Category: Announcements

The 2016 CCMB Symposium was held on March 11! This year’s theme was Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Craniofacial Development and Diseases. For further details, please visit https://ccmbsymposium.usc.edu…Continue Reading CCMB Symposium 2016

Matrix metalloproteinase-20 mediates dental enamel biomineralization by preventing protein occlusion inside apatite crystals. Prajapati S, Tao J, Ruan Q, De Yoreo JJ, Moradian-Oldak J. Biomaterials. 2015 Oct 22;75:260-270. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.031. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26513418…Continue Reading New article: Matrix metalloproteinase-20 mediates dental enamel biomineralization by preventing protein occlusion inside apatite crystals

Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration. Huang Z, Newcomb CJ, Lei Y, Zhou Y, Bornstein P, Amendt BA, Stupp SI, & Snead ML. (2015) Biomaterials….Continue Reading New article: Bioactive nanofibers enable the identification of thrombospondin 2 as a key player in enamel regeneration

The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones. Zhao H, Feng J, Ho T-V, Grimes W, Urata M, & Chai Y. (2015) Nature Cell Biology doi:10.1038/ncb3139…Continue Reading New article: The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones

BMP-SHH signaling network controls epithelial stem cell fate via regulation of its niche in the developing tooth. Li J, Feng J, Liu Y, Ho TV, Grimes W, Ho HA, Park S, Wang S, Chai Y. (2015) Developmental Cell doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2015/02.021…Continue Reading New article: BMP-SHH signaling network controls epithelial stem cell fate via regulation of its niche in the developing tooth

Regulation of the stem cell-host immune system interplay using hydrogel coencapsulation system with an anti-inflammatory drug. Moshaverinia A, Chen C, Xu X, Ansari S, Zadeh HH, Schricker SR, Paine ML, Moradian-Oldak J, Khademhosseini A, Snead ML, Shi S. (2015) Advanced Functional Materials doi:10.1002/adfm.201500055…Continue Reading New article: Regulation of the stem cell-host immune system interplay using hydrogel encapsulation system with an anti-inflammatory drug

Biofunctionalized ceramic with self-assembled networks of nanochannels. Jang HL, Lee K, Kang CS, Lee HK, Ahn HY, Jeong HY, Park S, Kim SC, Jin K, Park J, Yang TY, Kim J, Shin SA, Han HN, Oh KH, Lee HY, Lim J, Hong KS, Snead ML, Xu J, & Nam KT. (2015) ACS Nano doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b01052…Continue Reading New article: Biofunctionalized ceramic with self-assembled networks of nanochannels

Bio-inspired hard-to-soft interface for implant integration to bone. Zhou Y, Snead ML, Tamerler C. (2014) Nanomedicine doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2014.10.003….Continue Reading New article: Bio-inspired hard-to-soft interface for implant integration to bone

Bent bone dysplasia syndrome reveals nucleolar activity for FGFR2 in ribosomal DNA transcription. Neben CL, Idoni B, Salva JE, Tuzon CT, Rice JC, Krakow D, Merrill AE. (2014) Hum Mol Genet. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu282…Continue Reading New article: Bent bone dysplasia syndrome reveals nucleolar activity for FGFR2 in ribosomal DNA transcription

Secretion of Shh by a neurovascular bundle niche supports mesenchymal stem cell homeostasis in the adult mouse incisor. Zhao H, Feng J, Seidel K, Shi S, Klein O, Sharpe P, Chai Y. (2014) Cell Stem Cell 14(2): 160-173. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.12.013…Continue Reading New article: Secretion of Shh by a neurovascular bundle niche supports mesenchymal stem cell homeostasis in the adult mouse incisor