ESC & iPSC News Volume 17.11 | Mar 23 2022

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    Application of an iPSC-Derived Organoid Model for Localized Scleroderma Therapy

    Researchers established an hiPSC-derived epithelial and mesenchymal organoid model in a 3D culture system for localized scleroderma therapy.
    [Advanced Science]

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    Genome-Wide Maps of Nucleolus Interactions Reveal Distinct Layers of Repressive Chromatin Domains

    The authors established DamID- and HiC-based methodologies to generate accurate genome-wide maps of nucleolar associated domains in ESCs and neural progenitor cells, revealing layers of genome compartmentalization with distinct, repressive chromatin states.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Creation of GMP-Compliant iPSCs From Banked Umbilical Cord Blood

    Scientists described a protocol that can be adopted by those seeking to create clinical-grade iPSC from banked cord blood. Cells were maintained in a feeder-free, xeno-free environment, using fully defined, commercially available reagents.
    [Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology]

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    StemSC: A Cross-Dataset Human Stemness Index for Single-Cell Samples

    Researchers constructed a stemness index for single-cell samples (StemSC) based on relative expression orderings of gene pairs.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Thyroid Hormone Enhances Stem Cell Maintenance and Promotes Lineage-Specific Differentiation in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    To study the impact of triiodothyronine on hPSCs, cell survival and growth were evaluated by measurement of cell growth curve, cloning efficiency, survival after passaging, cell apoptosis, and cell cycle status.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Controlling Neural Territory Patterning from Pluripotency Using a Systems Developmental Biology Approach

    Investigators applied high-dimensional design of experiments methodology to identify critical process parameters that govern neural territory patterning from pluripotency — the first stage toward the specification of central nervous system cell fates.
    [iScience]

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    DUX4 Is a Multifunctional Factor Priming Human Embryonic Genome Activation

    Researchers showed that induced human DUX4 expression substantially altered the chromatin accessibility of non-coding DNA and activated thousands of newly identified transcribed enhancer-like regions, preferentially located within ERVL-MaLR repeat elements.
    [iScience]

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    In Vitro Engineered Human Cerebral Tissues Mimic Pathological Circuit Disturbances in 3D

    By promoting matrix-supported active cell reaggregation, the authors engineered multiregional cerebral tissues with intact 3D neuronal networks and functional interconnectivity characteristic of brain networks.
    [Communications Biology]

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    Characterization and Reduction of Non-Endocrine Cells Accompanying Islet-Like Endocrine Cells Differentiated from Human iPSC

    Scientists characterized non-endocrine cells in iPSC-derived pancreatic islet cells using single-cell transcriptomic analysis and found that non-endocrine cells consisted of heterogeneous proliferating cells, and cells with not only pancreatic traits but also liver or intestinal traits marked by FGB or AGR2.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    An Approach to Measuring Protein Turnover in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Organoids by Mass Spectrometry

    Researchers designed a workflow to reproducibly extract proteins from brain organoids, measure global turnover using mass spectrometry, and statistically investigate turnover differences between genotypes.
    [Methods]

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    Learn about identifying genetic variants in hPSCs by watching Dr. Florian Merkle's webinar from the Nature Research Round Table on hPSC Quality
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    Engineering the Next-Generation of CAR T Cells with CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing

    The authors evaluate several of the ongoing and future directions of combining next-generation CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing with synthetic biology to optimize chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for future clinical trials toward the establishment of a new cancer treatment paradigm.
    [Molecular Cancer]

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    Systems for the Functional Evaluation of Human Heart Tissues Derived from Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Scientists review various modalities to evaluate the function of human stem cell-derived cardiac tissues and introduce heart-on-a-chip systems that can recapitulate physiological parameters of hPSC-derived cardiac tissues.
    [Stem Cells]

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    An Evidence Appraisal of Heart Organoids in a Dish and Commensurability to Human Heart Development In Vivo

    Investigators provide a brief overview of protocols that have laid the foundation for derivation of stem cell-derived 3D cardiac models.
    [BMC Cardiovascular Disorders]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Lundquist Institute Investigator Dr. Eiji Yoshihara Receives Internationally Prestigious Award for Research on Type 1 Diabetes

    The Lundquist Institute’s investigator Dr. Eiji Yoshihara has received a five-year $749,995.50 Career Development Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for his proposed study on how human β cells gain immune evasive function by environmental cues.
    [The Lundquist Institute (Cision US, Inc.)]

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    April 26, 2022
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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Faculty Position – Tissue Engineering

    Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    Postdoctoral Positions – Epigenetics of Stem Cells, Development and Cancer

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Bronx, New York, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellows – Molecular Cardiology

    University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, California, United States

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    Genentech, Inc. – South San Francisco, California, United States

    Research Engineer – Bioprinted Tissue Therapeutics

    Aspect Biosystems – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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