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{"title":"Development of the Interosseous Muscles of the Human Hand: Morphological and Functional Aspects of the Terminal Insertion.","authors":"Estela Maldonado, Elena Martínez-Sanz, Javier Catón, Luis A Arráez-Aybar, María Carmen Barrio, Esperanza Naredo, Jorge A Murillo-González, José Ramón Mérida-Velasco","doi":"10.1159/000540760","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540760","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To date, there have been no studies conducted on the development of interosseous muscles (IO) in the human hand. This study aimed to investigate the development of these muscles in order to clarify their terminal insertions and their relationship with the metacarpophalangeal joints.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Serial sections of 25 human specimens (9 embryos and 16 fetuses) between the 7th and 14th weeks of development, sourced from the Collection of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at UCM Faculty of Medicine, were analyzed bilaterally using a conventional optical microscope.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings revealed that, during the 7th week of development, the metacarpophalangeal interzone mesenchyme extended into the extensor apparatus of the fingers. Furthermore, we observed that the joint capsule and the tendon of the IO derive from the articular interzone mesenchyme. By the end of the 7th week, corresponding to Carnegie stage 21, the myotendinous junction appeared, initiating cavitation of the metacarpophalangeal joint. During the fetal period, the terminal insertions of the IO were identified: both the dorsal interosseous (DI) and palmar interosseous (PI) muscles insert into the metacarpophalangeal joint capsule and establish a connection with the volar plate located at the base of the proximal phalanx and the extensor apparatus. Some muscle fibers also attach to the joint capsule at the level of the proximal synovial cul-de-sac. The functional implications of these findings are discussed within this work.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides the first detailed description of the development of the interosseous muscles in the human hand.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"104-113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Periarticular Proprioception: Analyzing the Three-Dimensional Structure of Corpuscular Mechanosensors in the Dorsal Part of the Scapholunate Ligament.","authors":"Rami Al Meklef, Johannes Kacza, Thomas Kremer, Susanne Rein","doi":"10.1159/000538169","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538169","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;Sensory nerve endings transmit mechanical stimuli into afferent neural signals and form the basis of proprioception, giving rise to the self-perception of dynamic stability of joints. We aimed to analyze the three-dimensional structure of periarticular corpuscular sensory nerve endings in a carpal ligament to enhance our understanding of their microstructure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Two dorsal parts of the scapholunate ligament were excised from two human cadaveric wrist specimens. Consecutive cryosections were stained with immunofluorescence markers protein S100B, neurotrophin receptor p75, protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. Three-dimensional images of sensory nerve endings were obtained using confocal laser scanning microscopy, and subsequent analysis was performed using Imaris software.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Ruffini endings were characterized by a PGP 9.5-positive central axon, with a median diameter of 4.63 μm and a median of 25 cells. The p75-positive capsule had a range in thickness of 0.94 μm and 15.5 μm, consisting of single to three layers of lamellar cells. Ruffini endings were significantly smaller in volume than Pacini corpuscles or Golgi-like endings. The latter contained a median of three intracorpuscular structures. Ruffini endings and Golgi-like endings presented a similar structural composition of their capsule and subscapular space. The central axon of Pacini corpuscles was surrounded by S100-positive cells forming the inner core which was significantly smaller than the outer core, which was immunoreactive for p75 and PGP 9.5.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;This study reports new data regarding the intricate outer and intracorpuscular three-dimensional morphology of periarticular sensory nerve endings, including the volume, number of cells, and structural composition. These results may form a basis to differ between normal and pathological morphological changes in periarticular sensory nerve endings in future studies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;Sensory nerve endings transmit mechanical stimuli into afferent neural signals and form the basis of proprioception, giving rise to the self-perception of dynamic stability of joints. We aimed to analyze the three-dimensional structure of periarticular corpuscular sensory nerve endings in a carpal ligament to enhance our understanding of their microstructure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;Two dorsal parts of the scapholunate ligament were excised from two human cadaveric wrist specimens. Consecutive cryosections were stained with immunofluorescence markers protein S100B, neurotrophin receptor p75, protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. Three-dimensional images of sensory nerve endings were obtained using confocal laser scanning microscopy, and subsequent analysis was performed using Imaris software.