A roadmap for the human developmental cell atlas

M Haniffa, D Taylor, S Linnarsson, BJ Aronow… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Human Developmental Cell Atlas (HDCA) initiative, which is part of the Human
Cell Atlas, aims to create a comprehensive reference map of cells during development. This …

Neuronal cell-type classification: challenges, opportunities and the path forward

H Zeng, JR Sanes - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Neurons have diverse molecular, morphological, connectional and functional properties. We
believe that the only realistic way to manage this complexity—and thereby pave the way for …

Molecular architecture of the developing mouse brain

G La Manno, K Siletti, A Furlan, D Gyllborg, E Vinsland… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The mammalian brain develops through a complex interplay of spatial cues generated by
diffusible morphogens, cell–cell interactions and intrinsic genetic programs that result in …

[HTML][HTML] Biphasic activation of WNT signaling facilitates the derivation of midbrain dopamine neurons from hESCs for translational use

TW Kim, J Piao, SY Koo, S Kriks, SY Chung, D Betel… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells show considerable promise for applications in regenerative
medicine, including the development of cell replacement paradigms for the treatment of …

Classification of midbrain dopamine neurons using single-cell gene expression profiling approaches

JF Poulin, Z Gaertner, OA Moreno-Ramos… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Dysfunctional dopamine (DA) signaling has been associated with a broad spectrum of
neuropsychiatric disorders, prompting investigations into how midbrain DA neuron …

[HTML][HTML] Neural subtype specification from human pluripotent stem cells

Y Tao, SC Zhang - Cell stem cell, 2016 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) provide a model to study early neural development,
model pathological processes, and develop therapeutics. The generation of functionally …

Predictive markers guide differentiation to improve graft outcome in clinical translation of hESC-based therapy for Parkinson's disease

A Kirkeby, S Nolbrant, K Tiklova, A Heuer, N Kee… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Stem cell treatments for neurodegenerative diseases are expected to reach clinical trials
soon. Most of the approaches currently under development involve transplantation of …

Generation of high-purity human ventral midbrain dopaminergic progenitors for in vitro maturation and intracerebral transplantation

S Nolbrant, A Heuer, M Parmar, A Kirkeby - Nature protocols, 2017 - nature.com
Generation of precisely patterned neural cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) is
instrumental in developing disease models and stem cell therapies. Here, we provide a …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals midbrain dopamine neuron diversity emerging during mouse brain development

K Tiklová, ÅK Björklund, L Lahti, A Fiorenzano… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Midbrain dopamine (mDA) neurons constitute a heterogenous group of cells that have been
intensely studied, not least because their degeneration causes major symptoms in …

[HTML][HTML] The BRAIN initiative cell census consortium: lessons learned toward generating a comprehensive brain cell atlas

JR Ecker, DH Geschwind, AR Kriegstein, J Ngai… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
A comprehensive characterization of neuronal cell types, their distributions, and patterns of
connectivity is critical for understanding the properties of neural circuits and how they …