Jeffrey Bush, PhD

Title(s)Professor, Cell and Tissue Biology
SchoolSchool of Dentistry
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE, #1502
San Francisco CA 94143
Phone415-476-9459
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    Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJBA05/1999Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
    University of Rochester, Rochester, NYMS/Ph.D.2004Biology/Developmental Genetics
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Seattle/New York CityPostdoctoral2011Cell signaling and morphogenesis

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    As a Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology at UCSF, I study fundamental mechanisms by which signaling between cells coordinates mammalian morphogenesis. These studies have significance to understanding and ultimately informing therapies for human congenital anomalies, which are the leading cause of death for infants during the first year of life. Our lab has NIH-sponsored projects focused on understanding development in multiple organ systems that include the craniofacial complex, the brain, the trachea and the esophagus. We have a highly collaborative group of researchers that are committed to understanding fundamental cellular and genetic mechanisms that underlie development and disease. We have made discoveries that reveal the intricate mechanisms of EPH/EPHRIN signaling during development, have elucidated how tissue fusion occurs in multiple aspects of development, and have revealed early transcriptional networks that control tracheal development. To make these discoveries, we have developed new live imaging approaches, novel mouse genetics reagents, and the first human induced pluripotent stem cell model of a congenital craniofacial disease.
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    Signaling control and cellular basis of craniofacial morphogenesis and congenital disease
    NIH/NIDCR R35DE031926Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2030
    Role: PI
    Description: This is an R35 NIH/NIDCR Award for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) application. This proposal seeks to study cellular mechanisms driving craniofacial morphogenesis. This work includes a focus on signaling molecules that regulate mesenchymal cell movements, studies on understanding the cellular dynamics of craniofacial tissue fusion, and the generation and study of new mouse models of craniofacial congenital disease.
    Phenotype-driven approach to understanding the function of craniofacial regulators using IMPC-generated mouse strains
    NIH R01DE028753Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Mechanisms of early tracheal specification and morphogenesis
    NIH R01HL144785Mar 6, 2019 - Feb 28, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    A human iPSC-based model of craniofrontonasal syndrome
    NIH R21DE025923Dec 1, 2016 - Nov 30, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Cellular mechanisms of lip and palate fusion
    NIH R01DE025877Apr 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Delineating ephrin-B2 mechanisms in morphogenesis of the foregut
    NIH R03HD084895Jul 5, 2015 - Jun 30, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Mechanisms of Eph/Ephrin signaling in craniofacial morphogenesis and craniofrontonasal syndrome
    NIH R01DE023337Jul 9, 2013 - May 31, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Nonmuscle myosins in craniofacial morphogenesis and orofacial clefting
    NIH R03DE022818Sep 1, 2012 - Aug 31, 2014
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Eph/ephrin signaling in craniofacial development and disease
    NIH R00DE020855Feb 1, 2011 - Jan 31, 2014
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Eph/ephrin signaling in craniofacial development and disease
    NIH K99DE020855Mar 1, 2010 - Jan 31, 2011
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Eed controls craniofacial osteoblast differentiation and mesenchymal proliferation from the neural crest. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 12. Casey-Clyde T, Liu SJ, Serrano JAC, Teng C, Jang YG, Vasudevan HN, Bush JO, Raleigh DR. PMID: 38558995; PMCID: PMC10979956.
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    2. Alternative cleavage and polyadenylation of the Ccnb1 mRNA defines accumulation of cyclin protein during the meiotic cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Res. 2024 Feb 09; 52(3):1258-1271. Wang X, Leung FS, Bush JO, Conti M. PMID: 38048302; PMCID: PMC10853788.
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    3. A Suite of Mouse Reagents for Studying Amelogenesis. bioRxiv. 2023 Apr 02. Wald T, Verma A, Cooley V, Marangoni P, Cazares O, Sharir A, Sandoval EJ, Sung D, Najibi H, Drennon TY, Bush JO, Joester D, Klein OD. PMID: 37034814; PMCID: PMC10081212.
