Lance A Davidson

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Developmental biology. Apoptosis turbocharges epithelial morphogenesis
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Science 321:1641-2. 2008
  2. ncbi Taming the tiger of tissue aggregation: how epithelia control structural assembly of underlying cells
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Dev Cell 14:152-4. 2008
  3. ncbi Scalable and concise synthesis of dichlorofluorescein derivatives displaying tissue permeation in live zebrafish embryos
    Kazunori Koide
    Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Chembiochem 9:214-8. 2008
  4. ncbi Convergent extension and the hexahedral cell
    Jeremy B A Green
    Department of Craniofacial Development, King s College London, Guys Tower Floor 27, London SE1 9RT, UK
    Nat Cell Biol 9:1010-5. 2007
  5. ncbi Using Xenopus embryos to investigate integrin function
    Douglas W DeSimone
    Department of Cell Biology, and Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Methods Enzymol 426:403-14. 2007
  6. ncbi Mesendoderm extension and mantle closure in Xenopus laevis gastrulation: combined roles for integrin alpha(5)beta(1), fibronectin, and tissue geometry
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Dev Biol 242:109-29. 2002
  7. ncbi Integrin alpha5beta1 and fibronectin regulate polarized cell protrusions required for Xenopus convergence and extension
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
    Curr Biol 16:833-44. 2006
  8. ncbi Self-organization of vertebrate mesoderm based on simple boundary conditions
    Jeremy B A Green
    Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Dev Dyn 231:576-81. 2004
  9. ncbi How we are shaped: the biomechanics of gastrulation
    Ray Keller
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, P O Box 400328, Charlottesville, VA 22904 4328, USA
    Differentiation 71:171-205. 2003
  10. ncbi Assembly and remodeling of the fibrillar fibronectin extracellular matrix during gastrulation and neurulation in Xenopus laevis
    Lance A Davidson
    University of Virginia, Department of Biology, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
    Dev Dyn 231:888-95. 2004

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Developmental biology. Apoptosis turbocharges epithelial morphogenesis
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Science 321:1641-2. 2008
  2. ncbi Taming the tiger of tissue aggregation: how epithelia control structural assembly of underlying cells
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Dev Cell 14:152-4. 2008
    ..They propose the epithelium controls mesoderm adhesion, thereby ensuring that embryos and, by extension, adults are not multilayered balls of cells, but are instead elongate with a linearly segmented architecture...
  3. ncbi Scalable and concise synthesis of dichlorofluorescein derivatives displaying tissue permeation in live zebrafish embryos
    Kazunori Koide
    Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Chembiochem 9:214-8. 2008
  4. ncbi Convergent extension and the hexahedral cell
    Jeremy B A Green
    Department of Craniofacial Development, King s College London, Guys Tower Floor 27, London SE1 9RT, UK
    Nat Cell Biol 9:1010-5. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Using Xenopus embryos to investigate integrin function
    Douglas W DeSimone
    Department of Cell Biology, and Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    Methods Enzymol 426:403-14. 2007
    ..We also discuss the use of a novel explant preparation suitable for following the normal deposition and assembly of fibronectin fibrils by ectoderm and mesoderm at gastrulation...
  6. ncbi Mesendoderm extension and mantle closure in Xenopus laevis gastrulation: combined roles for integrin alpha(5)beta(1), fibronectin, and tissue geometry
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
    Dev Biol 242:109-29. 2002
    ..We propose several mechanically based hypotheses to explain both the initial fibronectin-dependent extension of the mesendoderm and additional requirement of tissue geometry during the high-velocity closure of the mesendodermal mantle...
  7. ncbi Integrin alpha5beta1 and fibronectin regulate polarized cell protrusions required for Xenopus convergence and extension
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
    Curr Biol 16:833-44. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Self-organization of vertebrate mesoderm based on simple boundary conditions
    Jeremy B A Green
    Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Dev Dyn 231:576-81. 2004
    ..This process provides a remarkably simple organizing principle that contributes to the reliability of embryonic development as a whole...
  9. ncbi How we are shaped: the biomechanics of gastrulation
    Ray Keller
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, P O Box 400328, Charlottesville, VA 22904 4328, USA
    Differentiation 71:171-205. 2003
    ..Our goal is to review what is known and identify problems for further research...
  10. ncbi Assembly and remodeling of the fibrillar fibronectin extracellular matrix during gastrulation and neurulation in Xenopus laevis
    Lance A Davidson
    University of Virginia, Department of Biology, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
    Dev Dyn 231:888-95. 2004
    ..The process of neural tube closure leaves a region of the ectoderm overlying the neural crest transiently bare of fibrils. Fibrils are assembled surrounding the dorsal surface of the neural tube as the neural tube lumen is restored...
  11. ncbi Patterning and tissue movements in a novel explant preparation of the marginal zone of Xenopus laevis
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
    Gene Expr Patterns 4:457-66. 2004
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  12. ncbi Integrating morphogenesis with underlying mechanics and cell biology
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania 15260, USA
    Curr Top Dev Biol 81:113-33. 2008
    ..We focus on describing cells, their behaviors and the unique microenvironments they traverse during gastrulation and discuss the role of tissue mechanics in these processes...
  13. ncbi Variation and robustness of the mechanics of gastrulation: the role of tissue mechanical properties during morphogenesis
    Michelangelo von Dassow
    Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 81:253-69. 2007
    ..We discuss methods for measuring embryo-to-embryo variability in tissue mechanics, and for experimentally perturbing those mechanical properties to determine the sensitivity of gastrulation to tissue mechanics...
  14. ncbi Embryonic wound healing by apical contraction and ingression in Xenopus laevis
    Lance A Davidson
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904, USA
    Cell Motil Cytoskeleton 53:163-76. 2002
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  15. ncbi IQGAP1 regulates cell motility by linking growth factor signaling to actin assembly
    Lorena B Benseñor
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
    J Cell Sci 120:658-69. 2007
    ..Based on these observations, we conclude that IQGAP1 links FGF2 signaling to Arp2/3 complex-dependent actin assembly by serving as a binding partner for FGFR1 and as an activator of N-WASP...