ESC & iPSC News Volume 18.20 | May 24 2023

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    2023-05-24 | ESC 18.20


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    Vol. 18.20 – 24 May, 2023
    TOP STORY

    RNA Stability Controlled by m6A Methylation Contributes to X-to-Autosome Dosage Compensation in Mammals

    The authors showed that X-chromosomal transcripts had fewer m6A modifications and were more stable than their autosomal counterparts.
    [Nature Structural & Molecular Biology]

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    USP7 Represses Lineage Differentiation Genes in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells by Both Catalytic and Noncatalytic Activities

    Researchers reported that USP7 maintains mESC identity through both catalytic activity–dependent and –independent repression of lineage differentiation genes. Usp7 depletion attenuated SOX2 levels and derepresses lineage differentiation genes thereby compromising mESC pluripotency.
    [Science Advances]

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    Optogenetic Manipulation Identifies the Roles of ERK and AKT Dynamics in Controlling Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Exit from Pluripotency

    Investigators showed that ERK activity duration or amplitude or the type of ERK dynamics alone did not influence exit from pluripotency, but the sum of activity over time did.
    [Developmental Cell]

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    MutSα and MutSβ as Size-Dependent Cellular Determinants for Prime Editing in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Through homozygous knockout of MMR pathway key proteins MSH2, MSH3, and MSH6, scientists revealed that MutSα and MutSβ determined prime editor efficiency in an editing size-dependent manner.
    [Molecular Therapy – Nucleic Acids]

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    The EZH2–PRC2–H3K27me3 Axis Governs the Endometrial Cell Cycle and Differentiation for Blastocyst Invasion

    RNA-seq analyses of the human peri-implantation endometrium obtained from patients with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and fertile controls revealed that PRC2 components were dysregulated in the RIF group.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Propensity of Patient-Derived iPSCs for Retinal Differentiation: Implications for Autologous Cell Replacement

    IPSCs were generated from 15 patients, differentiated into retinal organoids, and scored based on their retinal differentiation capacity. Despite significant differences in retinal differentiation propensity, RNA-sequencing revealed remarkable similarity between patient-derived iPSC lines prior to differentiation.
    [Stem Cells Translational Medicine]

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    Embryonic Stem Cell ERK, AKT, Plus STAT3 Response Dynamics Combinatorics Are Heterogeneous but NANOG State Independent

    The authors generated mouse ESC lines simultaneously expressing fluorescent reporters for ERK, AKT, and STAT3 signaling activity, which all control pluripotency.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    Modulation of WNT, Activin/Nodal, and MAPK Signaling Pathways Increases Arterial Hemogenic Endothelium and Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Formation during Human iPSC Differentiation

    Researchers modulated WNT, Activin/Nodal, and MAPK signaling pathways by stage-specific addition of small molecule regulators CHIR99021, SB431542, and LY294002, respectively, and measured the impact on hematoendothelial formation in culture.
    [Stem Cells]

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    3D Bioprinting Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models of Alzheimer’s Disease Using a Smart Bioink

    The combination of cells, bioink, and puromorphamine-releasing microspheres were used to mimic the in vivo environment and direct the differentiation of the neural progenitor cells into basal forebrain-resembling cholinergic neurons.
    [Bioelectronic Medicine]

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    REVIEWS

    The Promises and Pitfalls of CRISPR-Mediated Base Editing in Stem Cells

    Investigators discuss the strategies for achieving exact base edits in the creation of various stem cell-based models for use in elucidating disease mechanisms and assessing drug efficacy.
    [CRISPR Journal]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Is Space the Place for Stem Cell Manufacturing? Scientists Will Soon Test That on the ISS

    The world’s second-ever private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will not only ferry up the first Saudi Arabian woman to go to space but also a first-of-its-kind experiment that will test whether scientists can create induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs, in microgravity.
    [FierceBiotech]

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    First Female Arab Astronaut Reaches ISS for Historic Mission to Conduct Stem Cell & Cancer Research

    Rayyanah Barnawi, the first female Arab astronaut, has successfully arrived at the International Space Station as part of Axiom Space’s second private mission.
    [The Free Press Journal]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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    Virginia Tech – Washington, DC, United States

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    DFG Research Training Group – Berlin, Germany

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