Why death and aging? All memories are imperfect

WB Miller Jr, F Baluška, AS Reber… - Progress in Biophysics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent papers have emphasized the primary role of cellular information management in
biological and evolutionary development. In this framework, intelligent cells collectively …

Mitochondrial regulation in human pluripotent stem cells during reprogramming and β cell differentiation

IT Jasra, N Cuesta-Gomez, K Verhoeff… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell and dynamically control fundamental biological
processes including cell reprogramming, pluripotency, and lineage specification. Although …

Highly cooperative chimeric super-SOX induces naive pluripotency across species

CM MacCarthy, G Wu, V Malik, Y Menuchin-Lasowski… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Our understanding of pluripotency remains limited: iPSC generation has only been
established for a few model species, pluripotent stem cell lines exhibit inconsistent …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factor stoichiometry, motif affinity and syntax regulate single-cell chromatin dynamics during fibroblast reprogramming to pluripotency

S Nair, M Ameen, L Sundaram, A Pampari, J Schreiber… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ectopic expression of OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and MYC (OSKM) transforms differentiated cells
into induced pluripotent stem cells. To refine our mechanistic understanding of …

Targeting epigenetic dysregulation in autism spectrum disorders

ML Herrera, J Paraíso-Luna, I Bustos-Martínez… - Trends in Molecular …, 2024 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a range of neurodevelopmental pathologies
characterized by deficits in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, collectively affecting …

[HTML][HTML] Viral genome sequencing methods: benefits and pitfalls of current approaches

N Jansz, GJ Faulkner - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Whole genome sequencing of viruses provides high-resolution molecular insights,
enhancing our understanding of viral genome function and phylogeny. Beyond fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] iPSC-based modeling of helicase deficiency reveals impaired cell proliferation and increased apoptosis after NK cell lineage commitment

S Seo, SL Patil, YO Ahn, J Armetta… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cell proliferation is a ubiquitous process required for organismal development and
homeostasis. However, individuals with partial loss-of-function variants in DNA replicative …

[HTML][HTML] Unleashing the potential of adipose organoids: A revolutionary approach to combat obesity-related metabolic diseases

X Liu, J Yang, Y Yan, Q Li, RL Huang - Theranostics, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity-related metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and non-
alcoholic fatty liver diseases pose a significant threat to health. However, comprehensive …

CTCF deletion alters the pluripotency and DNA methylation profile of human iPSCs

D Puri, C Maaßen, M Varona Baranda… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pluripotent stem cells are characterized by their differentiation potential toward endoderm,
mesoderm, and ectoderm. However, it is still largely unclear how these cell-fate decisions …

Recent advances in the application of induced pluripotent stem cell technology to the study of myeloid malignancies

D Tatwavedi, A Pellagatti, J Boultwood - Advances in Biological Regulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Acquired myeloid malignancies are a spectrum of clonal disorders known to be caused by
sequential acquisition of genetic lesions in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, leading …