Ligament injury in adult zebrafish triggers ECM remodeling and cell dedifferentiation for scar-free regeneration
Troy Anderson, Julia Mo, Ernesto Gagarin, Desmarie Sherwood, Maria Blumenkrantz, Eric Mao, Gianna Leon, Hailey Levitz, Hung-Jhen Chen, Kuo-Chang Tseng, Péter Fábián, Justin Gage Crump, Joanna Smeeton
This study shows adult zebrafish can regenerate jaw joint ligaments without scarring through dedifferentiation of ligamentocytes and ECM remodeling, with legumain playing a key role.
npj Regenerative Medicine · Sep 19, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology