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Xun Xu

M.S.

Research Assistant
Education    Experience    Publications   


Education

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

YEAR(s)

FIELD OF STUDY

School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China

M.S.

1998

 Medicine

School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China

B.S.

1996

 Medicine


Research & Professional Experience

2002-present

Research Assistant, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1998-2000

Resident, School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China


Publications

Takamori K, Hosokawa R, Xu X, Deng X, Bringas P Jr, Chai Y. (2008)  Epithelial fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 regulates enamel formation. J Dent Res. 87(3):238-43.

De Langhe SP, Carraro G, Tefft D, Li C, Xu X, Chai Y, Minoo P, Hajihosseini MK, Drouin J, Kaartinen V, Bellusci S. (2008)  Formation and Differentiation of Multiple Mesenchymal Lineages during Lung Development Is Regulated by beta-catenin Signaling. PLoS ONE. 30;3(1):e1516.

Ko SO, Chung IH, Xu X, Oka S, Zhao H, Cho ES, Deng CX, Chai Y. (2007).  Smad4 is required to regulate the fate of cranial neural crest cells. Dev. Biol. 312(1):435-47

Oka S, Oka K, Xu X, Sasaki T, Bringas P Jr, and Chai Y. (2007). Cell autonomous requirement for TGF-beta signaling during odontoblast differentiation and dentin matrix formation. Mechanism of Development  124(6):409-15.

Xu X, Han J, Ito Y, Bringas P Jr., Urata MM, Chai Y. (2006). Cell autonomous requirement for Tgfbr2 in the disappearance of medial edge epithelium during palatal fusion. Dev. Biol. 297(1):238-48.

Sasaki T, Ito Y, Xu X, Han J, Bringas P Jr, Maeda T, Slavkin HC, Grosschedl R, Chai Y. (2005). LEF1 is a critical epithelial survival factor during tooth morphogenesis. Dev. Biol. 278,130-143.

Xu X, Bringas P Jr, Soriano P, Chai Y. (2005). PDGFR-alpha signaling is critical for tooth cusp and palate morphogenesis. Dev. Dyn. 232(1):75-84

Xu X, Jeong L, Han J, Ito Y, Bringas P Jr, Chai Y. (2003). Developmental expression of Smad1-7 suggests critical function of TGF-beta/BMP signaling in regulating epithelial-mesenchymal interaction during tooth morphogenesis. Int J Dev Biol 47(1):31-9

Xu X. and Li Y. (2000). A preliminary study of laser Doppler technique in determining dental pulpal blood flow. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 35(2):129-31

Last Updated: 02/29/08

 
 

 

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