| Vol. 17.15 – 20 April, 2022 |
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| Researchers identified cells with characteristics of lacrimal gland primordia that emerged in 2D eye-like organoids cultured from human PSCs. [Nature] |
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| PUBLICATIONSRanked by the impact factor of the journal |
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| The authors employed the naive-to-primed transition of human PSCs to model peri-implantation epiblast development. [Cell Stem Cell] |
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| Scientists endogenously introduced TIN2-dyskeratosis congenita (DC) mutations in human ESCs and human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to dissect the disease mechanism and identified a gene editing strategy that rescued the DC phenotypes. [Blood] |
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| Investigators showed that hPSCs failed to differentiate and contributed teratoma in the presence of mouse PSCs, while MYCN, a pro-growth factor, dramatically promoted hPSC contributions in teratoma co-formation by hPSCs/mPSCs. [Stem Cell Reports] |
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| Researchers discovered that YY1 bound to specific open chromatin regions in extended pluripotent stem cells (EPSCs). Yy1 depletion in EPSCs led to a gene expression pattern more similar to that of ESCs than control EPSCs. [Nucleic Acids Research] |
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| Investigators showed that SOX2, which plays a key role in maintaining the pluripotency of stem cells, was critical for human endogenous retroviruses-K LTR5Hs. [Journal of Virology] |
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| The construction of iPSCs from two spinal cerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) patients (14/74 CAG repeats) may serve as an excellent tool for studying SCA3 disease mechanisms and for drug screening. [Stem Cell Research] |
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| Researchers reported that a 3D culture of mouse ESCs could generate hypothalamic-like tissues containing melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH)-positive neurons, which reproduced morphologic maturation, neuronal connectivity, and neuropeptide/neurotransmitter phenotype of native MCH neurons. [eNeuro] |
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| iPSC-derived type 2 alveolar epithelial cells could be generated through a directed differentiation protocol that recapitulated in vivo lung development [Developmental Biology] |
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| Levels of telomerase RNA and dyskerin, encoded by DKC1, are known to limit telomerase activity in ESCs. X-linked DKC1 is expressed from both alleles in female embryo cells and higher levels of dyskerin and telomerase could elongate telomeres prior to embryo implantation. [Aging Cell] |
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| Scientists address the current advance in the derivation of male germ cells in vitro from stem cells based on studies, and highlight the perspectives and potential application of stem cell-derived male gametes in reproductive medicine. [Asian Journal of Andrology] |
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| Researchers at Cedars-Sinai are launching their expertise into space to see if they can elevate the next generation of stem cell and gene therapies by harnessing the near-zero gravity conditions of spaceflight. [Cedars Sinai] |
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| TreeFrog Therapeutics announced the launch of The Stem Cell SpaceShot Grant, a $100,000 research funding in the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. [TreeFrog Therapeutics] |
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| June 12 – 16, 2022 Keystone Symposia, Colorado, United States |
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| Albert Einstein College of Medicine – New York, New York, United States |
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| University of Gothenburg – Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Harvard University – Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas, United States |
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