Publications
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Skoufa, E.; Zhong, J.; Hu, K.; Kahre, O.; Tsissios, T.; Carrau, L.; Herrera, A.; Dominguez Mantes, A.; Leleu, M.; Castilla-Ibeas, A. et al.; Jang, H.; Weigert, M.; La Manno, G.; Lutolf, M.; Ros, M.; Aztekin, C.: Specialized signaling centers direct cell fate and spatial organization in a mesodermal organoid model. Science Advances 11 (48), eady7682 (2025)

Dominguez Mantes, A.; Herrera, A.; Khven, I.; Schlaeppi, A.; Kyriacou, E.; Tsissios, G.; Skoufa, E.; Santangeli, L.; Buglakova, E.; Durmus, E. et al.; Manley, S.; Kreshuk, A.; Aztekin, C.; Lingner, J.; La Manno, G.; Weigert, M.: Spotiflow: accurate and efficient spot detection for fluorescence microscopy with deep stereographic flow regression. Nature Methods 22 (7), pp. 1495 - 1504 (2025)

Gürhan, G.; Sevinç, K.; Aztekin, C.; Gayretli, M.; Yilmaz, A.; Yıldız, A.; Ervatan, E.; Morova, T.; Datlı, E.; Coleman, O. et al.; Kawamura, A.; Lack, N.; Syed, H.; Önder, T.: A chromatin-focused CRISPR screen identifies USP22 as a barrier to somatic cell reprogramming. Communications Biology 8, 454 (2025)

Aztekin, C.: Mechanisms of regeneration: to what extent do they recapitulate development? Development 151 (4), dev.202541 (2024)

Ozyerli-Goknar, E.; Kala, E.; Aksu, A.; Bulut, I.; Cingöz, A.; Nizamuddin, S.; Biniossek, M.; Seker-Polat, F.; Morova, T.; Aztekin, C. et al.; Kung, S.; Syed, H.; Tuncbag, N.; Gönen, M.; Philpott, M.; Cribbs, A.; Acilan, C.; Lack, N.; Onder, T.; Timmers, H.; Bagci-Onder, T.: Epigenetic-focused CRISPR/Cas9 screen identifies (absent, small, or homeotic)2-like protein (ASH2L) as a regulator of glioblastoma cell survival. Cell Communication and Signaling 21 (1), 328 (2023)

Zhong, J.; Aires, R.; Tsissios, G.; Skoufa, E.; Brandt, K.; Sandoval-Guzmán, T.; Aztekin, C.: Multi-species atlas resolves an axolotl limb development and regeneration paradox. Nature Communications 14 (1), 6346 (2023)

Aztekin, C.; Storer, M.: To regenerate or not to regenerate: Vertebrate model organisms of regeneration-competency and -incompetency. Wound Repair and Regeneration 30 (6), pp. 623 - 635 (2022)

Aztekin, C.: Tissues and Cell Types of Appendage Regeneration: A Detailed Look at the Wound Epidermis and Its Specialized Forms. Frontiers in Physiology 12, 771040 (2021)

Aztekin, C.: Appendage regeneration is context dependent at the cellular level. Open Biology 11 (7), 210126 (2021)

Uğurlu-Çimen, D.; Odluyurt, D.; Sevinç, K.; Özkan-Küçük, N.; Özçimen , N.; Demirtaş , D.; Enüstün, E.; Aztekin, C.; Philpott, M.; Oppermann, U. et al.; Özlü , N.; Önder, T.: AF10 (MLLT10) prevents somatic cell reprogramming through regulation of DOT1L-mediated H3K79 methylation. Epigenetics & Chromatin 14 (1), 32 (2021)

Aztekin, C.; Hiscock, T.; Gurdon, J.; Jullien, J.; Marioni, J.; Simons, D.: Secreted inhibitors drive the loss of regeneration competence in Xenopus limbs. Development 148 (11), dev.199158 (2021)

Aztekin, C.; Hiscock, T.; Butler, R.; De Jesús Andino, F.; Robert, J.; Gurdon, J.; Jullien, J.: The myeloid lineage is required for the emergence of a regeneration-permissive environment following Xenopus tail amputation. Development 147 (3), dev.185496 (2020)

Aztekin, C.; Hiscock, T.; Marioni, J.; Gurdon, J.; Simons, B.; Jullien, J.: Identification of a regeneration-organizing cell in the Xenopus tail. Science 364 (6441), pp. 653 - 658 (2019)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of regeneration: from frogs to mice. In EMBO Workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair. EMBO Workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, October 07, 2024 - October 11, 2024. (2024)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of limb development and regeneration. In Building and Rebuilding Complex Tissues. Building and Rebuilding Complex Tissues, Cambridge, UK, July 18, 2024. (2024)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of limb development and regeneration. In EMBO Workshop: Limb development: Fundamental mechanisms, evolution, disease and regeneration. EMBO Workshop: Limb development: Fundamental mechanisms, evolution, disease and regeneration, Dresden, Germany, June 17, 2024 - June 21, 2024. (2024)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of limb development and regeneration. In Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Development and Regeneration. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Development and Regeneration (CMMDR 2024), Delhi, India, February 15, 2024 - February 17, 2024. (2024)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of appendage regeneration: from single cells to species. Institut Jacques Monod Seminar, Paris, France (2025)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of appendage regeneration: from single cells to species. BioConnect Seminar: Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany (2025)

Aztekin, C.: Signaling centers of limb development and regeneration. Virtual Gastrulation Zoom Talks (2024)