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Ruffini endings were cha","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11793100/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temperature Dependency of Machine Perfusion Preservation with Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Solution on Ultrastructure of Porcine Liver Donated after Cardiac Death.","authors":"Hiroki Bochimoto, Daisuke Kondoh, Hiroyoshi Iwata, Nur Khatijah Mohd Zin, Taiga Nakayama, Hiroya Teraguchi, Tetsuya Nakajo, Hiromichi Obara, Naoto Matsuno","doi":"10.1159/000541673","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541673","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The University of Wisconsin (UW) and histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) are the most popular organ-preservative solutions. Ultrastructure of organelles reflects the functionality of cells, but less is understood about ultrastructural changes of hepatocytes after machine perfusion (MP) with HTK, than with UW solution.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated the ultrastructure of hepatocytes preserved in HTK solution during hypothermic (4°C) and midthermic (22°C) MP (HMP and MMP, respectively) temperatures using osmium maceration scanning electron microscopy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The functional ultrastructure of mitochondria in hepatocytes was maintained immediately after HMP and MMP. After 2 h in a porcine isolated liver reperfusion model (IRM) that simulates transplanted liver grafts, mitochondrial cristae became denser and some large vacuoles that we assumed were autophagosomes were detected in hepatocytes after HMP. Autophagy functions in the suppression of reactive oxygen generation and subsequent apoptosis, and these findings indicated that HMP is more effective than MMP when livers are preserved in HTK solution.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present findings contradict the previous findings of the UW solution that MMP is more effective than HMP. Thus, various combinations of conditions for MP should be carefully optimized before changing preservatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"148-154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Novel Method to Assess Macrophage Phenotype Using Eluted Media.","authors":"Furqan S Mahdi, David J Lillyman, Kayla E Ney, Rebecca A Wachs","doi":"10.1159/000543141","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Macrophages exist on a spectrum from pro-inflammatory (M1) to pro-healing (M2). Characterization of macrophage phenotype is important to understand tissue healing and response. The gold standard for assessing macrophage phenotypes is immunocytochemistry (ICC), which stains inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and arginase (Arg1), the proteins secreted before nitrite and urea production. The ICC method is an endpoint assay, time-consuming, and costly. Therefore, a more effective method to assess the phenotype of macrophages in vitro is needed. Based on the phenotype of the macrophage, the amino acid arginine gets metabolized differently. If arginine is metabolized by M1 macrophages, it produces nitrite, and if it is metabolized by M2 macrophages, it produces urea. A method that leverages arginine metabolism through secreted products (urea and nitrite) has the potential to determine macrophage phenotype in real time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Rat bone marrow-derived macrophages were cultured to be naïve or polarized to M1-like or M2-like. The gold standard ICC method was used to determine the intensity of the iNOS and Arg1 staining. Nitrite and urea kits were utilized to measure the concentration of nitrite and urea in the media eluted from macrophages of various phenotypes. Nitrite and urea concentrations were compared to ICC results to validate the new method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ICC revealed the iNOS staining was significant and 2.5-folds higher in M1-like macrophages and the Arg1 staining was significant and 1.5-folds higher in the M2-like macrophages. The nitrite concentration was significant and 4-folds higher in the M1-like macrophage media, and the urea concentration was significant and 2.5-folds higher in the M2-like macrophage media. A correlation analysis showed that iNOS staining intensity and nitrite concentration levels had a linear correlation as well as Arg1 staining intensity and urea concentration levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data confirm that the determination of nitrite and urea concentration can be utilized to assess macrophage phenotypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"329-340"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142863261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Updating the Role of JUNO and Factors Involved in Its Function during Fertilization.","authors":"María José Gómez-Torres, Lucía Díaz-Fuster, Paula Sáez-Espinosa, Isabel Moya, Irene Peinado, María José Gómez-Torres","doi":"10.1159/000545000","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545000","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The final step of the fertilization process involves gametes adhesion and fusion. JUNO is an essential folate receptor 4 protein present in the ooplasm of oocytes, which binds to IZUMO1, its receptor on the sperm surface. Both proteins are indispensable for the sperm-oocyte interaction, and their absence results in infertility. Despite the importance of JUNO in reproduction, there is still controversy about how different factors affect the functionality of JUNO. Therefore, the goal of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of what we know so far about the presence and functionality of JUNO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In order to accomplish this, a total of 198 articles were identified. Based on both inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 articles were finally included in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that during oocyte maturation, the expression levels of JUNO undergo alterations and, in some instances, cross-species gamete fusion is possible. Additionally, it has been observed that exposure of oocytes to factors such as bisphenol A, 17α-ethynylestradiol, diazinon, benzo(a)pyrene, butylparaben, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, hydroxyurea, dichlorophenol, isoniazid, and