Organoid News Volume 1.07 | Aug 27 2020

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    Vol. 1.07 – 27 August, 2020
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    Heterotypic Cell–Cell Communication Regulates Glandular Stem Cell Multipotency

    Researchers showed that the ablation of luminal cells reactivated the multipotency of basal stem cells from multiple epithelia both in vivo in mice and in vitro in organoids.
    [Nature]

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    Immunofluorescence image of adult stem cell-derived intestinal organoids.
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    Succinate
    Produced by Intestinal Microbes Promotes Specification of Tuft Cells to Suppress Ileal Inflammation

    Scientists performed single-cell RNA-sequencing, mass spectrometry, and microbiome profiling of intestinal tissues from wildtype and ATOH1-knockout mice, which have expansion of tuft cells, to study interactions between microbes and tuft cell populations. They assessed microbe dependence on these populations using microbiome depletion, organoids, and microbe transplant experiments.
    [Gastroenterology]

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    Lumenal
    Galectin-9-Lamp2 Interaction Regulates Lysosome and Autophagy to Prevent Pathogenesis in the Intestine and Pancreas

    Investigators showed in gut epithelial cells, that galectin-9 was enriched in lysosomes and predominantly bound to lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 (Lamp2) in a Asn-glycan dependent manner.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Frataxin
    Gene Editing Rescues Friedreich’s Ataxia Pathology in Dorsal Root Ganglia Organoid-Derived Sensory Neurons

    Bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing showed that dorsal root ganglia (DRG) organoids present a transcriptional signature similar to native DRGs and displayed the main peripheral sensory neuronal and glial cell subtypes.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Differentiation
    of Human Intestinal Organoids with Endogenous Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Given that endothelial cells (ECs) possess organ-specific gene expression, morphology, and function, investigators used bulk RNA-seq and scRNA-seq to interrogate the developing human intestine, lung, and kidney in order to identify organ-enriched EC gene signatures.
    [Developmental Cell]

    AbstractGraphical Abstract

    LIN28B/Let-7
    Control the Ability of Neonatal Murine Auditory Supporting Cells to Generate Hair Cells through mTOR Signaling

    Employing murine cochlear organoid and explant cultures to model mitotic and nonmitotic mechanisms of hair cell generation, researchers showed that loss of LIN28B function suppressed Akt-mTOR complex 1 activity and rendered young, immature supporting cells incapable of generating hair cells.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

    Abstract

    Slow-Cycling
    Cancer Stem Cells Regulate Progression and Chemoresistance in Colon Cancer

    Scientists demonstrated that the tumorigenic subpopulation of mouse LGR5+ cells existed in a slow-cycling state and identified a unique 22-gene signature that characterized these slow-cycling cancer stem cells.
    [Cancer Research]

    Abstract

    Regulation
    of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Organoid Morphogenesis by a Novel TGFβ-TCF7L2 Isoform-Specific Signaling Pathway

    Researchers found that the TCF7L2 E-isoforms maintained, whereas the M and S isoforms disrupted morphogenesis of 3D-epithelial cell-derived organoids via regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Selective
    Interferon Responses of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Minimize TNFα Cytotoxicity

    Intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) organoids have increased expression of the type I interferon (IFN) receptor relative to neonate IECs, and the response of IEC organoids to type I IFN was strikingly increased in magnitude and scope relative to type III IFN.
    [Journal of Virology]

    Abstract

    Derivation of Endometrial Gland Organoids from Term Placenta

    Investigators report the establishment of endometrial gland organoids from decidua isolated from term placental membranes.
    [Placenta]

    Abstract

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    REVIEWS

    Effects of Extracellular Matrix Viscoelasticity on Cellular Behaviour

    The authors review the complex mechanical behaviors of tissues and extracellular matrices (ECMs), discuss the effect of ECM viscoelasticity on cells, and describe the potential use of viscoelastic biomaterials in regenerative medicine.
    [Nature]

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    Microfluidics for Interrogating Live Intact Tissues

    Scientists review the use of microfluidics to study the physiology and pathophysiology of intact live tissues at sub-millimeter scales.
    [Microsystems & Nanoengineering]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Cytovia Therapeutics and NYSCF Announce Filing of Provisional Patent for iPSC-Derived NK Cells to Produce Unlimited On-Demand NK and CAR-NK Cells for the Treatment of Cancer

    Cytovia Therapeutics, has announced the filing of a provisional patent application with the US Patent & Trademark Office for the differentiation of natural killer (NK) cells from iPSCs. The NYSCF Research Institute is a pioneer and acknowledged leader in stem cell technology, having developed the premier automated robotic platform for reprogramming skin or blood into iPSCs and differentiating them into disease-relevant cell types.
    [Cytovia Therapeutics, Inc. (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)]

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