Ken Muneoka

Summary

Affiliation: Tulane University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Mammalian regeneration and regenerative medicine
    Ken Muneoka
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 84:265-80. 2008
  2. ncbi Development and regeneration of the neonatal digit tip in mice
    Manjong Han
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Dev Biol 315:125-35. 2008
  3. ncbi BMP signaling induces digit regeneration in neonatal mice
    Ling Yu
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Development 137:551-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Regrowing human limbs
    Ken Muneoka
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, USA
    Sci Am 298:56-63. 2008
  5. ncbi Wound healing and blastema formation in regenerating digit tips of adult mice
    Warnakulasuriya Akash Fernando
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Dev Biol 350:301-10. 2011
  6. ncbi Shox2 is required for chondrocyte proliferation and maturation in proximal limb skeleton
    Ling Yu
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
    Dev Biol 306:549-59. 2007
  7. ncbi Limb regeneration in higher vertebrates: developing a roadmap
    Manjong Han
    Developmental Biology Division of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Anat Rec B New Anat 287:14-24. 2005
  8. ncbi Digit regeneration is regulated by Msx1 and BMP4 in fetal mice
    Manjong Han
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, and The Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Development 130:5123-32. 2003
  9. ncbi Mouse embryonic diastema region is an ideal site for the development of ectopically transplanted tooth germ
    Yiqiang Song
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Dev Dyn 237:411-6. 2008

Research Grants

  1. BMP and FGF signaling in Mammalian Digit Regeneration
    Ken Muneoka; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. BMP and FGF signaling in Mammalian Digit Regeneration
    Ken Muneoka; Fiscal Year: 2009

Collaborators

  • Christopher H Allan
  • Jing Yang
  • Fanxin Long
  • D M Gardiner
  • Manjong Han
  • Ling Yu
  • Mingquan Yan
  • Xiaodong Yang
  • Warnakulasuriya Akash Fernando
  • Jangwoo Lee
  • Yiqiang Song
  • YiPing Chen
  • Eric Leininger
  • Carrie A Malcom
  • Shyam Sathyamoorthi
  • Jennifer Simkin
  • Ni Li
  • Eun Chee Lee
  • Hongbing Liu
  • Gail Taylor
  • Carol A Burdsal
  • Rosalie A Anderson
  • Jennifer E Farrington

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Mammalian regeneration and regenerative medicine
    Ken Muneoka
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 84:265-80. 2008
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  2. ncbi Development and regeneration of the neonatal digit tip in mice
    Manjong Han
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Dev Biol 315:125-35. 2008
    ..These clinical and experimental findings expand on previously published observations and initiate a molecular assessment of a mammalian regeneration model...
  3. ncbi BMP signaling induces digit regeneration in neonatal mice
    Ling Yu
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Development 137:551-9. 2010
    ..These studies demonstrate for the first time that the postnatal mammalian digit has latent regenerative capabilities that can be induced by growth factor treatment...
  4. ncbi Regrowing human limbs
    Ken Muneoka
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, USA
    Sci Am 298:56-63. 2008
  5. ncbi Wound healing and blastema formation in regenerating digit tips of adult mice
    Warnakulasuriya Akash Fernando
    Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Dev Biol 350:301-10. 2011
    ..Thus, the regeneration process initiates from a level that is proximal to the original plane of amputation...
  6. ncbi Shox2 is required for chondrocyte proliferation and maturation in proximal limb skeleton
    Ling Yu
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70117, USA
    Dev Biol 306:549-59. 2007
    ..Our results establish a key role for Shox2 in regulating the growth of stylopod by controlling chondrocyte maturation via Runx2 and Runx3...
  7. ncbi Limb regeneration in higher vertebrates: developing a roadmap
    Manjong Han
    Developmental Biology Division of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Anat Rec B New Anat 287:14-24. 2005
    ..The results from regeneration studies ranging from amphibians to mammals can be integrated to develop a roadmap for mammalian regeneration that has as its focus understanding the phenomenon of dedifferentiation...
  8. ncbi Digit regeneration is regulated by Msx1 and BMP4 in fetal mice
    Manjong Han
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, and The Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    Development 130:5123-32. 2003
    ..These studies provide the first functional analysis of mammalian fetal digit regeneration and identify a new function for Msx1 and BMP4 as regulators of the regenerative response...
  9. ncbi Mouse embryonic diastema region is an ideal site for the development of ectopically transplanted tooth germ
    Yiqiang Song
    Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Dev Dyn 237:411-6. 2008
    ..These ectopic teeth were vascularized and surrounded with nerve fibers, and were able to erupt normally. Thus, the exo utero transplantation approach will provide a new avenue to study tooth development and regeneration...

Research Grants7

  1. BMP and FGF signaling in Mammalian Digit Regeneration
    Ken Muneoka; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The long-term goal of this project is to understand the molecular requirements for digit regeneration with the intent of enhancing regenerative capabilities. The results from these studies will impact both clinical and basic sciences. ..
  2. BMP and FGF signaling in Mammalian Digit Regeneration
    Ken Muneoka; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..The long-term goal of this project is to understand the molecular requirements for digit regeneration with the intent of enhancing regenerative capabilities. The results from these studies will impact both clinical and basic sciences. ..