Cardiac Development: Apoptosis, Hypoxia, Proliferation, Morphogenesis of the Outflow Tract
Fisher S, Watanabe M (1996) Expression of exogenous protein and analysis of morphogenesis in the developing chicken heart using an adenoviral vector. Cardiovasc Res.31,E86-95.
Fisher SA, Siwik E, Branellec D, Walsh K, Watanabe M. (1997) Forced expression of the homeobox protein Gax during a critical period of heart development perturbs morphogenesis. Development 124, 4405-4413.
Watanabe M, Choudhry A, Berlan M, Singal A, Siwik E, Mohr S, Fisher SA. (1998) Developmental remodeling and shortening of the cardiac outflow tract involves myocyte programmed cell death. Development 125, 3809-3820.
Watanabe M, Jafri A, Fisher SA (2001) Apoptosis is required for the proper formation of the ventriculo-arterial connections. Dev. Biol. 240, 274-288.
Rothenberg F, Hitomi M, Fisher SA, Watanabe M (2002) Initiation of apoptosis in the developing avian outflow tract myocardium. Developmental Dynamics 223,469-482.
Schaefer KS, Doughman YQ, Fisher SA, Watanabe M. (2004) Dynamic patterns of apoptosis in the developing chicken heart. Dev Dyn 229(3), 489-499.
Sallee D, Qiu Y, Liu J, Watanabe M, Fisher SA (2004) Fas ligand gene transfer to the embryonic heart induces programmed cell death and outflow tract defects. Dev Biol 267(2), 309-319.
Sugishita Y, Watanabe M, Fisher SA (2004a) Role of myocardial hypoxia in the remodeling of the embryonic avian cardiac outflow tract. Dev Biol 267 (2), 294-308.
Sugishita Y, Leifer DW, Watanabe M, Agani F, Fisher SA (2004b) Hypoxia-responsive signaling regulates the apoptosis-dependent remodeling of the embryonic avian cardiac outflow tract. Dev Biol 273, 285-296.
Barbosky L, Lawrence DK, Karunamuni G, Wikenheiser J, Doughman Y-Q, Visconti R, Burch J, Watanabe M (2006) Apoptosis in the developing mouse outflow tract. Dev Dyn 235(9), 2592-2602.
Wang, M. Qanungo, S., Crow, M., Watanabe, M., and Nieminen, A.-L. (2005) Apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain is expressed in cancer cells and localizes to nuclei. FEBS Lett., 579, 2411-2415.
Newbern J, Zhong J, Wickramasinghe SR, Li X, Wu Y, Samuels I, Cherosky N, Karlo JC, O’Loughlin B, Wikenheiser J, Gargesha M, Doughman YQ, Charron J, Ginty DD, Watanabe M, Saitta S, Snider WD, Landreth GE (2008) Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved role for the ERK2 signaling pathway in neural crest development. PNAS USA. 105(44) 17115-20. PMID 18952847. PMCID PMC2579387.
Fisher SA, Siwik E, Branellec D, Walsh K, Watanabe M. (1997) Forced expression of the homeobox protein Gax during a critical period of heart development perturbs morphogenesis. Development 124, 4405-4413.
Watanabe M, Choudhry A, Berlan M, Singal A, Siwik E, Mohr S, Fisher SA. (1998) Developmental remodeling and shortening of the cardiac outflow tract involves myocyte programmed cell death. Development 125, 3809-3820.
Watanabe M, Jafri A, Fisher SA (2001) Apoptosis is required for the proper formation of the ventriculo-arterial connections. Dev. Biol. 240, 274-288.
Rothenberg F, Hitomi M, Fisher SA, Watanabe M (2002) Initiation of apoptosis in the developing avian outflow tract myocardium. Developmental Dynamics 223,469-482.
Schaefer KS, Doughman YQ, Fisher SA, Watanabe M. (2004) Dynamic patterns of apoptosis in the developing chicken heart. Dev Dyn 229(3), 489-499.
Sallee D, Qiu Y, Liu J, Watanabe M, Fisher SA (2004) Fas ligand gene transfer to the embryonic heart induces programmed cell death and outflow tract defects. Dev Biol 267(2), 309-319.
Sugishita Y, Watanabe M, Fisher SA (2004a) Role of myocardial hypoxia in the remodeling of the embryonic avian cardiac outflow tract. Dev Biol 267 (2), 294-308.
Sugishita Y, Leifer DW, Watanabe M, Agani F, Fisher SA (2004b) Hypoxia-responsive signaling regulates the apoptosis-dependent remodeling of the embryonic avian cardiac outflow tract. Dev Biol 273, 285-296.
Barbosky L, Lawrence DK, Karunamuni G, Wikenheiser J, Doughman Y-Q, Visconti R, Burch J, Watanabe M (2006) Apoptosis in the developing mouse outflow tract. Dev Dyn 235(9), 2592-2602.
Wang, M. Qanungo, S., Crow, M., Watanabe, M., and Nieminen, A.-L. (2005) Apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain is expressed in cancer cells and localizes to nuclei. FEBS Lett., 579, 2411-2415.
Newbern J, Zhong J, Wickramasinghe SR, Li X, Wu Y, Samuels I, Cherosky N, Karlo JC, O’Loughlin B, Wikenheiser J, Gargesha M, Doughman YQ, Charron J, Ginty DD, Watanabe M, Saitta S, Snider WD, Landreth GE (2008) Mouse and human phenotypes indicate a critical conserved role for the ERK2 signaling pathway in neural crest development. PNAS USA. 105(44) 17115-20. PMID 18952847. PMCID PMC2579387.