Sunder Sims-Lucas

Augmented and accelerated nephrogenesis in TGF-beta2 heterozygous mutant mice.

Role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 in kidney mesenchyme.

Endogenous fibroblastic progenitor cells in the adult mouse lung are highly enriched in the sca-1 positive cell fraction.

Deletion of Frs2alpha from the ureteric epithelium causes renal hypoplasia.

Three-dimensional imaging reveals ureteric and mesenchymal defects in Fgfr2-mutant kidneys.

Redirection of renal mesenchyme to stromal and chondrocytic fates in the presence of TGF-beta2.

High incidence of vesicoureteral reflux in mice with Fgfr2 deletion in kidney mesenchyma.

Fgfr1 and the IIIc isoform of Fgfr2 play critical roles in the metanephric mesenchyme mediating early inductive events in kidney development.

Assessing vesicoureteral reflux in live inbred mice via ultrasound with a microbubble contrast agent.

Independent roles of Fgfr2 and Frs2alpha in ureteric epithelium.

Betaglycan is required for the establishment of nephron endowment in the mouse.

The pro-apoptotic protein Bim is a microRNA target in kidney progenitors.

Whole-mount imaging demonstrates hypervascularity of the pancreatic ducts and other pancreatic structures.

Ureteric morphogenesis requires Fgfr1 and Fgfr2/Frs2α signaling in the metanephric mesenchyme.

Mitochondrial structure, function and dynamics are temporally controlled by c-Myc.

Analysis of 3D branching pattern: hematoxylin and eosin method.

Ribonuclease 7, an antimicrobial peptide upregulated during infection, contributes to microbial defense of the human urinary tract.

Deletion of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 from the peri-wolffian duct stroma leads to ureteric induction abnormalities and vesicoureteral reflux.

Endothelial Progenitors Exist within the Kidney and Lung Mesenchyme.

Histologic evidence of intrapulmonary anastomoses by three-dimensional reconstruction in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Three-dimensional reconstruction identifies misaligned pulmonary veins as intrapulmonary shunt vessels in alveolar capillary dysplasia.

Dicer function is required in the metanephric mesenchyme for early kidney development.

Ablation of the renal stroma defines its critical role in nephron progenitor and vasculature patterning.

Unwrapping the origins and roles of the renal endothelium.

Renal blood flow and oxygenation drive nephron progenitor differentiation.

Intrapulmonary vascular shunt pathways in alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins.

Functional Genetic Targeting of Embryonic Kidney Progenitor Cells Ex Vivo.

Histologic identification of prominent intrapulmonary anastomotic vessels in severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Fibroblast growth factor receptor-Frs2α signaling is critical for nephron progenitors.