Publications
Eli S, Rauso G, Ghezzi P, Szczerkowski J, Bruzzi M, Rizzelli F, Iommazzo F, Loffreda A, Castagna F, Donà F, Gaddoni C, Dondi A, Marenda M, Rodighiero S, Tournier P, Lavagnino Z, Parazzoli D, Gauthier N, Tamburri S, Pasini D, Habib SJ*, Mapelli M* (2025). Localized Wnt-signaling promotes asymmetric NuMA-dependent oriented divisions and unequal apportioning of mitochondria. Nature Communications. 2025. In press. (* corresponding authors).
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Siminska-Stanny J, Tournier P, Shavandi A and Habib SJ (2025) Geometrical Designs in Volumetric Bioprinting to Study Cellular Behaviors in Engineered Constructs. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 2025 Nov 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202503550.
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Lamprecht J, Abu Sanad S, Kusumbe AP and Habib SJ (2025) The Wnt–NAD+ axis in cancer, aging, and tissue regeneration. Trends Cell Biol. 2025 Aug 29 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2025.07.006
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Sutcliffe C, Nandy N, Revici R, Johnson H, Habib SJ, Ashe HL, Wilcockson SG (2025). Ovarian germline stem cell dedifferentiation is cytoneme dependent. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 2;122(35):e2426145122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2426145122. Epub 2025 Aug 26.PMID: 40857324
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Fan Y, Elkhalek M, Zhang Y, Liu L,Tian Q, Chueakula N, Ramasamy NK, Dalan K, Habib SJ and Kusumbe AP (2025) Bone marrow adipocytes: key players in vascular niches, aging, and disease. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology doi:10.3389/fcell.2025.1633801
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Reeves J, Tournier P, Becquart P, Carton R, Tang Y, Vigilante A, Fang D and Habib SJ (2024) Rejuvenating aged osteoprogenitors for bone repair. Elife. 2024 Dec 18:13:RP104068. doi: 10.7554/eLife.104068
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Habib SJ and Acebrón SP (2022) Wnt signalling in cell division: from mechanisms to tissue engineering.Trends Cell Biol. 2022 Jun 15:S0962-8924(22)00137-4
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Okuchi Y, Reeves J, Ng SS, Doro DH, Junyent S, Liu KJ, El Haj AJ, and Habib SJ (2021) Wnt-modified materials mediate asymmetric stem cell division to direct human osteogenic tissue formation for bone repair. Nature Materials Jan;20(1):108-118
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Junyent S, Reeves J, and Habib SJ (2021) Assessing the Wnt-reactivity of cytonemes of mouse embryonic stem cells using a bioengineering approach. STAR Protocols,100813
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Junyent S*, Reeves J*, Szczerkowski JLA, Garcin CL, Trieu TJ, Wilson M, Lundie-Brown J, and Habib SJ (2021) Wnt- and Glutamate-receptors orchestrate stem cell dynamics and asymmetric cell division. eLife 2021;10:e59791
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Junyent S, Reeves J, Gentleman E, and Habib SJ (2021) Pluripotency state regulates cytoneme selectivity and self-organization of embryonic stem cells. Journal of Cell Biology 220 (4): e202005095
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Bordeu I*., Garcin C., Habib SJ*., and Pruessner G (2020) Effective Potential Description of the Interaction between Single Stem Cells and Localized Ligands. Physical Review X;10, 041022 (* corresponding authors)
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Ma B, Trieu TJ, Habib SJ, Chen X (2020) Protocol for establishing mouse embryonic stem cells as a system to study Histone inheritance pattern at single cell resolution. STAR Protocols; 1, 100178
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Ma B, Trieu TJ, Cheng J, Zhou S, Tang Q, Xie J, Liu JL, Zhao K, Habib SJ, Chen X (2020) Histone Distribution Patterns in Induced Asymmetrically Dividing Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Cell Rep. 11;32(6):108003.
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Junyent S, Garcin CL, Szczerkowski JLA, Trieu TJ, Reeves J, Habib SJ (2020) Specialized Cytonemes Induce Self-Organization of Stem Cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 31;117(13):7236-7244​
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Mills KM, Szczerkowski JLA and Habib SJ (2017) Wnt ligand presentation and reception: from the stem cell niche to tissue engineering. Open Biology DOI:10.1098/rsob.170140
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Lowndes M, Junyent S and Habib SJ (2017) Constructing cellular niche properties by localized presentation of Wnt proteins on synthetic surfaces. Nature Protocols 12(7):1498-1512
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Garcin CL, and Habib SJ (2017) A comparative perspective on Wnt/β-catenin signalling in cell fate determination. Results Probl Cell Differ. 61:323-350
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Lowndes M, Rotherham M, Price JC, El Haj AJ, Habib SJ (2016) Immobilized WNT proteins act as a stem cell niche for tissue engineering. Stem Cell Reports. 12;7(1):126-37
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Habib SJ, Chen BC, Tsai FC, Anastassiadis K, Meyer T, Betzig E, Nusse R (2013) A Localized Wnt signal orients asymmetric stem cell division in vitro. Science. 22;339(6126):1445-8
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Fuerer C, Habib SJ, Nusse R (2010) A study on the interaction between heparan sulfate proteoglycans and Wnt proteins. Dev Dynamics. 293(1): 184-190
Hildenbeutel M, Habib SJ, Herrmann JM, Rapaport D (2008) New insights into the mechanism of precursor protein insertion into the mitochondrial membranes. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 268: 147-190
Kemper C, Habib SJ, Engl G, Heckmeyer P, Dimmer KS, Rapaport D (2008) Integration of tail-anchored proteins into the mitochondria outer membrane does not require any known import components. J. Cell Sci. 121: 1990-1998
Habib SJ, Waizenegger T, Niewienda A, Paschen SA, Neupert W, Rapaport D (2007) The N-terminal domain of Tob55 has a receptor-like function in the biogenesis of mitochondrial β-barrel proteins. J. Cell. Biol. 176(1): 77-88
Habib SJ, Neupert W, Rapaport D (2006) Analysis and prediction of mitochondrial targeting signals. Methods Cell Biol. Methods Cell Biol. 80: 761-781
Habib SJ, Waizenegger T, Lech M, Neupert W, Rapaport D (2004) Assembly of the TOB complex of mitochondria. J. Biol. Chem. 280(8): 6434-6440
Waizenegger T, Habib SJ, Lech M, Mokranjac D, Paschen SA, Hell K, Neupert W, Rapaport D (2004) Tob38, a novel essential component in the biogenesis of β-barrel proteins of mitochondria. EMBO Rep. 5(7): 704-709
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Vasiljev A, Ahting U, Nargang FE, Go NE, Habib SJ, Kozany C, Panneels V, Sinning I, Prokisch H, Neupert W, Nussberger S, Rapaport D (2004) Reconstituted TOM core complex and Tim9/Tim10 complex of mitochondria are sufficient for translocation of the ADP/ATP carrier across membranes. Mol. Biol. Cell. 15: 1445-1458
Habib SJ, Vasiljev A, Neupert W, Rapaport D (2003) Multiple functions of tail-anchor domains of mitochondrial outer membrane proteins. FEBS Lett. 555: 511-515
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