Engineering induced pluripotent stem cells for cancer immunotherapy

Y Zhou, M Li, K Zhou, J Brown, T Tsao, X Cen… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that can be genetically engineered
and differentiated into different types of immune cells, providing an unlimited resource for …

Engineered and banked iPSCs for advanced NK-and T-cell immunotherapies

F Cichocki, SJC van der Stegen, JS Miller - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
The development of methods to derive induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has propelled
stem cell research, and has the potential to revolutionize many areas of medicine, including …

[HTML][HTML] EZH1 repression generates mature iPSC-derived CAR T cells with enhanced antitumor activity

R Jing, I Scarfo, MA Najia, EL da Rocha, A Han… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provide a potentially unlimited resource for
cell therapies, but the derivation of mature cell types remains challenging. The histone …

In vivo screening characterizes chromatin factor functions during normal and malignant hematopoiesis

D Lara-Astiaso, A Goñi-Salaverri, J Mendieta-Esteban… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular differentiation requires extensive alterations in chromatin structure and function,
which is elicited by the coordinated action of chromatin and transcription factors. By contrast …

Soluble and multivalent Jag1 DNA origami nanopatterns activate Notch without pulling force

I Smyrlaki, F Fördős, I Rocamonde-Lago… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The Notch signaling pathway has fundamental roles in embryonic development and in the
nervous system. The current model of receptor activation involves initiation via a force …

DLL4 and VCAM1 enhance the emergence of T cell–competent hematopoietic progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells

YS Michaels, JM Edgar, MC Major, EL Castle… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
T cells show tremendous efficacy as cellular therapeutics. However, obtaining primary T
cells from human donors is expensive and variable. Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have the …

Thymus functionality needs more than a few TECs

P Bhalla, DM Su, NSC van Oers - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The thymus, a primary lymphoid organ, produces the T cells of the immune system.
Originating from the 3rd pharyngeal pouch during embryogenesis, this organ functions …

Chimeric antigen receptor T cells applied to solid tumors

Z Zhou, C Tao, J Li, JC Tang, AS Chan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy is novel tumor immunotherapy that
enables autologous T to express synthetic receptors to specifically recognize the surface …

In vitro human haematopoietic stem cell expansion and differentiation

YK Bozhilov, I Hsu, EJ Brown, AC Wilkinson - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The haematopoietic system plays an essential role in our health and survival. It is comprised
of a range of mature blood and immune cell types, including oxygen-carrying erythrocytes …

Affinity-matured DLL4 ligands as broad-spectrum modulators of Notch signaling

D Gonzalez-Perez, S Das, D Antfolk, HS Ahsan… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The Notch pathway regulates cell fate decisions and is an emerging target for regenerative
and cancer therapies. Recombinant Notch ligands are attractive candidates for modulating …