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Developmental Biology, Molecular Mechanisms of Regeneration

Professional Publications & Contributions

Vieira, W. A., Wells, K. M., McCusker, C. D. Advancements to the Axolotl Model for Regeneration and Aging. Gerontology: 1-11, (2019).

Vieira, W. A., McCusker, C. D. Hierarchical Pattern Formation During Amphibian Limb Regeneration. Biosystems: 183, 103989 (2019).

Vieira, W. A., Wells, K. M., Raymond, M. J., De Souze, L., Garcia, E., McCusker, C. D. FGF, BMP, and RA Signaling Are Sufficient for the Induction of Complete Limb Regeneration From Non-Regenerating Wounds on Ambystoma mexicanum Limbs. Developmental Biology: 451(2),146-157 (2019).

Vieira, W. A., McCusker, C. D. Regenerative Models for the Integration and Regeneration of Head Skeletal Tissues. International Journal of Molecular Science: 19, 12 (2018).

Vieira, W. A., Wells, K. M., Milgrom, R., McCusker, C. D. Exogenous Vitamin D Signaling Alters Skeletal Patterning, Differentiation, and Tissue Integration During Limb Regeneration in the Axolotl. Mechanisms of Development: 153, 1-9 (2018).

Vieira, W. A., Sahin, H., Wells, K. M., McCusker, C. D. Trimethylation of Histone 3 Lysine 27 (H3K27me3) ChIP-PCR and Transcriptional Expression Data of Ef1-alpha, cyp26A, HoxC10, HoxD10 and HoxD11 in the Xenopus XTC Cell Line. Data in Brief: 15, 970-974 (2017).

Sosnik, J., Vieira, W. A., Webster, K. A., Siegfried, K. R., McCusker, C. D. A New and Improved Algorithm for the Quantification of Chromatin Condensation From Microscopic Data Shows Decreased Chromatin Condensation in Regenerating Axolotl Limb Cells. PLoS One: 12 (10), e0185292 (2017).

McCusker, C. D., Diaz-Castillo, C., Sosnik, J., Phan, A. Q., Gardiner, D. M. Histological Image Data of Limb Skeletal Tissue From Larval and Adult Ambystoma mexicanum. Data in Brief: 8, 1206-8 (2016).

McCusker, C. D., Diaz-Castillo, C., Sosnik, J., Phan, A. Q., Gardiner, D. M. Cartilage and Bone Cells Do Not Participate in Skeletal Regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum Limbs. Developmental Biology: 416(1), 26-33 (2016).

McCusker, C.D., Athippozhy, A., Diaz-Castillo, C., Fowlkes, C., Gardiner, D. M., Voss, R. Positional Plasticity in Regenerating Ambystoma Mexicanum Limbs Is Associated With Cell Proliferation and Pathways of Cellular Differentiation. BMC Developmental Biology, 15:45 (2015).

McCusker, C. D., Bryant, S. V. & Gardiner, D. M. The axolotl limb blastema: cellular and molecular mechanisms driving blastema formation and limb regeneration in tetrapods. Regeneration: 2, 54–71 (2015)

McCusker, C. D. & Gardiner, D. M. Understanding positional cues in salamander limb regeneration: implications for optimizing cell-based regenerative therapies. Dis Model Mech: 7, 593–599 (2014).

McCusker, C. D., Lehrberg, J. & Gardiner, D. Position-specific induction of ectopic limbs in non-regenerating blastemas on axolotl forelimbs. Regeneration: 1,27–34 (2014).

McCusker, C. D. & Gardiner, D. M. Positional Information Is Reprogrammed in Blastema Cells of the Regenerating Limb of the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). PLoS ONE: 8, e77064 (2013).

McCusker, C. D. & Gardiner, D. M. The Axolotl Model for Regeneration and Aging Research: A Mini-Review. Gerontology: 57, 7 (2011).

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