Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Square Lab
Led by Tyler Square · Microbiology and Cell Science
What we study
The Square Lab studies how fish teeth form and regenerate using genetic tools and experiments with sticklebacks and zebrafish. They explore signaling pathways and gene expression to understand developmental processes.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Zebrafish
- Papers
- 4
Recent papers, explained
- Ectodysplasin overexpression reveals spatiotemporally dynamic tooth formation competency in stickleback and zebrafish
2025 · Development
Shows how a signaling molecule can trigger tooth formation in different body parts of fish.
- Evolution of Spatial and Temporalcis-Regulatory Divergence in Sticklebacks
2023 · Molecular Biology and Evolution
Examined how gene regulation changes between marine and freshwater stickleback populations.
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- Modulation of tooth regeneration through opposing responses to Wnt and BMP signals in teleosts
2023 · Development
Found that genes linked to hair growth can also affect tooth replacement in fish.
- Site pleiotropy of a stickleback Bmp6 enhancer
2022 · Developmental Biology
Studied how a gene enhancer affects tooth development and regeneration in sticklebacks.
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