni, C. Clark, D. Gadian, W. K. Chong, A. Kuczynski, M. Dattani, G. Lyons, A. Efthymiadou, F. Varga-Khadem, B. D. Simons, K. Chatterjee and F. J. Livesey
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116, 22754-22763 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1101/529677 | PMCID: PMC6842615
Defining the identity and dynamics of adult gastric isthmus stem cells
S. Han+, J. Fink+, D. J. Jörg, E. Lee, M. K. Yum, L. Chatzeli, S. R. Merker, M. Josserand, T. Trendafilova, A. Andersson- Rolf, C. Dabrowska, H. Kim, R. Naumann, J.-H. Lee, N. Sasaki, R. L. Mort, I. J. Jackson, O. Basak, H. Clevers, D. E. Stange, A. Philpott, J. K. Kim*, B. D. Simons* and B.-K. Koo*
Cell Stem Cell 25, 342-356 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2019.07.008 | PMCID: PMC6739486
Press release: Profiling the stem cell characters in the story of stomach lining renewal
Tracing the cellular dynamics of sebaceous gland development in normal and perturbed states
M. S. Andersen, E. Hannezo, S. Ulyanchenko, Y. Antoku, K. Boonekamp, S. Sendrup, D. Clement, B. D. Simons* and K. B. Jensen*
Nature Cell Biology 21, 924-932 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41556-019-0362-x | PMCID: PMC6978139
Identification of a regeneration organizing cell defining the specialized wound epidermis of the Xenopus tail
C. Aztekin+, T.W. Hiscock+, J.C. Marioni, J. B. Gurdon, B. D. Simons* and J. Jullien*
Science 364, 653-658 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1126/science.aav9996 | PMCID: PMC6986927
Perspective: The cells of regeneration
Perspective: Development: How Tadpoles ROC Tail Regeneration
Editorial: A tale of tadpole regeneration
Press release: Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles’ tails regenerate
Times newspaper: Tadpole cells spawn hope of human regneration
Le Monde: Comment les têtards font repousser leur queue
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Tracing the origin of adult mouse intestinal stem cells
J. Guiu, E. Hannezo, S. Yui, S. Ulyachanka, A. Jørgensen, S. Perlman, L. Lundvall, L. S. Mamsen, A. Larsen, R. H. Olesen, C. Y. Andersen, L. L. Thuesen, K. J. Hare, B. D. Simons and K. B. Jensen
Nature 570, 107-111 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1212-5 | PMCID: PMC6986928
European Scientist: All immature cells of the gut can become intestinal stem cells
Lgr5+ stem/progenitor cells reside at the apex of the embryonic hepatoblast pool
N. Prior, C. J. Hindley, F. Rost, E. Melendez, W. W. Y. Lau, B. Göttgens, S. Rulands, B. D. Simons and M. Huch
Development 146 dev174557 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.035 | PMCID: PMC6602348
Single cell transcriptome analyses reveal novel targets modulating cardiac neovascularisation by resident endothelial cells following myocardial infarction
Z. Li, E. G. Solomonidis, M. Meloni, R. S. Taylor, R. Duffin, R. Dobie, M. S. Magalhaes, B. E. P. Henderson, P. A. Louwe, G. D’Amico, K. M. Hodivala-Dilke, A. M. Shah, N. L. Mills, B. D. Simons, G. A. Gray, N. C. Henderson, A. H. Baker, M. Brittan
European Heart Journal 40, 2507-2520 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehz305 | PMCID: PMC6685329
Commentary: Clonal and diverse: revisiting cardiac endothelial cells after myocardial infarction
Multiscale dynamics of branching morphogenesis
E. Hannezo and B. D. Simons
Current Opinion in Cell Biology 60, 99-105 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2019.04.008
Intratumoral genetic and functional heterogeneity in pediatric glioblastoma
M. Hoffman, A. H. Gillmor, D. J. Kunz, M. Johnston, A. Nikolic, K. Narta, M. Zarrei, J. King, K. Ellestad, N. H. Dang, F. M. G. Cavalli, M. M. Kushida, F. J. Coutinho, B. Luu, Y. Ma, A. J. Mungall, R. Moore, M. A, Marra, M. D. Taylor, T. J. Pugh, P. B. Dirks, S. Scherer, D. L. Senger, B. D. Simons, J. A. Chan, A. S. Morrissy and M. Gallo Cancer Research 79, 2111-2123 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3441 | PMCID: PMC7282886
