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Emma W Viitala

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0002-4526-0733Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Pekka KatajistoiD· 2 shared Saara OllilaiD· 2 shared Alessandro Ori‬‬iD· 1 shared Alexandra RitchieiD· 1 shared Anna WebbiD· 1 shared Anne JuutiiD· 1 shared Ari P. RistimakiiD· 1 shared Ashish A. KumariD· 1 shared

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High-resolution integrative analysis allows characterization and spatial annotation of normal and cancer-associated colon fibroblasts

Emma W Viitala, Ella S. Salminen, Mitro Miihkinen, Niki Chalkidi, Athanasia Stavropoulou, Toni T Lemmetyinen, Pekka Päivinen, Tuomas Kaprio, Jaana Hagström, Caj H. Haglund, Tomi P. Mäkelä, Tero A. Aittokallio, Pekka Katajisto, Vasiliki Koliaraki, Saara Ollila

This study characterizes and spatially annotates normal and cancer-associated colon fibroblasts using single-cell RNA-sequencing and spatial transcriptomics.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Fetal-like reversion in the regenerating intestine is regulated by mesenchymal Asporin

Sharif Iqbal, Simon Andersson, Ernesta Nesta, Nalle Pentinmikko, Ashish A. Kumar, Sawan Kumar Jha, Daniel Borshagovski, Anna Webb, Nadja Gebert, Emma W Viitala, Alexandra Ritchie, Sandra Scharaw, Emilia Kuuluvainen, Hjalte List Larsen, Tuure Saarinen, , Pekka Katajisto

The paper shows that mesenchymal Asporin mediates fetal-like reprogramming in regenerating intestinal epithelium by modulating Tgfβ signaling through CD44.

Cell stem cell · Mar 6, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology