David W. Schmidtke

The paper identifies LepR+ cells as a niche for thrombopoiesis by producing CXCL14, which regulates lipid metabolism and terminal differentiation in megakaryocytes.

This study identifies distinct transcriptional profiles of cultured corneal keratocytes, fibroblasts, and myofibroblasts, revealing genes and pathways involved in their differentiation and potential therapeutic targets.

The paper identifies the spatiotemporal coordination of WAVE and N-WASP with actin-bundling proteins to generate invasive protrusions during cell-cell fusion.

This study shows that treatment with both TGF-β1 and PDGF-BB disrupts stiffness-dependent myofibroblast differentiation of corneal keratocytes, decoupling molecular markers from contractile behavior.