[HTML][HTML] Perinatal derivatives: where do we stand? A roadmap of the human placenta and consensus for tissue and cell nomenclature

AR Silini, R Di Pietro, I Lang-Olip, F Alviano… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Progress in the understanding of the biology of perinatal tissues has contributed to the
breakthrough revelation of the therapeutic effects of perinatal derivatives (PnD), namely birth …

Challenges and opportunities for translation of therapies to improve cognition in Down syndrome

SE Lee, M Duran-Martinez, S Khantsis… - Trends in molecular …, 2020 - cell.com
While preclinical studies have reported improvement of behavioral deficits in the Ts65Dn
mouse model of Down syndrome (DS), translation to human clinical trials to improve …

Characterization of amniotic stem cells

C Koike, K Zhou, Y Takeda, M Fathy… - … " Cloning and Stem …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The amnion membrane is developed from embryo-derived cells, and amniotic cells have
been shown to exhibit multidifferentiation potential. These cells represent a desirable source …

The stem cell marker Prom1 promotes axon regeneration by down-regulating cholesterol synthesis via Smad signaling

J Lee, JE Shin, B Lee, H Kim, Y Jeon… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Axon regeneration is regulated by a neuron-intrinsic transcriptional program that is
suppressed during development but that can be reactivated following peripheral nerve …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative landscape of genetic dependencies in human and chimpanzee stem cells

R She, T Fair, NK Schaefer, RA Saunders, BJ Pavlovic… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Comparative studies of great apes provide a window into our evolutionary past, but the
extent and identity of cellular differences that emerged during hominin evolution remain …

The H3K36me2 methyltransferase NSD1 modulates H3K27ac at active enhancers to safeguard gene expression

Y Fang, Y Tang, Y Zhang, Y Pan, J Jia… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetics, especially histone marks, functions beyond the DNA sequences to regulate
gene expression. Depletion of NSD1, which catalyzes H3K36me2, leads to both up-and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive characterization of the embryonic factor LEUTX

L Gawriyski, EM Jouhilahti, M Yoshihara, L Fei… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The paired-like homeobox transcription factor LEUTX is expressed in human
preimplantation embryos between the 4-and 8-cell stages, and then silenced in somatic …

Efficient induction and sustenance of pluripotent stem cells from bovine somatic cells

VV Pillai, PP Koganti, TG Kei, S Gurung… - Biology …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Although derivation of naïve bovine embryonic stem cells is unachieved, the possibility for
generation of bovine induced pluripotent stem cells (biPSCs) has been generally reported …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic biomarkers to track differentiation of pluripotent stem cells

M Schmidt, K Zeevaert, MHE Mabrouk, R Goetzke… - Stem Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Quality control of induced pluripotent stem cells remains a challenge. For validation of the
pluripotent state, it is crucial to determine trilineage differentiation potential toward …

[HTML][HTML] Amniotic fluid stem cells inhibit the progression of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via CCL2 modulation in bronchoalveolar lavage

O Garcia, G Carraro, G Turcatel, M Hall, S Sedrakyan… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The potential for amniotic fluid stem cell (AFSC) treatment to inhibit the progression of fibrotic
lung injury has not been described. We have previously demonstrated that AFSC can …