Crypt fusion as a homeostatic mechanism in the human colon
A. -M. Baker, C. Gabbutt, M. J. Williams, B. Cereser, N. Jawad, M. Rodriguez-Justo, M. Jansen, C. P. Barnes, B. D. Simons, S. A. C. McDonald, T. A. Graham and N. A. Wright
Gut 68, 1986-1993 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317540 | PMCID: PMC6839731
The proneural wave in the Drosophila optic lobe is driven by an excitable reaction-diffusion mechanism
D. J. Jörg, E. E. Caygill, A. E. Hakes, E. G. Contreras, A. H. Brand and B. D. Simons
eLife 8, e40919 (2019) | doi:10.7554/eLife.40919 | PMCID: PMC6386523
A single-cell molecular map of mouse gastrulation and early organogenesis
B. Pijuan-Sala, J. Griffiths, C. Guibentif, T. Hiscock, W. Jawaid, F. Calero-Nieto, C. Mulas, X. Ibarra-Soria, R. Tyser, S. Srinivas, B. D. Simons, J. Nichols, J. Marioni, D. Ho, W. Reik and B. Göttgens
Nature 566, 490-495 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41586-019-0933-9 | PMCID: PMC6522369
Competition for mitogens regulates spermatogenic stem cell homeostasis in an open niche
Y. Kitadate, D. J. Jörg, M. Tokue, A. Maruyama, R. Ichikawa, S. Tsuchiya, E. Segi-Nishida, T. Nakagawa, A Uchida, C. Kimura-Yoshida, S. Mizuno, F. Sugiyama, T. Azami, M. Ema, C. Noda, S. Kobayashi, I. Matsuo, Y. Kanai, T. Nagasawa, Y. Sugimoto, S. Takahashi, B. D. Simons* and S. Yoshida*
Cell Stem Cell 24, 79-92 (2019) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2018.11.013 | PMCID: PMC6327111
Preview: Competition for Food Drives Stem Cell Fate in Facultative Niches
Press release: How sperm stem cells maintain their number
Extreme value statistics of mutation accumulation in renewing cell populations
P. Greulich and B. D. Simons
Physical Review E (Rapid Communications) 98, 050401(R) (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.98.050401
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Statistical theory of branching morphogenesis
E. Hannezo and B. D. Simons
Development Growth and Differentiation 60, 512-521 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1111/dgd.12570 | PMCID: PMC6334508
Neurogenin3 phosphorylation controls reprogramming efficiency of pancreatic ductal organoids into endocrine cells
R. Azzarelli, S. Rulands, S. Nestorowa, J. Davies, S. Campinoti, S. Gillotin, P. Bonfanti, B. Göttgens, M. Huch, B. D. Simons and A. Philpott
Scientific Reports 8, 15374 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33838-5
Metabolic regulation of pluripotency and germ cell fate through α-ketoglutarate
J. Tischler, W. Gruhn, J. Reid, E. Allgeyer, F. Buettner, C. Marr, F. J. Theis, B. D. Simons, L. Wernisch and M. A. Surani
EMBO Journal, e99518 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.15252/embj.201899518 | PMCID: PMC6315289
Defining lineage potential and fate behavior of precursors during pancreas development
M. K. Sznurkowska, E. Hannezo, S. Rulands, S. Nestorowa, C. J. Hindley, R. Azzarelli, J. Nichols, B. Göttgens, M. Huch, A. Philpott* and B. D. Simons*
Developmental Cell 46, 360-375 (2018) |
pdf | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2018.06.028 | PMCID: PMC6085117
Genome-scale oscillations in DNA methylation during exit from pluripotency
H. J. Lee*, S. Rulands*, S. J. Clarke, C. Angermueller, S. A. Smallwood, F. Krueger, H. Mohammed, W. Dean, J. Nichols, P. Rugg-Gunn, G. Kelsey, O. Stegle, B. D. Simons* and W. Reik*
Cell Systems 7, 63-76 (2018) | bioRxiv 338822 | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.cels.2018.06.012 | PMCID: PMC6066359
See also the complementary study: Dynamics and spatial genomics of the nascent transcriptome in single mESCs by intron seqFISH
