Person
Torres-Vázquez, Jesús
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Biography and Research Interest
For over two decades, I have successfully used the zebrafish model system to provide fundamental insights into the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that ensure the proper formation and function of the circulatory system. Specifically, my work has made seminal contributions in the following areas. (1) Genetic control of the reproducibility of the vascular pattern. (2) Influence of blood flow on vascular remodeling and caliber sizing. (3) Cerebrovascular development and barriergenic differentiation. (4) Characterization of novel mechanisms of vessel formation.
Non-Zebrafish Publications
Brugger, S., Merrill, A., Torres-Vazquez, J., Wu, N., Ting, M., Cho, J., Dobias, S. L., Yi, S. E., Lyons, K., Bell, J. R., Arora, K., Warrior, R and R. Maxson. (2004). A phylogenetically conserved cis-regulatory module in the Msx2 promoter is sufficient for BMP-dependent transcription in murine and Drosophila embryos. Development 131, 5153-5165.Jesus Torres-Vazquez, Sangbin Park, Rahul Warrior and Kavita Arora. (2001). The transcription factor Schnurri plays a dual role in mediating Dpp signaling during embryogenesis. Development 128, 1657-1670.
Heng Dai, Cornelius Hogan, B. Gopalakrishnan, Jesus Torres-Vazquez, Minh Nguyen, Sangbin Park, Laurel A. Raftery, Rahul Warrior and Kavita Arora. (2000). The Zinc Protein Schnurri Acts as a Smad Partner in Mediating the Transcriptional Response to Decapentaplegic. Developmental Biology 227, 373- 387.
Jesus Torres-Vazquez, Rahul Warrior and Kavita Arora. (2000). shn Is Required for dpp Dependent Patterning of the Drosophila Wing. Developmental Biology 227, 388-402.