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    4. Exome sequencing efficacy and phenotypic expansions involving esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula plus. Am J Med Genet A. 2022 12; 188(12):3492-3504. Sy MR, Chauhan J, Prescott K, Imam A, Kraus A, Beleza A, Salkeld L, Hosdurga S, Parker M, Vasudevan P, Islam L, Goel H, Bain N, Park SM, Mohammed S, Dieterich K, Coutton C, Satre V, Vieville G, Donaldson A, Beneteau C, Ghoumid J, Van Den Bogaert K, Boogaerts A, Boudry E, Vanlerberghe C, Petit F, Bernardini L, Torres B, Mattina T, Carli D, Mandrile G, Pinelli M, Brunetti-Pierri N, Neas K, Beddow R, Tørring PM, Faletra F, Spedicati B, Gasparini P, Mussa A, Ferrero GB, Lampe A, Lam W, Bi W, Bacino CA, Kuwahara A, Bush JO, Zhao X, Luna PN, Shaw CA, Rosenfeld JA, Scott DA. PMID: 36135330; PMCID: PMC9669235.
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    5. A unique form of collective epithelial migration is crucial for tissue fusion in the secondary palate and can overcome loss of epithelial apoptosis. Development. 2022 05 15; 149(10). Teng T, Teng CS, Kaartinen V, Bush JO. PMID: 35593401; PMCID: PMC9188751.
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    6. Investigating Cell Fate Specification upon Nkx2-1Loss. The FASEB Journal. 2022 May 13; 36(S1). O'Neill OM, Bush BJ. .
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    7. Tracheal separation is driven by NKX2-1-mediated repression of Efnb2 and regulation of endodermal cell sorting. Cell Rep. 2022 03 15; 38(11):110510. Lewis AE, Kuwahara A, Franzosi J, Bush JO. PMID: 35294885; PMCID: PMC9033272.
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    8. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of EPH/EPHRIN signaling in evolution and development. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2022; 149:153-201. Bush JO. PMID: 35606056.
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    9. Investigating the effects of compound paralogous EPHB receptor mutations on mouse facial development. Dev Dyn. 2022 07; 251(7):1138-1155. Mincer ST, Niethamer TK, Teng T, Bush JO, Percival CJ. PMID: 35025117; PMCID: PMC9924224.
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    10. EPH/EPHRIN regulates cellular organization by actomyosin contractility effects on cell contacts. J Cell Biol. 2021 06 07; 220(6). Kindberg AA, Srivastava V, Muncie JM, Weaver VM, Gartner ZJ, Bush JO. PMID: 33798261; PMCID: PMC8025214.
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    11. Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Upper Lip Fusion. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May 14; 35(S1). Teng TC, Teng TT, Bush BJ. .
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    12. Separation of the trachea and esophagus is coupled to identity specification by NKX2-1-mediated regulation of EPH/EPHRIN signaling and cell sorting. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May 14; 35(S1). Lewis LA, Kuwahara KA, Bush BJ. .
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    13. Effects of EPHB receptors on facial morphology: non-additive interactions during mouse facial development. The FASEB Journal. 2021 May 14; 35(S1). Mincer MS, Niethamer NT, Teng TT, Bush BJ, Percival PC. .
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    14. NMDA receptors control development of somatosensory callosal axonal projections. Elife. 2021 03 04; 10. Zhou J, Lin Y, Huynh T, Noguchi H, Bush JO, Pleasure SJ. PMID: 33661095; PMCID: PMC7959694.
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    15. YAP/TAZ Regulate Elevation and Bone Formation of the Mouse Secondary Palate. J Dent Res. 2020 11; 99(12):1387-1396. Goodwin AF, Chen CP, Vo NT, Bush JO, Klein OD. PMID: 32623954; PMCID: PMC7580170.
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    16. Forced to communicate: Integration of mechanical and biochemical signaling in morphogenesis. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2020 10; 66:59-68. Kindberg A, Hu JK, Bush JO. PMID: 32569947; PMCID: PMC7577940.
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    17. Delineating the early transcriptional specification of the mammalian trachea and esophagus. Elife. 2020 06 09; 9. Kuwahara A, Lewis AE, Coombes C, Leung FS, Percharde M, Bush JO. PMID: 32515350; PMCID: PMC7282815.
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    18. The UCSF Mouse Inventory Database Application, an Open Source Web App for Sharing Mutant Mice Within a Research Community. G3 (Bethesda). 2020 05 04; 10(5):1503-1510. Wall E, Scoles J, Joo A, Klein O, Quinonez C, Bush JO, Martin GR, Laird DJ. PMID: 32152007; PMCID: PMC7202022.