Clonal analysis of Notch1-expressing cells reveals the existence of unipotent stem cells that retain long-term plasticity in the embryonic mammary gland
A. M. Lilja, V. Rodilla, M. Huyghe, E. Hannezo, O. Renaud, O. Leroy, B. D. Simons and S. Fre
Nature Cell Biology 20, 677-687 (2018) | doi:10.1038/s41556-018-0108-1 | PMCID: PMC6984964
Commentary: Mammary lineage restriction in development
The developmental origin of brain tumours: a cellular and molecular framework
R. Azzarelli, B. D. Simons and A. Philpott
Development 145: dev162693 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1242/dev.162693 | PMCID: PMC6001369
Predominant asymmetrical stem cell fate outcome limits the rate of niche succession in human colonic crypts
C. Stamp, A. Zupanic, A. Sachdeva, D. P. Shanley, J. C. Mathers, T. B. L. Kirkwood, R. Heer, B. D. Simons, D. M. Turnbull and L. C. Greaves
EBio Medicine 31, 166-173 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.04.017 | PMCID: PMC6013780
See discussion in Intestinal Stem Cell Dynamics: A Story of Mice and Humans
Integrin α2 marks a niche of trophoblast progenitor cells in first trimester human placenta
C. Q. E. Lee, M. Turco, L. Gardner, B. D. Simons, M. Hemberger and A. Moffett
Development 145: dev162305 (2018) | | doi:10.1242/dev.162305 | PMCID: PMC6124543
Universality of clone dynamics during tissue development
S. Rulands*, F. Lescroart, S. Chabab, C. J. Hindley, N. Prior, M. K. Sznurkowska, M. Huch, A. Philpott, C. Blanpain and B. D. Simons*
Nature Physics 14, 469-474 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1038/s41567-018-0055-6 | PMCID: PMC5935228
Commentary: Sensing and making sense of clonal fragmentation in developing tissues
Live imaging of neurogenesis in the adult mouse hippocampus
G. -A. Pilz, S. Bottes, M. Betizeau, D. J. Jörg, S. Carta, B. D. Simons, F. Helmchen and S. Jessberger
Science 359, 658-662 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1126/science.aao5056 | PMCID: PMC6986926
Commentary: Revising concepts about adult stem cells
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Defining murine organogenesis at single-cell resolution reveals a role for the leukotriene pathway in regulating blood progenitor formation
X. Ibarra-Soria, W. Jawaid, B. Pijuan-Sala, V. Ladopoulos, A. Scialdone, D. J. Jörg, R. V. Tyser, F. J. Calero-Nieto, C. Mulas, J. Nichols, L. Vallier, S. Srivnivas, B. D. Simons, B. Göttgens and J. C. Marioni
Nature Cell Biology 20, 127-134 (2018) | doi:10.1038/s41556-017-0013-z | PMCID: PMC5787369
Troy+ brain stem cells cycle through quiescence and regulate their number by sensing niche occupancy
O. Basak, T. Krieger, M. Muraro, K. Wiebrands, D. Stange, J. Aldeguer, N. Rivron, M. van de Wetering, J. Es, A. van Oudenaarden, B. D. Simons* and H. Clevers*
Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences (USA) 115, E610-E619 (2018) | pdf | doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715911114 | PMCID: PMC5789932
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Muscle Stem Cells Exhibit Distinct Clonal Dynamics in Response to Tissue Repair and Homeostatic Aging
M. T. Tierney, M. J. Stec, S. Rulands, B. D. Simons and A. Sacco
Cell Stem Cell 22, 119-127 (2018) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2017.11.009 | PMCID: PMC5945549
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A unifying theory of branching morphogenesis
E. Hannezo*, C. L. G. J. Scheele, M. Moad, N. Drogo, R. Heer, R. V. Sampogna, J. van Rheenen* and B. D. Simons*
Cell 171, 242-255 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.026 | PMCID: PMC5610190
Commentary: Scientists reveal the "beautiful" simplicity underlying branching patterns in tissue
Naked Scientist podcast: How do tissues grow?
