ESC & iPSC News Volume 17.34 | Sep 7 2022

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    ESC & iPSC News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 17.34 – 7 September, 2022
    TOP STORY

    De Novo Construction of T Cell Compartment in Humanized Mice Engrafted with iPSC-Derived Thymus Organoids

    Scientists described the tissue engineering of human thymus organoids from inducible PSCs that could support the de novo generation of a diverse population of functional human T cells.
    [Nature Methods]

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    Modeling Human Extraembryonic Mesoderm Cells Using Naive Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Investigators discovered that naive hPSCs were competent to differentiate into extraembryonic mesoderm cells.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

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    Modeling Human Multi-Lineage Heart Field Development with Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Scientists modeled human heart field development from hPSCs by using single-cell RNA-sequencing to delineate lineage specification and progression.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

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    Spatial Molecular Anatomy of Germ Layers in the Gastrulating Cynomolgus Monkey Embryo

    Researchers presented a spatial and temporal survey of the molecular dynamics of cell types populating the non-human primate embryos during gastrulation.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Molecular Convergence between Down Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome Identified Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Models

    Comparing down syndrome and fragile X syndrome hPSC and glutamatergic neuron models, investigators identified increased protein expression of select targets and overlapping transcriptional perturbations.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Systemic Proteomics and miRNA Profile Analysis of Exosomes Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    The authors isolated exosomes from hESCs, hiPSCs, and human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells via classic ultracentrifugation and a 0.22-μm filter, followed by the conservative identification.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Generation of Human Induced Pluripotential Stem Cells from Individuals with Complex Heterozygous, Isogenic Corrected, and Homozygous Bloc1s1 Mutations

    Investigators generated iPSC lines from subjects with leukodystrophy, from parents of the complex heterozygous mutations patient, and from CRISPR isogenic corrected iPSC-line.
    [Stem Cell Research]

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    Optimization of 3D Islet-Like Cluster Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Efficient In Vitro Differentiation Protocol

    Researchers described a stepwise protocol for differentiation of the hiPSC line into the islet-like cluster using several growth factors and small molecules.
    [Gene]

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    Robust Genome Editing via modRNA-Based Cas9 or Base Editor in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Scientists developed modified mRNA (modRNA)-based CRIPSR systems that utilized Cas9 and p53DD or a base editor modRNA for the purposes of knocking out genes in hPSCs via simple lipid-based transfection.
    [Cell Reports Methods]

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    REVIEWS

    Modeling Metabolic Diseases and Drug Response Using Stem Cells and Organoids

    The authors review progress made over the past decade in the generation and use of stem cell-derived metabolic cell types and organoids in metabolic disease research, especially obesity and liver diseases.
    [Nature Reviews Endocrinology]

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    Harnessing Conserved Signaling and Metabolic Pathways to Enhance the Maturation of Functional Engineered Tissues

    Scientists summarize the available state of knowledge surrounding the physiological mechanisms underlying cell maturation in several key tissues.
    [NPJ Regenerative Medicine]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    First US Patient Receives Autologous Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Dry AMD

    At the National Institutes of Health, a surgical team successfully implanted a patch of tissue made from patient cells with the goal of treating advanced “dry” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), also known as geographic atrophy.
    [National Institutes of Health]

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