ESC & iPSC News Volume 15.31 | Aug 19, 2020

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    Vol. 15.31 – 19 August, 2020
    TOP STORY

    Immune-Evasive Human Islet-Like Organoids Ameliorate Diabetes

    Researchers generated human islet-like organoids from iPSCs and showed that non-canonical WNT4 signaling drove the metabolic maturation necessary for robust ex vivo glucose-stimulated insulin secretion.
    [Nature]

    Abstract


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    Generation
    of Functional Brown Adipocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells via Progression through a Paraxial Mesoderm State

    Human PSCs were subject to directed differentiation through a paraxial mesoderm progenitor state that generated brown adipocytes (BAs) at high efficiency. Molecular analysis identified potential regulatory networks for BA development, giving insight into development along this lineage.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

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    Naive
    Pluripotent Stem Cells Exhibit Phenotypic Variability that Is Driven by Genetic Variation

    Researchers derived PSCs from distinct mouse strains under naive conditions and showed that lines from distinct genetic backgrounds have divergent differentiation capacity, confirming a major role for genetics in PSC phenotypic variability.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

    Full ArticleGraphical Abstract

    Dynamic
    Full-Field Optical Coherence Tomography: 3D Live-Imaging of Retinal Organoids

    Investigators present dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography as a technique to noninvasively image living human iPSC-derived retinal organoids.
    [Light-Science & Applications]

    Full Article

    Identifying
    Proteins Bound to Native Mitotic ESC Chromosomes Reveals Chromatin Repressors are Important for Compaction

    A quantitative proteomic comparison between metaphase-arrested cell lysates and chromosome-sorted samples revealed a cohort of proteins that were significantly enriched on mitotic ESC chromosomes.
    [Nature Communications]

    Full Article

    Vulnerability
    of Progeroid Smooth Muscle Cells to Biomechanical Forces Is Mediated by MMP13

    Scientists developed a microfluidic chip formed by Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome-Smooth muscle cells generated from iPSCs, to study their vulnerability to flow shear stress.
    [Nature Communications]

    Full Article

    Developmental
    Excitation-Inhibition Imbalance Underlying Psychoses Revealed by Single-Cell Analyses of Discordant Twins-Derived Cerebral Organoids

    Brain organoids derived from iPSCs of patients are a powerful avenue to investigate the pathophysiological processes. Scientists generated iPSC-derived cerebral organoids from monozygotic twins discordant for psychosis.
    [Molecular Psychiatry]

    Full Article

    NLRP7
    Plays a Functional Role in Regulating BMP4 Signaling During Differentiation of Patient-Derived Trophoblasts

    Investigators established an in vitro model of hydatidiform mole using patient-specific iPSCs derived trophoblasts harboring NLRP7 mutations.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

    Full Article

    Aligned
    Nanofiber Scaffolds Improve Functionality of Cardiomyocytes Differentiated from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Progenitor Cells

    Researchers focused on using Wnt inhibitors to study the differentiation of human iPSC-cardiac progenitor cells under 2D or 3D culture conditions.
    [Scientific Reports]

    Full Article

    Origin
    of the Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Affects Their Differentiation into Dopaminergic Neurons

    During 3D organoid formation, the origin of iPSCs affected the levels of FOXA2 and LMX1A only in the first stages of neural differentiation, whereas in the 2D model, differences were detected at the levels of both early and late neural markers.
    [International Journal of Molecular Sciences]

    Full Article


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    Induced
    Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Platform to Understand Patient‐Specific Responses to Opioids and Anaesthetics

    The authors examine the advantages and limitations of iPSC technology, summarize studies using iPSCs that have contributed to our current understanding of anaesthetics and opioid action on the cardiovascular and central nervous system, and describe how iPSC technology can be used to further develop personalized analgesic and sedative pharmacotherapies.
    [British Journal of Pharmacology]

    Abstract

    Maintenance
    of Genome Integrity and Active Homologous Recombination in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Scientists review the fundamental links between the stem cell-specific HR process and DNA damage response as well as the different strategies employed by ESCs to maintain genomic integrity.
    [Experimental and Molecular Medicine]

    Full Article

    Understanding
    Paraxial Mesoderm Development and Sclerotome Specification for Skeletal Repair

    The authors summarize the state-of-the-art understanding of mesoderm development and in vitro modeling of mesoderm development using PSCs. They also discuss future perspectives on the use of PSCs to generate skeletal tissues for basic research and clinical applications.
    [Experimental and Molecular Medicine]

    Full Article

    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    How
    Do You Separate Scientifically Sound Stem Cell Therapies from Scams?

    For patients who’ve run out of other options, experimental, unproven therapies like stem cell treatments offer new hope. But how do you sort the scientifically legitimate from the dangerous?
    [STAT News]

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