Perspective: Plumbing 101: Building the body’s tubes and branches
Cell fate mapping of human glioblastoma reveals an invariant stem cell hierarchy pre- and post-treatment
X. Lan, D. J. Jörg, L. V. Nguyen, R. J. Vanner, D. Pellacani, L. Lee, N. I. Park, M. Kushida, H. Whetstone, A. Carles, M. Moksa, R. Head, F. J. Coutinho, H. J. Selvadurai, S. Dolma, P. Prinos, M. Bernstein, C. H. Arrowsmith, M. Gallo, M. Hirst, C. J. Eaves, B. D. Simons* and P. B. Dirks*
Nature 549, 227-232 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature23666 | PMCID: PMC5608080
Commentary: Tracing Cell Dynamics during Cancer Growth
Commentary: A function-first look at tumor heterogeneity
Commentary: Stem Cells - masters of their fates
Commentary: Glioblastoma Stem Cell Clonal Dynamics Drive Intratumor Heterogeneity
Press reports:
Toronto Star |
CTV News
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Emergence and universality in the regulation of stem cell fate
S. Rulands and B. D. Simons
Current Opinion in Systems Biology 5, 57-62 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.coisb.2017.08.001
Multipotent basal stem cells, maintained in localized proximal niches, support directed long-ranging epithelial flows in the adult human prostate
M. Moad, E. Hannezo, S. J. Buczacki, L. Wilson, A. El Sherif, D. Sims, R. Pickard, N. A. Wright, S. C. Williamson, D. M. Turnbull, R. W. Taylor, L. Greaves, C. N. Robson, B. D. Simons* and R. Heer*
Cell Reports 20, 1609–1622 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.061 | PMCID: PMC5565638
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Multi-site Neurogenin3 phosphorylation controls pancreatic endocrine differentiation
R. Azzarelli, C. Hurley, M. K. Sznurkowska, S. Rulands, L. Hardwick, I Gamper, F. Ali, L. McCracken, C. Hindley, F. McDuff, S. Nestorowa, R. Kemp, K. Jones, B. Göttgens, M. Huch, G. Evan, B. D. Simons, D. J. Winton and A. Philpott
Developmental Cell 41, 274-286 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2017.04.004 | PMCID: PMC5425251
Commentary: Beta Cell Renewal versus Differentiation: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Long-term organoid cultures of human endometrium in chemically-defined medium respond to reproductive hormones
M. Y. Turco, L. Gardner, J. Hughes, T. Cindrova-Davies, M. J. Gomez, L. Farrell, M. Hollinshead, S. G. E. Marsh, J. J. Brosens, H. O. Critchley, B. D. Simons, M. Hemberger, B.-K. Koo, A. Moffett and G. Burton
Nature Cell Biology 19, 568-577 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1038/ncb3516 | PMCID: PMC5410172
Commentary: Miniature "womb lining" grown in lab could reveal secrets of menstrual cycle and early pregnancy
Identity and dynamics of mammary stem cells during branching morphogenesis
C. L. G. J. Scheele, E. Hannezo, A. Zomer, N. S. M. Langedijk, B. D. Simons* and J. van Rheenen*
Nature 542, 313-317 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature21046 | PMCID: PMC6097610
Preview: Un(MaSC)ing Stem Cell Dynamics in Mammary Branching Morphogenesis
Defining stem cell dynamics and migration during wound healing in mouse skin epidermis
M. Aragona, S. Dekoninck, S. Rulands, S. Lenglez, G. Mascré, B. D. Simons and C. Blanpain
Nature Communications 8, 14684 (2017) | pdf | doi:10.1038/ncomms14684 | PMCID: PMC5339881
Extensive Proliferation of a Subset of Differentiated, Yet Plastic, Medial Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Contribute to Neointimal Formation in Mouse Injury and Atherosclerosis Models
J. Chappell, J. L. Harman, V. M. Narasimhan, H. Yu, K. Foote, B. D. Simons, M. R. Bennett and H. F. Jorgensen
Circulation Research 119, 1313-1323 (2016) | doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309799 | PMCID: PMC5149073
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A single dividing cell population with imbalanced fate drives oesophageal tumour growth
J. Frede, P. Greulich, T. Nagy, B. D. Simons and P. H. Jones
Nature Cell Biology 18, 967-78 (2016) | doi:10.1038/ncb3400 | PMCID: PMC5870829
Tracing cellular dynamics in tissue development, maintenance and disease
S. Rulands and B. D. Simons
Current Opinion in Cell Biology 43, 38-45 (2016) | doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2016.07.001
Defining the clonal dynamics leading to mouse skin tumour initiation
A. Sanchez-Danes, E. Hannezo, J.-C. Larsimont, M. Liagre, K. K. Youssef, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*
Nature 536, 298-303 (2016) | doi:10.1038/nature19069 | PMCID: PMC5068560
Commentary: Where did it all go wrong?