para-phenylenediamine disrupt JUNO and decrease the fertilization process rates. Moreover, exposure to ionic radiation, vitrification, and synthetic materials as microplastics has the same effect. Nonetheless, other compounds such as melatonin, mogroside V, cholesterol-loaded methyl-β-cyclodextrin, methyl-β-cyclodextrin, protocatechuic acid, coenzyme Q10, resveratrol, and Shoutai pills have been shown to enhance female fertility in terms of JUNO functionality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In summary, this update highlights the crucial role of JUNO during fertilization and reveals how different factors and experimental procedures affect its activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"391-406"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anatomy, Histology, Aetiology, Development and Functions of Cartilago Cordis: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Catrin Sian Rutland, Valentina Kubale, Adam Best, Shirley Mai, Thalia Smale, Aziza Alibhai, William Perez, Samir A A El-Gendy, Mohamed A M Alsafy, Craig J Sturrock, Catrin Sian Rutland","doi":"10.1159/000544776","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000544776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The cartilago cordis is a structure present within the cardiac skeleton of some, but not all, vertebrate species. This systematic review compared the presence, structure, and function of the cartilago cordis from published works covering all vertebrate species.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Literature searches were conducted to obtain information relating to the anatomical location, morphology, prevalence, number of structures, development, and function.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cartilago cordis was most commonly composed of hyaline cartilage but its location within the cardiac skeleton, anatomical, and histological structure varied between species. The cartilago cordis has not been documented in every vertebrate species, or every individual within each species, but it is present in 68 vertebrates including an amphibian, and some mammals, reptiles, and birds. The function of the cartilago cordis is unknown, but theories have ranged from an adaptive mechanism to support cardiac tissue through to roles in conduction and contraction, especially in areas of high mechanical stress. Possible links between the presence of a cartilago cordis and cardiac pathologies were also identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The cartilago cordis varied in prevalence, structure, and location; further research is required to understand the function and development. In addition, it is possible there are more vertebrate species containing cartilago cordis than presently known about given its varying prevalence and sometimes small size.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"366-390"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12500270/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143762971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Mesenchymal Stem Cells versus Minoxidil for Androgenic Alopecia Treatment: A Detailed Animal-Based Histological and Morphometric Study.","authors":"Sherif A Kamar, Khaled Naiem Hamdy, Nagwa Ebrahim El-Nefiawy, Heba Mohammed, Marwa A Fetouh","doi":"10.1159/000542547","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Androgenic alopecia (AGA), a hair loss condition caused by dihydrotestosterone binding to hair follicle receptors, negatively impacts quality of life for both men and women. Current treatments like minoxidil and finasteride have limitations, highlighting the need for alternative therapies, such as human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUCB-MSCs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, forty-eight adult male Wistar albino rats (3 months old) were used. The control group (Group I) received no treatment, while the other rats underwent AGA induction via daily subcutaneous testosterone injections (100 mg/kg). These rats developed alopecia and were divided into three groups: AGA (Group II), AGA plus daily minoxidil spray (Group III), and AGA plus a single intradermal injection of HUCB-MSCs (1 mL containing 1 × 105 cells, Group IV). After 4 weeks, the rats were sacrificed, and skin specimens were prepared for histological analysis using H&amp;E, Masson's trichrome, and immunohistochemical staining for CK 19, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and TUNEL antibodies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was shown that HUCB-MSC treatment reversed structural damage to hair and follicles, normalizing conditions within 1-week post-injection. The treatment enhanced the anagen phase, suppressed telogen and catagen phases, reduced apoptosis, and increased VEGF and CK 19 immune reactions. Observational follow-up for Groups III and IV revealed that while the minoxidil group experienced significant hair loss after 37 days, the stem cell group exhibited dense and long hair covering the treated area.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HUCB-MSC therapy demonstrated superior efficacy over minoxidil with no observed side effects, indicating its potential as a promising alternative for AGA treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"298-314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142615474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Functional Role of the Incisive Duct in Neonatal Dogs.","authors":"Eva Sanmartín-Vázquez, Irene Ortiz-Leal, Mateo V Torres, Patrycja Kalak, Dominika Kubiak-Nowak, Michał Dzięcioł, Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro","doi":"10.1159/000542714","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The detection of chemical signals by the vomeronasal organ (VNO) is critical for mammals from an early age, influencing behaviors such as suckling and recognition of the mother. Located at the base of the nasal cavity, the VNO features a duct covered with a sensory epithelium. A critical aspect of VNO functionality