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    19. Morphometric Analysis of Efnb1 Dependent Palate Growth. The FASEB Journal. 2020 Apr 1; 34(S1):1-1. O'Neill OM, Percival PC, Bush BJ. .
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    20. Aberrant cell segregation in the craniofacial primordium and the emergence of facial dysmorphology in craniofrontonasal syndrome. PLoS Genet. 2020 02; 16(2):e1008300. Niethamer TK, Teng T, Franco M, Du YX, Percival CJ, Bush JO. PMID: 32092051; PMCID: PMC7058351.
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    21. Hypertelorism of Efnb1 Null Mice Occurs Independently of Changes to Underlying Brain Shape. The FASEB Journal. 2019 Apr 1; 33(S1):77.3-77.3. Percival PC, Devine DJ, Niethamer NT, Bush BJ. .
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    22. Cellular organization and boundary formation in craniofacial development. Genesis. 2019 01; 57(1):e23271. Kindberg AA, Bush JO. PMID: 30548771; PMCID: PMC6503678.
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    23. WITHDRAWN: Editorial Introduction. Dev Biol. 2019 Jan 11. Bush JO, Andersson ER. PMID: 30639158.
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    24. Editorial: Signaling pathways instruct the blueprint of life. Dev Biol. 2019 03 01; 447(1):1-2. Bush JO, Andersson ER. PMID: 29885286.
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    25. Getting direction(s): The Eph/ephrin signaling system in cell positioning. Dev Biol. 2019 03 01; 447(1):42-57. Niethamer TK, Bush JO. PMID: 29360434; PMCID: PMC6066467.
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    26. Live Imaging of Mouse Secondary Palate Fusion. J Vis Exp. 2017 07 27; (125). Kim S, Prochazka J, Bush JO. PMID: 28784960; PMCID: PMC5613774.
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    27. Cellular dynamics of tissue fusion in craniofacial development and orofacial clefting. The FASEB Journal. 2017 Apr 1; 31(S1). Bush BJ, Kim KS, Hagan HB. .
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    28. EPHRIN-B1 Mosaicism Drives Cell Segregation in Craniofrontonasal Syndrome hiPSC-Derived Neuroepithelial Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 2017 03 14; 8(3):529-537. Niethamer TK, Larson AR, O'Neill AK, Bershteyn M, Hsiao EC, Klein OD, Pomerantz JH, Bush JO. PMID: 28238796; PMCID: PMC5355632.
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    29. Unidirectional Eph/ephrin signaling creates a cortical actomyosin differential to drive cell segregation. J Cell Biol. 2016 Oct 24; 215(2):217-229. O'Neill AK, Kindberg AA, Niethamer TK, Larson AR, Ho HH, Greenberg ME, Bush JO. PMID: 27810913; PMCID: PMC5084648.
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    30. From Bench to Bedside and Back: Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Craniofacial Malformations Utilizing Animal Models. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2015; 115:459-92. Goodwin AF, Kim R, Bush JO, Klein OD. PMID: 26589935; PMCID: PMC7398124.
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    31. Neural crest defects in ephrin-B2 mutant mice are non-autonomous and originate from defects in the vasculature. Dev Biol. 2015 Oct 15; 406(2):186-95. Lewis AE, Hwa J, Wang R, Soriano P, Bush JO. PMID: 26385750; PMCID: PMC4639416.
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    32. Convergence and extrusion are required for normal fusion of the mammalian secondary palate. PLoS Biol. 2015 Apr; 13(4):e1002122. Kim S, Lewis AE, Singh V, Ma X, Adelstein R, Bush JO. PMID: 25848986; PMCID: PMC4388528.
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    33. Embryonic expression of EphA receptor genes in mice supports their candidacy for involvement in cleft lip and palate. Dev Dyn. 2014 Nov; 243(11):1470-6. Agrawal P, Wang M, Kim S, Lewis AE, Bush JO. PMID: 25073978; PMCID: PMC4404412.
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    34. Cell intercalation and migration mediated by actin contractility are key cellular behaviors in fusion of the mammalian secondary palate (344.2). The FASEB Journal. 2014 Apr 1; 28. Bush BJ, Kim KS. .