Dynamic heterogeneity as a strategy of stem cell self-renewal
P. Greulich and B. D. Simons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 113, 7509-7514 (2016) | doi:10.1073/pnas.1602779113 | PMCID: PMC4941513
Inhibition of β-catenin signalling in dermal fibroblasts enhances hair follicle regeneration during wound healing
E. Rognoni, C. Gomez, A. O. Pisco, E. L. Rawlins, B. D. Simons, F. M. Watt, R. R. Driskell
Development 143, 2522-2535 (2016) | doi:10.1242/dev.131797 | PMCID: PMC4958333
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Quantitative lineage tracing strategies to resolve multipotency in tissue specific stem cells
A. Wuidart, M. Ousset, S. Rulands, B. D. Simons, A. Van Keymeulen and C. Blanpain
Genes and Development 30, 1261-1277 (2016) | pdf | doi:10.1101/gad.280057.116 | PMCID: PMC4911926
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2D and 3D stem cell models of primate cortical development identify species-specific differences in progenitor behavior contributing to brain size
T. Otani, M. C. Matchetto, F. H. Gage, B. D. Simons and F. J. Livesey
Cell Stem Cell 18, 467-480 (2016) | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2016.03.003 | PMCID: PMC4826446
Preview: Stem cells expand insights into human brain evolution
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The ciliary marginal zone of the zebrafish retina: clonal and time-lapse analysis of a continuously growing tissue
Y. Wan, A. D. Almeida, S. Rulands, N. Chalour, L. Muresan, Y. Wu, B. D. Simons, J. He and W. Harris
Development 143, 1099-1107 (2016) | doi:10.1242/dev.133314 | PMCID: PMC4852496
Reply to Martincorena et al.: Evidence for constrained positive selection of cancer mutations in normal skin is lacking
B. D. Simons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 113, E1130-31 (2016) | doi:10.1073/pnas.1601045113 | PMCID: PMC4780657
Deep sequencing as a probe of stem cell fate and preneoplasia in human epidermis
B. D. Simons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 113, 128-133 (2016) | doi:10.1073/pnas.1516123113 | PMCID: PMC4711853
Uncovering the number and clonal dynamics of Mesp1 progenitors during heart morphogenesis
S. Chabab, F. Lescroart, S. Rulands, N. Mathiah, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*
Cell Reports 14, 1-10 (2016) | doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.12.013 | PMCID: PMC4709258
Human keratinocytes have two interconvertible modes of proliferation
A. Roshan, K. Murai, J. Fowler, B. D. Simons, V. Nikolaidou-Neokosmidou and P. H. Jones
Nature Cell Biology 18, 145-156 (2015) | doi:10.1038/ncb3282 | PMCID: PMC4872834
Dynamics of Lgr6+ progenitor cells in the hair follicle, sebaceous gland and interfollicular epidermis
A. Füllgrabe, S. Joost, A. Are, T. Jacob, U. Sivan, A. Haegebarth, S. Linnarsson, B. D. Simons, H. Clevers, R. Toftgård and M. Kasper
Stem Cell Reports 5, 843-855 (2015) | doi:10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.09.013 | PMCID: PMC4649262
