Jiang Group - Selected Publications

• Dong B, Horie T, Denker E, Kusakabe T, Tsuda M, Smith WC, Jiang D (2009). Tube formation by complex cellular processes in Ciona intestinalis notochord. Dev Biol. 330(2):237-49.



• Chiba S, Jiang D, Satoh N, Smith WC (2009). Brachyury null mutant-induced defects in juvenile ascidian endodermal organs. Development 136(1):35-9.



• Hill MM, Broman KW, Stupka E, Smith WC, Jiang D, Sidow A (2008). The C. savignyi genetic map and its integration with the reference sequence facilitates insights into chordate genome evolution. Genome Res. 18(8):1369-79.



• Jiang D, Smith WC. (2007) Ascidian notochord morphogenesis. Dev Dyn. 236(7):1748-57. Review.



• Jiang D, Smith WC. (2005) Self and cross-fertilization in the solitary ascidian Ciona savignyi. Biol Bull, 209(2):107-12.



• Jiang D, Munro EM, Smith WC. (2005) Ascidian prickle regulates both mediolateral and anterior-posterior cell polarity of notochord cells. Current Biology, 11;15(1):79-85.



• Jiang D, Tresser JW, Horie T, Tsuda M, Smith WC. (2005) Pigmentation in the sensory organs of the ascidian larva is essential for normal behavior. J Exp Biol 1;208(3):433-8.



• Hendrickson C, Christiaen L, Deschet K, Jiang D, Joly JS, Legendre L, Nakatani Y, Tresser J, Smith WC. (2004) Culture of adult ascidians and ascidian genetics. Methods Cell Biol, 74:143-70. Review.



• Jiang D, Smith WC. (2002) An ascidian engrailed gene. Dev Genes Evol, 212(8):399-402.



• Kim CH, Oda T, Itoh M, Jiang D, Artinger KB, Chandrasekharappa SC, Driever W, Chitnis AB. (2000) Repressor activity of Headless/Tcf3 is essential for vertebrate head formation. Nature 19;407(6806):913-6.



• Jiang D, Zheng L, Lenardo MJ. (1999) Caspases in T-cell receptor-induced thymocyte apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 6(5):402-11.



• Martin DA, Combadiere B, Hornung F, Jiang D, McFarland H, Siegel R, Trageser C, Wang J, Zheng L, Lenardo MJ. (1998) Molecular genetic studies in lymphocyte apoptosis and human autoimmunity. Novartis Found Symp, 215:73-82; discussion 82-91. Review.



• Albright JW, Jiang D, Albright JF. (1997) Innate control of the early course of infection in mice inoculated with Trypanosoma musculi. Cell Immunol 15;176(2):146-52.



• Jiang D, Lenardo MJ, Zuniga-Pflucker JC. (1996) p53 prevents maturation to the CD4+CD8+ stage of thymocyte differentiation in the absence of T cell receptor rearrangement. J Exp Med 1;183(4):1923-8.



• Zuniga-Pflucker JC, Jiang D, Lenardo MJ. (1995) Requirement for TNF-alpha and IL-1 alpha in fetal thymocyte commitment and differentiation. Science 30;268(5219):1906-9.



• Zuniga-Pflucker JC, Jiang D, Schwartzberg PL, Lenardo MJ. (1994) Sublethal gamma-radiation induces differentiation of CD4-/CD8- into CD4+/CD8+ thymocytes without T cell receptor beta rearrangement in recombinase activation gene 2-/- mice. J Exp Med 1;180(4):1517-21.