Mesenchymal Cell News Volume 13.17 | May 4 2021

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    Mesenchymal Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.17 – 4 May, 2021
    TOP STORY

    STAG2 Mutations Alter CTCF-Anchored Loop Extrusion, Reduce Cis-Regulatory Interactions and EWSR1-FLI1 Activity in Ewing Sarcoma

    Using isogenic Ewing cells, researchers showed STAG2 loss of function profoundly changed the transcriptome but it did not significantly impact EWSR1-FLI1, CTCF/cohesin, or acetylated H3K27 DNA binding patterns.
    [Cancer Cell]

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    Delineating the Heterogeneity of Matrix-Directed Differentiation toward Soft and Stiff Tissue Lineages via Single-Cell Profiling

    By single-cell transcriptional profiling of nonconditioned, matrix-conditioned, and early differentiating cells, scientists identified distinct MSC subpopulations with distinct mechanosensitivities, differentiation capacities, and cell cycling.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    MSC-Derived Immunomodulatory Extracellular Matrix Functionalized Electrospun Fibers for Mitigating Foreign-Body Reaction and Tendon Adhesion

    Investigators developed an acellular immunomodulatory biomaterial consisting of an electrospun polycaprolactone/silk fibroin composite fibrous scaffold functionalized with MSC-derived extracellular matrix.
    [Acta Biomaterialia]

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    YWHAE-NUTM2 Oncoprotein Regulates Proliferation and Cyclin D1 via RAF/MAPK and Hippo Pathways

    The authors showed YWHAE-NUTM2 complexed with both BRAF/RAF1 and YAP/TAZ in high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (HG-ESS). These interactions were functionally relevant because YWHAE-NUTM2 knockdown in HG-ESS and other models inhibited RAF/MEK/MAPK phosphorylation, cyclin D1 expression, and cell proliferation.
    [Oncogenesis]

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    Scaffolds from Self-Assembling Tetrapeptides Support 3D Spreading, Osteogenic Differentiation, and Angiogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Scientists described self-assembling tetrapeptide scaffolds for the growth and osteogenic differentiation of human MSCs. The rationally designed peptides were synthetic amphiphilic self-assembling peptides composed of four amino acids that were nontoxic.
    [Biomacromolecules]

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    MicroRNA-140-3p Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via KLF5/N-Cadherin/MDM2/Slug Axis

    MSCs were extracted from degenerated intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus, and the expression of miR-140-3p/KLF5/N-cadherin/MDM2/Slug was manipulated to explore their effects on cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and differentiation.
    [RNA Biology]

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    Enhancing the Chondrogenic Potential of Chondrogenic Progenitor Cells by Deleting RAB5C

    Investigators demonstrated that chondrogenic progenitor cells carrying a knockout of RAB5C, a protein involved in endosomal trafficking, exhibited elevated expression of multiple chondrogenic markers, including the SOX trio, and increased COL2 deposition, whereas no changes in COL1 deposition were observed.
    [iScience]

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    Surface Modified β-Tricalcium Phosphate Enhanced Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation In Vitro and Bone Regeneration In Vivo

    To evaluate treated Beta-tricalcium phosphate biocompatibility and osteoblastic differentiation, water-soluble tetrazolium salts-1, immunofluorescence, alkaline phosphatase assay, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were done using human MSCs.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Inhibition of Glypican-1 Expression Induces an Activated Fibroblast Phenotype in a Human Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal Cell-Line

    The authors elucidated the significance of glypican-1, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan, in regulating the activation of human bone marrow-derived stromal cells of fibroblast lineage.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Targeting MicroRNA-Mediated Gene Repression Limits Adipogenic Conversion of Skeletal Muscle Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Scientists uncovered a molecular fate switch, involving miR-206 and the transcription factor Runx1, that controls fibroadipogenic progenitor differentiation to adipocytes.
    [Cell Stem Cell]

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    A Tissue-Engineered Biocomplex for Periodontal Reconstruction. A Proof-of-Principle Randomised Clinical Study

    Investigators assessed the safety/efficacy of a tissue–engineered biocomplex in periodontal reconstruction.
    [Journal of Periodontology]

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    The Role of Biomineralization in Disorders of Skeletal Development and Tooth Formation

    The authors discuss the normal processes of bone and tooth development, followed by disorders that have effects on both bone and teeth, versus disorders that have effects in one without affecting the other.
    [Nature Reviews Endocrinology]

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    Extracellular Vesicles from Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Review of Common Cargos

    Investigators highlight the therapeutics effects of adipose tissue mesenchymal cell–derived extracellular vesicles related to their participation in relevant biological processes including inflammation, angiogenesis, cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration, among others.
    [Stem Cell Reviews and Reports]

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    Role of Ex Vivo Expanded Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Determining Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Outcome

    Researchers explore the several mechanisms through which MSCs impact the supportive activity of the bone marrow niche and regulate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell homeostasis.
    [Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Hope Bio’s Stem Cells to Be Used in Fight against Parkinson’s

    Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation received FDA authorization for a Phase II clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of multiple intravenous infusions of autologous adipose-derived MSCs in improving activities of daily living and quality of life in subjects with Parkinson’s Disease.
    [Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation]

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