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    35. The society of craniofacial genetics and developmental biology 35th annual meeting. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2013 Dec 1; 161(12):2938-2952. Klein KO, Bush BJ, Knox KS, Jheon JA, Cordero CD, Richtsmeier RJ. .
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    36. The widely used Wnt1-Cre transgene causes developmental phenotypes by ectopic activation of Wnt signaling. Dev Biol. 2013 Jul 15; 379(2):229-34. Lewis AE, Vasudevan HN, O'Neill AK, Soriano P, Bush JO. PMID: 23648512; PMCID: PMC3804302.
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    37. Ephrin B1 maintains apical adhesion of neural progenitors. Development. 2013 May; 140(10):2082-92. Arvanitis DN, Béhar A, Tryoen-Tóth P, Bush JO, Jungas T, Vitale N, Davy A. PMID: 23578932.
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    38. Palatogenesis: morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms of secondary palate development. Development. 2012 Jan; 139(2):231-43. Bush JO, Jiang R. PMID: 22186724; PMCID: PMC3243091.
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    39. Eph/ephrin signaling: genetic, phosphoproteomic, and transcriptomic approaches. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2012 Feb; 23(1):26-34. Bush JO, Soriano P. PMID: 22040918; PMCID: PMC3288612.
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    40. Ephrin-B signaling in craniofacial development and disease. The FASEB Journal. 2011 Apr 1; 25:420.6-420.6. Bush BJ, Soriano SP. .
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    41. Ephrin-B1 forward signaling regulates craniofacial morphogenesis by controlling cell proliferation across Eph-ephrin boundaries. Genes Dev. 2010 Sep 15; 24(18):2068-80. Bush JO, Soriano P. PMID: 20844017; PMCID: PMC2939368.
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    42. Analysis of signaling downstream of ephrin-B1 during development. Developmental Biology. 2009 Jul 1; 331(2):479. Bush BJ, Soriano SP. .
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    43. Ephrin-B1 regulates axon guidance by reverse signaling through a PDZ-dependent mechanism. Genes Dev. 2009 Jul 01; 23(13):1586-99. Bush JO, Soriano P. PMID: 19515977; PMCID: PMC2704468.
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    44. The TGF-beta pseudoreceptor gene Bambi is dispensable for mouse embryonic development and postnatal survival. Genesis. 2007 Aug; 45(8):482-6. Chen J, Bush JO, Ovitt CE, Lan Y, Jiang R. PMID: 17661381; PMCID: PMC2376806.
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    45. Inhibition of gap junction communication at ectopic Eph/ephrin boundaries underlies craniofrontonasal syndrome. PLoS Biol. 2006 Oct; 4(10):e315. Davy A, Bush JO, Soriano P. PMID: 16968134; PMCID: PMC1563491.
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    46. Expression of Wnt9b and activation of canonical Wnt signaling during midfacial morphogenesis in mice. Dev Dyn. 2006 May; 235(5):1448-54. Lan Y, Ryan RC, Zhang Z, Bullard SA, Bush JO, Maltby KM, Lidral AC, Jiang R. PMID: 16496313; PMCID: PMC2559872.
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    47. Development of the upper lip: morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms. Dev Dyn. 2006 May; 235(5):1152-66. Jiang R, Bush JO, Lidral AC. PMID: 16292776; PMCID: PMC2562450.
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    48. Development of the upper lip: Morphogenetic and molecular mechanisms. Developmental Dynamics. 2006 May 1; 235(5):spc1-spc1. Jiang JR, Bush BJ, Lidral LA. .
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    49. The cleft lip and palate defects in Dancer mutant mice result from gain of function of the Tbx10 gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 May 04; 101(18):7022-7. Bush JO, Lan Y, Jiang R. PMID: 15118109; PMCID: PMC406459.
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    50. The T-box gene Tbx10 exhibits a uniquely restricted expression pattern during mouse embryogenesis. Gene Expr Patterns. 2003 Aug; 3(4):533-8. Bush JO, Maltby KM, Cho ES, Jiang R. PMID: 12915323.
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    51. Isolation and developmental expression analysis of Tbx22, the mouse homolog of the human X-linked cleft palate gene. Dev Dyn. 2002 Nov; 225(3):322-6. Bush JO, Lan Y, Maltby KM, Jiang R. PMID: 12412015.
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