Stem and progenitor cell division kinetics during postnatal mouse
mammary gland development
R. R. Giraddi, M. Shehata, M. Gallardo, M. A. Blasco, B. D. Simons and J.
Stingl
Nature Communications 6, 8487 (2015) | doi:10.1038/comms9487 | PMCID: PMC4632194
The independent probabilistic firing of transcription factors: A
paradigm for clonal variability in the zebrafish retina
H. Boije, S. Rulands, S. Dudczig, B. D. Simons and W. A. Harris
Developmental Cell 34, 532-543 (2015) | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015.08.011 | PMCID: PMC4572358
Cell competition modifies adult stem cell and tissue population
dynamics in a JAK-STAT dependent manner
G. Kolahgar, S. J. E. Suijkerbuijk, E. Poirier, S. Mansour, B. D. Simons and E. Piddini
Developmental Cell 34, 297-309 (2015) | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015.06.010 | PMCID: PMC4537514
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Clonal dynamics reveal two distinct populations of basal cells in
slow-turnover airway epithelium
J. K. Watson, S. Rulands, A. C. Wilkinson, A. Wuidart, M. Ousset, A. van Keymeulen, B. Gottgens, C. Blanpain, B. D. Simons and E. L. Rawlins
Cell Reports 12, 90-101 (2015) | doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.011 | PMCID: PMC4518462
Dynamic stem cell heterogeneity
T. G. Krieger and B. D. Simons
Development 142, 1396-1406 (2015) | doi:10.1242/dev.101063
Deterministic progenitor behavior and unitary neuron production in the neocortex
P. Gao, M. P. Postiglione, T. G. Krieger, L. Hernandez, C. Wang, Z. Han,
C. Streicher, E. Papusheva, R. Insolera, K. Chugh, O. Kodish, K. Huang, B. D.
Simons*, L. Luo*, S. Hippenmeyer* and Song-Hai Shi*
Cell 159, 775-788 (2014) | doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.027 | PMCID: PMC4225456
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Early lineage restriction in temporally distinct populations of Mesp1 progenitors during mammalian heart development
F. Lescroart, S. Chabab, X. Lin, S. Rulands, C. Paulissen, A. Rodolosse, H.
Auer, Y. Achouri, C. Dubois, A. Bondue, B. D. Simons and C. Blanpain
Nature Cell Biology 16, 829-840 (2014) | doi:10.1038/ncb3024 | PMCID: PMC6984965
Exclusive multipotency and preferential asymmetric divisions in post-embryonic neural stem cells of the fish retina
L. Centanin, J. J. Ander, B. Hoeckendorf, K. Lust, T. Kellner, I. Kraemer, C.
Urbany, E. Hasel, W. A. Harris, B. D. Simons and J. Wittbrodt
Development 141, 3472-3482 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.1242/dev.109892 | PMCID: PMC4197724
Neutral competition of stem cells is skewed by proliferative changes
downstream of Hh and Hpo
M. Amoyel, B. D. Simons and E. A. Bach
EMBO Journal 33, 2295-2313 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.15252/embj.201387500 | PMCID: PMC4253521
Commentary: Stem cell competition: how speeding mutants beat the rest
Quantification of the clonal evolution of human stem cells and crypts in normal, preneoplastic and neoplastic colon
A.-M. Baker, B. Cereser, S. Melton, A. G. Fletcher, M. Rodriguez-Justo, P. J.
Tadrous, G. Elia, S. A. C. McDonald, N. A. Wright, B. D. Simons*, M. Jansen* and T. A. Graham*
Cell Reports 8, 940-947 (2014) | pdf |
doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.019 | PMCID: PMC4471679
Commentary: Stem cell competition: how speeding mutants beat the rest
Commentary: Measuring stem cell dynamics in the human colon – where there's a wiggle, there's a way
Differentiation imbalance in single esophageal progenitor cells causes clonal immortalization and field change
M. P. Alcolea, P. Greulich, A. Wabik, J. Frede, B. D. Simons and P. H. Jones
Nature Cell Biology 16, 615-622 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.1038/ncb2963 | PMCID: PMC4085550
Mouse spermatogenic stem cells continually interconvert between equipotent singly isolated and syncytial states
K. Hara, T. Nakagawa, H. Enomoto, M. Suzuki, M. Yamamoto, B. D. Simons* and S. Yoshida*
Cell Stem Cell 14, 658-672 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2014.01.019 | PMCID: PMC4010676
Highlight: Sperm Spawned by Shifty, Shape-Shifting Stem Cells
The human squamous oesophagus has widespread capacity for clonal expansion from cells at diverse stages of differentiation
