ESC & iPSC News Volume 19.02 | Jan 24 2024

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    2024-01-24 | ESC 19.02


    ESC & iPSC News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 19.02 – 24 January, 2024
    TOP STORY

    Lineage Regulators TFAP2C and NR5A2 Function as Bipotency Activators in Totipotent Embryos

    Researchers investigated the transcription factors regulomes during the first lineage specification in early mouse embryos, spanning the pre-initiation, initiation, commitment, and maintenance phases.
    [Nature Structural & Molecular Biology]

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    Embryos Assist Morphogenesis of Others through Calcium and ATP Signaling Mechanisms in Collective Teratogen Resistance

    The authors showed that Xenopus laevis embryos were much more sensitive to a diverse set of chemical and molecular-biological perturbations when allowed to develop alone or in small groups, than in large groups.
    [Nature Communications]

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    ZFP281 Controls Transcriptional and Epigenetic Changes Promoting Mouse Pluripotent State Transitions via DNMT3 and TET1

    Using Zfp281 knockout mouse and degron knockin cell models, investigators identified the direct transcriptional activation of Dnmt3a/3b by ZFP281 in PSCs.
    [Developmental Cell]

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    A Critical Threshold of McM10 Is Required to Maintain Genome Stability during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Natural Killer Cells

    Natural killer (NK) cell deficiency in a patient presented as loss of functionally mature late-stage NK cells. To understand how MCM10 deficiency affects NK cell development, researchers generated MCM10 heterozygous iPSC lines.
    [Open Biology]

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    Ubiquitin E3 Ligase FBXO9 Regulates Pluripotency by Targeting DPPA5 for Ubiquitylation and Degradation

    To further understand the role of the ubiquitin proteasome system in pluripotency, investigators performed an RNAi screen during induction of cellular reprogramming and have identified FBXO9 as a novel regulator of pluripotency associated protein DPPA5.
    [Stem Cells]

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    Telomere Dynamics in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Researchers showed that human-iPSCs reprogrammed from somatic cells show progressive telomere lengthening until reaching a length similar to ESCs.
    [Cell Cycle]

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    Characterization of Heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys Amyloidosis-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Investigators took advantage of disease-specific iPS cells and generated & characterized the heterozygous ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis-specific iPS cells, to determine whether Y114C iPS cells could be useful for elucidating the pathogenesis of ATTR Tyr114Cys amyloidosis.
    [Heliyon]

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    Role of Connexin 32 in the Directional Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes

    Urine-derived epithelial cells were collected from the fresh urine of a healthy donor and transducted with reprogramming plasmid mixture to generate iPSCs.
    [International Journal Of Medical Sciences]

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    Generation and Characterization of Two Fibroblast-Derived Baboon Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines

    Researchers reprogrammed skin fibroblasts of one male individual and generated two iPSC lines, which exhibited the characteristic ESC-like morphology, demonstrated robust expression of key pluripotency factors, and displayed multilineage differentiation potential.
    [Stem Cell Research]

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    Advancements of 3D Bioprinting in Regenerative Medicine: Exploring Cell Sources for Organ Fabrication

    Investigators explored the impact of different 3D bioprinting technologies and bioink materials on seed cells, providing a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of cell sources that have been used or hold potential in 3D bioprinting.
    [Heliyon]

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    The Impact of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Animal Conservation

    The authors focus on the progress made with iPSC lines derived from endangered and extinct species, exploring their potential applications and limitations in animal welfare research.
    [Veterinary Research Communications]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Just Two Northern White Rhinos Remain. The Species’ First IVF Pregnancy Could Save Them from Extinction

    The critically endangered northern white rhino could be saved from the brink of extinction after scientists performed the first successful embryo transfer in white rhinos.
    [The Guardian]

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    EPA Scraps Plan to End Mammal Testing by 2035

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned a controversial plan to phase out all use of mammals to test the safety of chemicals by 2035. The hard deadline made EPA unique among US federal agencies.
    [Science Insider]

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