Outputs (3)

Programming of pluripotency and the germline co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor (2025)
Journal Article
Crowley, D., Simpson, L., Chatfield, J., Forey, T., Allegrucci, C., Sang, F., Holmes, N., Genikhovich, G., Technau, U., Cunningham, D., Silva, E., Mullin, N., Dixon, J. E., Loose, M., Alberio, R., & Johnson, A. D. (in press). Programming of pluripotency and the germline co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor. Cell Reports,

Francois Jacob proposed that evolutionary novelty arises through incremental tinkering with pre-existing genetic mechanisms. Vertebrate evolution was predicated on pluripotency—the ability of embryonic cells to form somatic germ-layers and primordial... Read More about Programming of pluripotency and the germline co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor.

A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology (2024)
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Simpson, L., Strange, A., Klisch, D., Kraunsoe, S., Azami, T., Goszczynski, D., Le Minh, T., Planells, B., Holmes, N., Sang, F., Henson, S., Loose, M., Nichols, J., & Alberio, R. (2024). A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 5210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49407-6

Cell-fate decisions during mammalian gastrulation are poorly understood outside of rodent embryos. The embryonic disc of pig embryos mirrors humans, making them a useful proxy for studying gastrulation. Here we present a single-cell transcriptomic at... Read More about A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology.

Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus (2023)
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Edwards, A., Njaci, I., Sarkar, A., Jiang, Z., Kaithakottil, G. G., Moore, C., Cheema, J., Stevenson, C. E. M., Rejzek, M., Novák, P., Vigouroux, M., Vickers, M., Wouters, R. H. M., Paajanen, P., Steuernagel, B., Moore, J. D., Higgins, J., Swarbreck, D., Martens, S., Kim, C. Y., …Emmrich, P. M. F. (2023). Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus. Nature Communications, 14, Article 876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36503-2

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a rich source of protein cultivated as an insurance crop in Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Its resilience to both drought and flooding makes it a promising crop for ensuring food security in a chan... Read More about Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus.