Yu Xia

This study identifies Scleraxis a as a key regulator of epicardial progenitor differentiation into a unique cardiac perivascular cell type in zebrafish, revealing a hypoxia-responsive pathway involved in coronary vessel development.

The paper uses zebrafish otic vesicles and mouse epididymis to study columnar epithelial cell division dynamics, revealing conserved and species-specific mechanisms of nuclear migration and division.

This study identifies IL11's dual role in heart regeneration and fibrosis, showing that combining IL11a induction with ERK inhibition can enhance regeneration while reducing fibrosis.

The paper identifies a transient epicardial progenitor cell population in zebrafish that is essential for heart regeneration through single-cell RNA sequencing and functional analysis.

The paper identifies enhancer elements that regulate epicardial gene expression during zebrafish heart regeneration by analyzing transcriptomes and chromatin accessibility.