is the efficient access of stimuli from the nasal and oral cavities to the receptors. In adult dogs, it has been demonstrated how the vomeronasal duct (VD) communicates to the environment through the incisive duct (ID). In newborn puppies, the existence of functional communication between the ID and the VD has not been confirmed to date, raising doubts about the potential physiological obliteration of the ID. Determining this aspect is necessary to evaluate the role played by chemocommunication in the survival and socialization of puppies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employs serial histological staining to examine the presence and functionality of the ID in neonatal dogs. Additionally, a histochemical study was conducted using periodic acid-Schiff and Alcian Blue staining, along with labeling with six lectins to characterize the expression of glycoconjugates in the incisive papilla and in the area between the ID and the VD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The histological study has confirmed both the existence of functional communication between both ducts in perinatal puppies and the dual functional communication of the ID with the oral and nasal cavities. Lectin labeling has allowed for the characterization of the glycoconjugate expression profile in the papilla and ID, showing significant differences between lectins.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The ID is associated with a sophisticated cartilaginous complex that prevents its collapse, as well as erectile tissue that acts as a cushion, facilitating its action under pressure induced by sampling behaviors such as tonguing. This investigation demonstrates the communicative capabilities of the VNO during the perinatal stage in dogs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"167-184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lack of Nuclear Localization of the Creb3l1 Transcription Factor Causes Defects in Caudal Fin Bifurcation in Zebrafish Danio rerio.","authors":"Peyton E VanWinkle, Bridge Wynn, Eunjoo Lee, Tomasz J Nawara, Holly Thomas, John M Parant, Cecilia Alvarez, Rosa Serra, Elizabeth Sztul","doi":"10.1159/000540103","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540103","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;The formation of normal bone and bone healing requires the cAMP-responsive element binding protein 3-like-1 (Creb3l1) transmembrane transcription factor, as deletion of the murine CREB3L1 results in osteopenic animals with limited capacity to repair bone after a fracture. Creb3l1 undergoes regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) to release the N-terminal transcription activating (TA) fragment that enters the nucleus and regulates the expression of target genes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;To expand our understanding of Creb3l1's role in skeletal development and skeletal patterning, we aimed to generate animals expressing only the TA fragment of Creb3l1 lacking the transmembrane domain and thereby not regulated through RIP. However, the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in zebrafish Danio rerio caused a frameshift mutation that added 56 random amino acids at the C-terminus of the TA fragment (TA+), making it unable to enter the nucleus. Thus, TA+ does not regulate transcription, and the creb3l1TA+/TA+ fish do not mediate creb3l1-dependent transcription.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;We document that the creb3l1TA+/TA+ fish exhibit defects in the patterning of caudal fin lepidotrichia, with significantly distalized points of proximal bifurcation and decreased secondary bifurcations. Moreover, using the caudal fin amputation model, we show that creb3l1TA+/TA+ fish have decreased regeneration and that their regenerates replicate the distalization and bifurcation defects observed in intact fins of creb3l1TA+/TA+ animals. These defects correlate with altered expression of the shha and ptch2 components of the Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway in creb3l1TA+/TA+ regenerates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Together, our results uncover a previously unknown intersection between Creb3l1 and the Sonic Hedgehog pathway and document a novel role of Creb3l1 in tissue patterning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction: &lt;/strong&gt;The formation of normal bone and bone healing requires the cAMP-responsive element binding protein 3-like-1 (Creb3l1) transmembrane transcription factor, as deletion of the murine CREB3L1 results in osteopenic animals with limited capacity to repair bone after a fracture. Creb3l1 undergoes regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) to release the N-terminal transcription activating (TA) fragment that enters the nucleus and regulates the expression of target genes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;To expand our understanding of Creb3l1's role in skeletal development and skeletal patterning, we aimed to generate animals expressing only the TA fragment of Creb3l1 lacking the transmembrane domain and thereby not regulated through RIP. However, the CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in zebrafish Danio rerio caused a frameshift mutation that added 56 random amino acids at the C-terminus of the TA fragment (TA+), making it unable to enter the nucleus. Thus, TA+ does not regulate transcription, and the creb3l1TA+/","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"77-95"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141533705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erratum.","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000544895","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000544895","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9717,"journal":{"name":"Cells Tissues Organs","volume":" ","pages":"242"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12133156/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143779083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}