M. Barbera, M. di Pietro, E. Walker, C. Brierley, S. Macrae, B. D. Simons, P.
H. Jones, J. Stingl and R. C. Fitzgerald
Gut 64, 11-19 (2015) | pdf | doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-306171 | PMCID: PMC4283695
Intestinal crypt homeostasis revealed at single-stem-cell level by in vivo live imaging
L. Ritsma, S. I. J. Ellenbroek, A. Zomer, H. J. Snippert, F. J. de Sauvage,
B. D. Simons, H. Clevers and J. van Rheenen
Nature 507, 362-365 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature12972 | PMCID: PMC3964820
Preview: Ballroom Dancing with Stem Cells: Placement and Displacement in the Intestinal Crypt
Biased competition between Lgr5 intestinal stem cells by oncogenic K-ras induces clonal expansion
H. J. Snippert, A. G. Schepers, J. H. van Es, B. D. Simons and H. Clevers
EMBO Reports 55,
62-69 (2014) | pdf | doi:10.1002/embr.201337799 | PMCID: PMC3983678
Distinct fibroblast lineages determine dermal architecture in skin
development and repair
R. R. Driskell, B. M. Lichtenberger, E. Hoste,K. Kretzschmar, B. D. Simons,
M. Charalambous, S. R. Ferron, Y. Herault, G. Pavlovic, A. C. Ferguson-Smith
and F. M. Watt
Nature 504, 277-281 (2013) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature12783 | PMCID: PMC3868929
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Stem cell renewal theory turns 60
B. D. Simons
Nature Reviews: Molecular Cell Biology (journal club), 14, 754 (2013) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nrm3706
Stochastic homeostasis in human airway epithelium is achieved by neutral competition of basal cell progenitors
V. H. Teixeira, P. Nadarajan, T. A. Graham, C. P. Pipinikas, J. M. Brown, M.
Falzon, E. Nye, R. Poulsom, D. Lawrence, N. A. Wright, S. McDonald, A. Giangreco, B. D. Simons* and S. M. Janes*
eLife, 2013 Oct
22;2:e00966 | doi:10.7554/eLife.00966 | PMCID: PMC3804062
Commentary: Stem
cells: What silent mutations say about the human airways
Getting your gut into shape
B. D. Simons
Science (Perspective) 342, 203-204 (2013) | pdf | doi:10.1126/science.1245288
Unravelling stem cell dynamics by lineage tracing
C. Blanpain and B. D. Simons
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 14, 489-502 (2013) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nrm3625
Self-renewal of single mouse hematopoietic stem cells is reduced by
JAK2V617F without compromising progenitor cell expansion
D. G. Kent, J. Li, H. Tanna, J. Fink, K. Kirschner, D. C. Pask, Y. Silber,
T. L. Hamilton, R. Sneade, B. D. Simons and A. R. Green
PLoS Biology 11, e1001576 (2013) | pdf | doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001576 | PMCID: PMC3672217
Multipotent and unipotent progenitors contribute to prostate postnatal development
M. Ousset, A. van Keymuelen, G. Bouvencourt, N. Sharma, Y. Achouri, B. D.
Simons and C. Blanpain
Nature Cell Biology 14, 1131-8 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1038/ncb2600
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How variable clones build and invariant retina
J. He, G. Zhang, A. D. Almeida, M. Cayouette, B. D. Simons, and W. A. Harris
Neuron 75, 786-798 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.033 | PMCID: PMC3485567
Preview: Deterministic or Stochastic Choices in Retinal Neuron Specification
Distinct contribution of stem cells and progenitors to epidermal homeostasis and repair
G. Mascre, B. Drogat, S. Dekoninck, K. K. Youseff, S. Brohee, P. Sotiropoulou,
B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*
Nature, 489, 257-62 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature11393 |
Research Highlight: Hierarchy in the population
News and Views: Dormant and restless skin stem cells
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A single progenitor population switches behavior to maintain repair esophageal epithelium
D. P. Doupe, M. P. Alcolea, A. Roshan, G. Zhang, A. M. Klein, B. D. Simons and P. H. Jones
Science 337, 1091-1093 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1126/science.1218835 | PMCID: PMC3527005
Commentary: Esophageal Stem Cells, Where Art Thou?
Defining the mode of tumour growth by clonal analysis
G. Driessens, B. Beck, A. Caauwe, B. D. Simons* and C. Blanpain*
Nature 488, 527-530 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature11344 | PMCID: PMC5553110
Commentaries: Nature news |
Nature, News and Views |
Science Now |
Cancer research UK |
Press reports:
BBC News |
Boston Globe |
Dail Mail |
eCancer |
Independent |
LA Times |
NPR News |
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Drosophila midgut homeostasis involves neutral competition between symmetrically dividing stem cells
J. de Navascues, C. Perdigoto, A. Bardin, A. Martinez-Arias and B. D. Simons
EMBO Journal 31, 2473-85 (2012) | pdf | doi:10.1038/emboj.2012.106 | PMCID: PMC3365418
Commentary: Intestinal stem cells: no longer immortal but ever so clever...
