ESC & iPSC News Volume 19.09 | Mar 13 2024

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    2024-03-13 | ESC & iPSC 19.09


    ESC & iPSC News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 19.09 – 13 March, 2024
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    H2AK119ub1 Differentially Fine-Tunes Gene Expression by Modulating Canonical PRC1- and H1-Dependent Chromatin Compaction

    Researchers revealed that H2AK119ub1 had two distinct roles in gene expression, through differentially modulating chromatin compaction mediated by canonical polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) and the linker histone H1.
    [Molecular Cell]

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    AGO1 Controls Protein Folding in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Decisions

    Scientists showed that argonaute (AGO) 1 controlled cell fate decisions through facilitating protein folding. They found that in mESCs, while AGO2 facilitated differentiation via the miRNA pathway, AGO1 controlled stemness independently of its binding to small RNAs.
    [Developmental Cell]

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    ATG5 Nonautophagically Regulates Inflammation and Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Investigators demonstrated that macroautophagy/autophagy-related protein ATG5 inhibited the inflammatory response of mouse ESCs by promoting the degradation of BTRC/β-TrCP1 and further the downregulation of NFKB/NF-κB signaling.
    [Autophagy]

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    Efficient Generation of Skin Organoids from Pluripotent Cells via Defined Extracellular Matrix Cues and Morphogen Gradients in a Spindle-Shaped Microfluidic Device

    The authors established a method to generate PSC-derived skin organoids effectively in a chemically-defined 3D extracellular matrix environment.
    [Advanced Healthcare Materials]

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    Shear Stress Activates the Piezo1 Channel to Facilitate Valvular Endothelium-Oriented Differentiation and Maturation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Scientists applied unidirectional shear stress to promote hiPSCs differentiation into valvular endothelial-like (VELs) cells. They found that Piezo1 served as a crucial mechanosensor for the differentiation and maturation of VELs.
    [Acta Biomaterialia]

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    Di-n-Butyl Phthalate Promotes the Neural Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells through Neurogenic Differentiation 1

    Researchers focused on the characterization of the genetic traits and alterations in pluripotency/stemness triggered by phthalate ester derivatives. They reported the abilities of ESCs regarding proliferation, cell-cycle control, and neural ectoderm differentiation.
    [Environmental Pollution]

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    The Role of Smarcad1 in Retroviral Repression in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    Investigators used Moloney murine leukemia virus (MLV) to explore the role of Smarcad1 in retroviral silencing in ESCs. They showed that Smarcad1 was immediately recruited to the MLV provirus.
    [Mobile DNA]

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    Improving Cardiac Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells by Targeting Ferroptosis

    Scientists increased the efficiency of generating cardiomyocytes from hPSCs. They identified cell death as a detrimental factor during this initial stage of in vitro cardiomyocyte differentiation.
    [Regenerative Therapy]

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    Sarcomeric Tropomyosin Expression during Human iPSC Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes

    Researchers harvested cells on days 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 to analyze for various sarcomeric tropomyosin (TPM) transcripts by qRT-PCR and for sarcomeric TPM proteins using two-dimensional (2D) Western blot with sarcomeric TPM-specific CH1 monoclonal antibody followed by mass spectra analyses.
    [Cytoskeleton]

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    REVIEWS

    Lessons from Inducible Pluripotent Stem Cell Models on Neuronal Senescence in Aging and Neurodegeneration

    The authors review the evidence of cellular senescence in neuronal aging and disease, discuss hPSC-based model systems used to investigate neuronal senescence, and propose a panel of cellular and molecular hallmarks to characterize senescent neurons.
    [Nature Aging]

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    Emerging Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Human–Animal Brain Chimeras for Advancing Disease Modeling and Cell Therapy for Neurological Disorders

    Investigators discuss recent advances in the generation and applications of using human–animal chimeric brain models for the study of neurological disorders, including disease modeling and cell therapy.
    [Neuroscience Bulletin]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Gladstone to Expand Stem Cell Research Capabilities with Multi-Million Dollar Regenerative Medicine Grant

    Powered by a $4 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Gladstone will expand its capabilities even further by establishing a center for stem cell disease modeling and CRISPR drug screening.
    [Gladstone Institutes]

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