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Ping Wu, PhD

Professor of Research Pathology

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Phone +1 323 442 1982
Email [email protected]
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Publications

  • Derivation of embryonic stem cells across avian species. Nat Biotechnol. 2025 Sep 30.. View in PubMed
  • Roles of Msx2 in exogen control: modulating the stem cell niche during the transition from hair shedding to regeneration. J Adv Res. 2025 Sep 23.. View in PubMed
  • Regulation of feather length: FGF/IGF signaling and NOTCH/YAP modulation of progenitor cell topology. Sci Adv. 2025 Aug 22; 11(34):eadw2382.. View in PubMed
  • Cyclic renewal in three ectodermal appendage follicles: Hairs, feathers and teeth. Dev Biol. 2025 06; 522:76-90.. View in PubMed
  • Organizational principles of integumentary organs: Maximizing variations for effective adaptation. Dev Biol. 2025 06; 522:171-195.. View in PubMed
  • Skin regional specification and higher-order HoxC regulation. Sci Adv. 2025 Mar 21; 11(12):eado2223.. View in PubMed
  • Conserved regulatory switches for the transition from natal down to juvenile feather in birds. Nat Commun. 2024 May 16; 15(1):4174.. View in PubMed
  • Regional specific differentiation of integumentary organs: SATB2 is involved in α- and β-keratin gene cluster switching in the chicken. Dev Dyn. 2022 09; 251(9):1490-1508.. View in PubMed
  • Cyclic growth of dermal papilla and regeneration of follicular mesenchymal components during feather cycling. Development. 2021 09 15; 148(18).. View in PubMed
  • Regional Specific Differentiation of Integumentary Organs: Regulation of Gene Clusters within the Avian Epidermal Differentiation Complex and Impacts of SATB2 Overexpression. Genes (Basel). 2021 08 23; 12(8).. View in PubMed
  • Making region-specific integumentary organs in birds: evolution and modifications. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2021 08; 69:103-111.. View in PubMed
  • Variations of Mesozoic feathers: Insights from the morphogenesis of extant feather rachises. Evolution. 2020 09; 74(9):2121-2133.. View in PubMed
  • Folding Keratin Gene Clusters during Skin Regional Specification. Dev Cell. 2020 06 08; 53(5):561-576.e9.. View in PubMed
  • Self-assembly of biological networks via adaptive patterning revealed by avian intradermal muscle network formation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 05 28; 116(22):10858-10867.. View in PubMed
  • Calcium oscillations coordinate feather mesenchymal cell movement by SHH dependent modulation of gap junction networks. Nat Commun. 2018 12 18; 9(1):5377.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive molecular and cellular studies suggest avian scutate scales are secondarily derived from feathers, and more distant from reptilian scales. Sci Rep. 2018 11 13; 8(1):16766.. View in PubMed
  • Multiple Regulatory Modules Are Required for Scale-to-Feather Conversion. Mol Biol Evol. 2018 02 01; 35(2):417-430.. View in PubMed
  • Self-organization process in newborn skin organoid formation inspires strategy to restore hair regeneration of adult cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 08 22; 114(34):E7101-E7110.. View in PubMed
  • Diverse feather shape evolution enabled by coupling anisotropic signalling modules with self-organizing branching programme. Nat Commun. 2017 01 20; 8:ncomms14139.. View in PubMed
  • MicroCT Imaging on Living Alligator Teeth Reveals Natural Tooth Cycling. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1650:355-362.. View in PubMed
  • The Molecular Circuit Regulating Tooth Development in Crocodilians. J Dent Res. 2016 Dec; 95(13):1501-1510.. View in PubMed
  • Topographical mapping of α- and β-keratins on developing chicken skin integuments: Functional interaction and evolutionary perspectives. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 08; 112(49):E6770-9.. View in PubMed
  • Proper BMP Signaling Levels Are Essential for 3D Assembly of Hepatic Cords from Hepatoblasts and Mesenchymal Cells. Dig Dis Sci. 2015 Dec; 60(12):3669-80.. View in PubMed
  • Genomic organization, transcriptomic analysis, and functional characterization of avian α- and β-keratins in diverse feather forms. Genome Biol Evol. 2014 Aug 24; 6(9):2258-73.. View in PubMed
  • Regeneration of reptilian scales after wounding: neogenesis, regional difference, and molecular modules. Regeneration (Oxf). 2014 Feb 01; 1(1):15-26.. View in PubMed
  • Specialized stem cell niche enables repetitive renewal of alligator teeth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 28; 110(22):E2009-18.. View in PubMed
  • Shaping organs by a wingless-int/Notch/nonmuscle myosin module which orients feather bud elongation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 16; 110(16):E1452-61.. View in PubMed
  • Sprouty/FGF signaling regulates the proximal-distal feather morphology and the size of dermal papillae. Dev Biol. 2012 Dec 01; 372(1):45-54.. View in PubMed
  • Progressive alopecia reveals decreasing stem cell activation probability during aging of mice with epidermal deletion of DNA methyltransferase 1. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Dec; 132(12):2681-90.. View in PubMed
  • Physiological regeneration of skin appendages and implications for regenerative medicine. Physiology (Bethesda). 2012 Apr; 27(2):61-72.. View in PubMed
  • From buds to follicles: matrix metalloproteinases in developmental tissue remodeling during feather morphogenesis. Differentiation. 2011 Jun; 81(5):307-14.. View in PubMed
  • In search of the Golden Fleece: unraveling principles of morphogenesis by studying the integrative biology of skin appendages. Integr Biol (Camb). 2011 Apr; 3(4):388-407.. View in PubMed
  • Reptile scale paradigm: Evo-Devo, pattern formation and regeneration. Int J Dev Biol. 2009; 53(5-6):813-26.. View in PubMed
  • Morphoregulation of avian beaks: comparative mapping of growth zone activities and morphological evolution. Dev Dyn. 2006 May; 235(5):1400-12.. View in PubMed
  • Engineering stem cells into organs: topobiological transformations demonstrated by beak, feather, and other ectodermal organ morphogenesis. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2006; 72:237-74.. View in PubMed
  • Molecular shaping of the beak. Science. 2004 Sep 03; 305(5689):1465-6.. View in PubMed
  • Sculpting skin appendages out of epidermal layers via temporally and spatially regulated apoptotic events. J Invest Dermatol. 2004 Jun; 122(6):1348-55.. View in PubMed
  • The biology of feather follicles. Int J Dev Biol. 2004; 48(2-3):181-91.. View in PubMed
  • Evo-Devo of amniote integuments and appendages. Int J Dev Biol. 2004; 48(2-3):249-70.. View in PubMed
  • Adaptation to the sky: Defining the feather with integument fossils from mesozoic China and experimental evidence from molecular laboratories. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2003 Aug 15; 298(1):42-56.. View in PubMed
  • Molecular biology of feather morphogenesis: a testable model for evo-devo research. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2003 Aug 15; 298(1):109-22.. View in PubMed
  • The morphogenesis of feathers. Nature. 2002 Nov 21; 420(6913):308-12.. View in PubMed

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