Organoid News Volume 3.03 | Jan 27 2022

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    Vol. 3.03 – 27 January, 2022
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    Biomimetic Human Lung-on-a-Chip with Colorful Displaying Microphysiological Breath

    Scientists presented a novel biomimetic 3D microphysiological lung-on-a-chip system with breathing visuality.
    [Advanced Materials]

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    Modeling Human Thyroid Development by Fetal Tissue-Derived Organoid Culture

    Investigators established a long-term culture of human fetal thyroid organoids system, which retained the fetal thyroid lineages and molecular signatures, as well as the ability to generate functional human thyroid follicles post mice renal transplantation.
    [Advanced Science]

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    Interactions with Stromal Cells Promote a More Oxidized Cancer Cell Redox State in Pancreatic Tumors

    Nontransformed cells in tumors can help cancer cells overcome metabolic limitations, particularly in pancreatic cancer, where pancreatic stellate cells promote cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth.
    [Science Advances]

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    Mapping Molecular Subtype Specific Alterations in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Identifies Clinically Relevant Vulnerabilities

    The authors comprehensively dissected genomic, transcriptomic and clinical data in patient-matched longitudinal tumor samples, and unraveled distinct transcriptional programs enriched in brain metastasis.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Midbrain Organoids Mimic Early Embryonic Neurodevelopment and Recapitulate LRRK2-p.Gly2019Ser-Associated Gene Expression

    Investigators compared single-cell RNA-sequencing data of human midbrain organoids to the developing human embryonic midbrain.
    [American Journal of Human Genetics]

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    Single-Cell ATAC-Seq of Fetal Human Retina and Stem-Cell-Derived Retinal Organoids Shows Changing Chromatin Landscapes during Cell Fate Acquisition

    Researchers extended the transcriptomic analyses to incorporate single-cell assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq), a powerful method used to characterize potential gene regulatory networks through the changes in accessible chromatin that accompany cell-state changes.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Canonical TGFβ Signaling Induces Collective Invasion in Colorectal Carcinogenesis through a Snail1- and Zeb1-Independent Partial EMT

    The authors investigated the impact of oncogenic transformation and the microenvironment on tumor cell invasion using genetically engineered organoids as colorectal cancer models.
    [Oncogene]

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    Recapitulating Lipid Accumulation and Related Metabolic Dysregulation in Human Liver-Derived Organoids

    Scientists developed an organoid-based 3D culture model to recapitulate key features of fatty liver disease focusing on intracellular lipid accumulation and metabolic dysregulation.
    [Journal of Molecular Medicine]

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    A Simple Method to Generate Human Airway Epithelial Organoids with Externally-Oriented Apical Membranes

    Investigators described a simple method to generate organoid cultures using isolated human tracheobronchial epithelial cells grown in mixed matrix components and supplemented at day 14 with the Wnt pathway agonist R-spondin 2 and the bone morphogenic protein antagonist Noggin.
    [American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology]

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    Biocompatible Micro Tweezers for 3D Hydrogel Organoid Array Mechanical Characterization

    Researchers presented novel biocompatible Polydimethylsiloxane-based micromechanical tweezers capable of the stiffness characterization and manipulation of hydrogel-based organoids.
    [PLoS One]

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    Biomimetic Models of the Glomerulus

    Scaffold-based 3D culture systems and organoids provide greater microenvironmental complexity but do not replicate fluid flows and dynamic responses to fluidic stimuli.
    [Nature Reviews Nephrology]

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    Microbial Signals, MyD88, and Lymphotoxin Drive TNF-Independent Intestinal Epithelial Tissue Damage

    The auhthors showed that TNF-independent intestinal epithelial cell death after A20 and Abin-1 deletion was rescued by germ-free derivation or deletion of MyD88, while deletion of Trif provided only partial protection.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    Reaching into the Toolbox: Stem Cell Models to Study Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    Investigators discuss available tools, including CRISPR-Cas9, and the applications of these tools to develop cell-based 2D models and 3D brain organoid models that better represent and unravel the intricacies of neuropsychiatric disorder pathophysiology.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Pluristyx Announces Strategic Alliance with panCELLa and Implant Therapeutics of Offer ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Pluristyx, Inc., panCELLa, and Implant Therapeutics announced they have entered into a manufacturing and distribution strategic alliance that offers cell therapy companies streamlined access to the next generation of safe, universal, cost-effective, “off-the-shelf” iPSCs.
    [Pluristyx, Inc.]

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    EsoCap and Upadia Sign Exclusive Licensing Agreement Combining EsoCap Technology with Upadia Antibodies for the Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus

    EsoCap announced that the company entered into a worldwide, exclusive antibody licensing agreement with Upadia, to develop targeted therapeutics to treat Barrett’s esophagus.
    [EsoCap]

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