Human stem cell models to study host–virus interactions in the central nervous system

O Harschnitz, L Studer - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Advancements in human pluripotent stem cell technology offer a unique opportunity for the
neuroimmunology field to study host–virus interactions directly in disease-relevant cells of …

Natural variation in gene expression and viral susceptibility revealed by neural progenitor cell villages

MF Wells, J Nemesh, S Ghosh, JM Mitchell, MR Salick… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Human genome variation contributes to diversity in neurodevelopmental outcomes and
vulnerabilities; recognizing the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms will require …

Integrin αvβ5 internalizes Zika virus during neural stem cells infection and provides a promising target for antiviral therapy

S Wang, Q Zhang, SK Tiwari, G Lichinchi, EH Yau… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
We perform a CRISPR-Cas9 genome-wide screen in glioblastoma stem cells and identify
integrin αvβ5 as an internalization factor for Zika virus (ZIKV). Expression of αvβ5 is …

The 22q11. 2 region regulates presynaptic gene-products linked to schizophrenia

R Nehme, O Pietiläinen, M Artomov… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
It is unclear how the 22q11. 2 deletion predisposes to psychiatric disease. To study this, we
generated induced pluripotent stem cells from deletion carriers and controls and utilized …

A pooled cell painting CRISPR screening platform enables de novo inference of gene function by self-supervised deep learning

S Sivanandan, B Leitmann, E Lubeck, MM Sultan… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Pooled CRISPR screening has emerged as a powerful method of mapping gene functions
thanks to its scalability, affordability, and robustness against well or plate-specific …

A review of virus host factor discovery using CRISPR screening

WR See, M Yousefi, YS Ooi - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
The emergence of genome-scale forward genetic screening techniques, such as Haploid
Genetic screen and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) …

Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies protein pathways modulating tau protein levels in neurons

CG Sanchez, CM Acker, A Gray, M Varadarajan… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Aggregates of hyperphosphorylated tau protein are a pathological hallmark of more than 20
distinct neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, progressive …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic cell adhesion genes linked to schizophrenia correlate with synaptic programs in neurons

O Pietiläinen, A Trehan, D Meyer, J Mitchell… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The maturation of neurons and the development of synapses, although emblematic of
neurons, also relies on interactions with astrocytes and other glia. Here, to study the role of …

Leveraging the genetic diversity of human stem cells in therapeutic approaches

M Tegtmeyer, R Nehme - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Since their discovery 15 years ago, human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) technologies have
begun to revolutionize science and medicine, rapidly expanding beyond investigative …

A multimodal and multifunctional CMOS cellular interfacing array for digital physiology and pathology featuring an ultra dense pixel array and reconfigurable sampling …

AY Wang, Y Sheng, W Li, D Jung… - … Circuits and Systems, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The article presents a fully integrated multimodal and multifunctional CMOS
biosensing/actuating array chip and system for multi-dimensional cellular/tissue …