Tana S. Pottorf

This study investigates how TREM2 in microglia influences neuronal degeneration and regeneration after axotomy, finding TREM2 promotes removal of degenerating motoneurons and supports regeneration of others.

This study shows that deleting the IFT-A gene Thm1 in ADPKD mouse models has development-specific effects on kidney cysts, inflammation, and cilia length, suggesting environmental factors influence ciliary homeostasis and disease progression.

This study shows that Thm1 deletion in juvenile Pkd2 mice worsens biliary development and PLD, while adult Thm1 deletion has no effect, highlighting distinct roles of IFT-A and IFT-B in liver disease.

This study identifies Thm2 as a novel locus that interacts with Thm1 and sensitizes to Hedgehog signaling in postnatal skeletal development, leading to osteochondrodysplasia.

This study investigates the roles of Thm1 and Thm2 in cilia function and embryogenesis using mouse embryonic fibroblasts, revealing their distinct and overlapping contributions to ciliary dynamics and signaling.