Shelly Zaffryar‐Eilot

This study identifies smooth muscle cells as the primary initiators of hypertension-mediated cardiac fibrosis through ECM-dependent mechanical processes, independent of fibroblasts.

This study shows LOX is essential for coordinating cytoskeletal organization, cell contraction, and ECM development to prevent aneurysms.

This study identifies two distinct subpopulations of muscle-resident fibroblasts that diversify during embryonic myogenesis and exert different regulatory roles on myoblasts, dependent on muscle contraction.

The paper identifies fibroblasts that adopt a myogenic program and fuse into muscle fibers at myotendinous junctions, contributing to junction formation through hybrid cell characteristics.