Publications

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Primary Research Papers

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Youlten SE*, Miao L*, Hoppe C, Boswell CW, Musaev D*, Abdelmessih M*, Krishnaswamy S, Tornini VA#, Giraldez AJ# (2024). Novel cell states arise in embryonic cells devoid of key reprogramming factors. bioRxiv 2024.05.13.593729. This is a preprint that is currently under peer review.

Tornini VA#, Miao L,* Lee H-J,* Gerson T,^ Dube S,^ Schmidt VJ, Kroll F, Tang Y, Du K, Kuchroo M, Vejnar CE, Bazzini AA, Krishnaswamy S, Rihel J#, Giraldez AJ# (2023). linc-mipep and linc-wrb encode micropeptides that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific cell types. eLife 12:e82249.

De Simone A, Evanitsky MN, Hayden L, Cox BD, Wang J, Tornini VA, Ou J, Chao A, Poss KD, Di Talia S (2021). Control of osteoblast regeneration by a train of Erk activity waves. Nature 590: 129-133.

Video press release here.

Han Y, Chen A, Umansky K-B, Oonk K, Choi W-Y, Dickson AL, Ou J., Cigliola V, Yifa O, Cao J, Tornini VA, Cox BD, Tzahor E, Poss KD (2019). Vitamin D Stimulates Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Controls Organ Size and Regeneration in Zebrafish. Developmental Cell 48, 853-863.

Cox BD, De Simone A, Tornini VA, Singh SP, Di Talia S, Poss KD (2018). In Toto Imaging of Dynamic Osteoblast Behaviors in Regenerating Skeletal Bone. Current Biology 28, 3937-3947.

Tornini VA, Allen RL, Thompson JD, Poss KD (2017). Live fate-mapping of joint-associated fibroblasts visualizes expansion of cell contributions during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development 144, 2889-2895.

Tornini VA, Puliafito A, Slota LA, Thompson JD, Nachtrab G, Kaushik AL, Kapsimali M, Primo L, Di Talia S, Poss KD (2016). Live Monitoring of Blastemal Cell Contributions During Appendage Regeneration. Current Biology 26, 2981-2991. 

Highlighted in: Weidinger G. Regeneration: Recorded Live! Current Biology 27, R30-33. Video press release here.

Kang J, Hu J, Karra R, Dickson AL, Tornini VA, Nachtrab G, Gemberling M, Goldman JA, Black BL, Poss KD (2016). Modulation of tissue repair by regeneration enhancer elements. Nature 532, 201-6.

Foglia MJ, Cao J, Tornini VA, Poss KD (2016). Multicolor mapping of the cardiomyocyte proliferation dynamics that construct the atrium. Development 143, 1688-96.

Nachtrab G, Kikuchi K, Tornini VA, Poss KD (2013). Transcriptional components of anteroposterior positional information during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development 140, 3754-64.

Fereshteh M, Ito T, Kovacs JJ, Zhao C, Kwon HY, Tornini VA, Konuma T, Chen M, Lefkowitz RJ, Reya T (2012). B-arrestin2 mediates the initiation and progression of myeloid leukemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109, 12532-7.

Reviews, Perspectives, and Letters

Tornini VA#, Fernandez RW*, Goldman OV*, Suarez JS (2024). DEI infrastructures required for the best science and medicine. The Lancet 403(10442):2375.

Tornini VA# (2023). The power of micropeptides in brains and society. The Node blogpost.

Tornini VA# (2023). Small protein plays with big networks. Trends in Genetics 23:S0168-9525(23)00236-6.

Tornini VA#, Peregalli Politi S, Bruce L, Latham SR (2023). Maximizing biomedical research impacts through bioethical considerations. Disease Models & Mechanisms 16(4), dmm050046. 

Strayer EC*, Tornini VA*, Giraldez AJ (2021). Giving translation a hand. Developmental Cell 56(21), 2921-2923. 

Tornini VA, Poss KD (2014). Keeping at arm’s length during regeneration. Developmental Cell 29, 139-45.