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Patterning as a signature of human epidermal stem cell regulation
A. M. Klein, D. P. Doupe, B. Nikolaidou-Neokosmidou, P. H. Jones and B. D. Simons
J. R. Soc. Interface 8, 1815-1824 (2011) | pdf | doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0240 | PMCID: PMC3203489
Stem cell self-renewal in intestinal crypt
B. D. Simons and H. Clevers
Experimental Cell
Research 317, 2719-2724 (2011) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.07.010
Universal patterns of stem cell fate in cycling tissues
A. M. Klein and B. D. Simons
Development
138, 3103-3111 (2011) | pdf | doi:10.1242/dev.060103
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Strategies of stem cell self-renewal in adult tissues
B. D. Simons and H. Clevers
Cell
145, 851-862 (2011) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.033
Reconstruction of rat retinal progenitor cell lineages reveals a surprising degree of stochasticity in cell fate decisions
F. L. A. F. Gomes, G. Zhang, F. Carbonell, J. A. Correa, W. A. Harris, B. D.
Simons, and M. Cayouette
Development 138, 227-235 (2011) | pdf | doi:10.1242/dev.059683 | PMCID: PMC3005599
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Intestinal crypt homeostasis results from neutral competition between symmetrically dividing Lgr5 stem cells
H. J. Snippert, L. G. van der Flier, T. Sato, J. H. van Es, M. van den Born, C. Kroon-Veenboer, N. Barker, A. M. Klein, J. van Rheenen, B. D. Simons and H. Clevers
Cell
143, 134-144 (2010) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.09.016
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Nature News and Views
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Intestinal stem cell replacement follows a pattern of neutral drift
C. Lopez-Garcia, A. M. Klein, B. D. Simons* and D. J. Winton*
Science 330, 822-825 (2010) | pdf | doi:10.1126/science.1196236
Commentary: What's all the noise about developmental stochasticity?
Mouse germ line stem cells undergo rapid and stochastic turnover
A. M. Klein, T. Nakagawa, R. Ichikawa, S. Yoshida and B. D. Simons
Cell Stem Cell 7, 214-224 (2010) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2010.05.017
Stochastic fate of p53-mutant epidermal progenitor cells is tilted toward proliferation by UV B during preneoplasia
A. M. Klein, D. E. Brash, P. H. Jones and B. D. Simons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 107, 270-5 (2010) | pdf | doi:10.1073/pnas.0909738107 | PMCID: PMC2806764
The ordered architecture of ear epidermis is maintained by progenitor cells with random fate
D. P. Doupe, A. M. Klein, B. D. Simons and P. H. Jones
Developmental Cell 18, 317 (2010) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2009.12.016
Epidermal homeostasis: do committed progenitors work while stem cells
sleep?
P. H. Jones and B. D. Simons
Nature Reviews: Molecular Cell Biology 9 , 82-8 (2008) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nrm2292
Mechanism of murine epidermal maintenance: Cell division and the Voter Model
A. M. Klein, D. P. Doupe, P. H. Jones and B. D. Simons
Phys. Rev. E.
77, 031907 (2008) | pdf | doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.77.031907
Sic transit gloria: Farewell to the epidermal transit amplifying
cell?
P. H. Jones, B. D. Simons and F. M. Watt
Cell Stem Cell 1, 371 (2007) | pdf | doi:10.1016/j.stem.2007.09.014
Kinetics of cell division in epidermal maintenance
A. M. Klein, D. P. Doupe, P. H. Jones and B. D. Simons
Phys. Rev. E.
76, 021910 (2007) | pdf | doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.76.021910
A single type of progenitor cell maintains the epidermis
E. Clayton, D. P. Doupe, A. M. Klein, D. Winton, B. D. Simons and P. H. Jones
Nature 446, 185 (2007) | pdf | doi:10.1038/nature05574
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Vesicles and onion phases in dilute surfactant solutions
B. D. Simons and M. E. Cates
J. de Physique II (Paris) 2, 1439-1451 (1992) | pdf | doi:10.1051/jp2:1992211
Stability of dipolar fluid membranes
B. D. Simons
J. de Physique II (Paris) 2, 1141-1148 (1992) | pdf | doi:10.1051/jp2:1992192