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Released: 11-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Molecular regulation of trophoblast stem cell self-renewal and giant cell differentiation by the Hippo components YAP and LATS1
Stem Cell Research & Therapy

… has led to the development of trophoblast stem cell lines which retain the capacity to … –OFF switch to regulate various hallmark processes of stem cell biology like self-renewal [15, 16… pools with temporal replenishment of the trophoblast stem cell hub …

Released: 11-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
β-elemene suppresses tumor metabolism and stem cell-like properties of non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling
American Journal of Cancer Research

Multi-drug resistance remains a critical issue in cancer treatment that hinders the effective use of chemotherapeutic drugs. The active components of traditional Chinese medicine have been applied as adjuvants to accentuate the anticancer …

Released: 10-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Nacre-mimetic cerium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite/chitosan layered composite scaffolds regulate bone regeneration via OPG/RANKL signaling pathway
Preprints

Xiao-Liang Liu, Chuan-Jian Zhang, Jing-Jing Shi, Qin-Fei Ke, Yu-Wei Ge, Zhen-An Zhu, Ya-Ping Guo

Released: 10-May-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Taking the guesswork out of journal submission with Community Review
Cell Stem Cell

This Backstory describes the development of a research article published in Cell Stem Cell that was originally submitted to Community Review, a program wherein a manuscript is simultaneously considered at multiple Cell Press journals. The article, a

Released: 10-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
A FoxA2+ long-term stem cell population is necessary for growth plate cartilage regeneration after injury
Nature Communications

… reside in the RZ, a known location for stem cells 5,11 , and that FoxA2+ cells are located in close proximity to the SOC, which is viewed as a signaling center of RZ stemness 10 , we asked whether FoxA2+ cells are different than the previously …

Released: 10-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
p57Kip2 imposes the reserve stem cell state of gastric chief cells
Cell Stem Cell

… stem cell … stem cell state, accompanied by altered niche requirements and a mature chief cell/secretory phenotype. Following the constitutive expression of p57 in vivo, chief cells showed an impaired injury response. Thus, p57 is a gatekeeper …

Released: 10-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Nuclear factor programming improves stem-cell-derived hepatocyte phenotype
Cell Stem Cell

… In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Ma et al. demonstrate that the activation of the nuclear receptor thyroid hormone receptor beta (NR1A2) improves the differentiation status of hepatocyte-like cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells. … In this …

Released: 10-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
An instantly fixable and self-adaptive scaffold for skull regeneration by autologous stem cell recruitment and angiogenesis
Nature Communications

Limited stem cells, poor stretchability and mismatched interface fusion have plagued the reconstruction of cranial defects by cell-free scaffolds. Here, we designed an instantly fixable and self-adaptive scaffold by dopamine-modified hyaluronic acid …

Released: 9-May-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Clemson web apps calculate soil pH to help growers increase profits, reduce costs
Clemson University

Lime is a very important soil amendment used to grow crops. To help ensure the correct amount is applied where it is needed most, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture Team has developed the Reverse Lime Rate Calculator.

Newswise: Novel Course on Medical Device Innovation Adds to Skills of Future Physicians
Released: 9-May-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Novel Course on Medical Device Innovation Adds to Skills of Future Physicians
Stony Brook University

In a paper in Academic Medicine, educators at the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University highlighted the success of their three-year, elective course in biodesign that has enabled students to expand their abilities as medical device innovators.

Released: 9-May-2022 9:55 AM EDT
IN2 AgTech Startups Making an Impact
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

While our planet faces many grand challenges that are impacting global food security, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is helping to bring new AgTech innovations to the table.

Released: 9-May-2022 9:55 AM EDT
The 2022 Society for Biomaterials, Technology Innovation and Development Award goes to Dr. Guillermo Ameer and the Acuitive Technologies Team
Acuitive Technologies

The honor recognizes biomaterials research that significantly benefits patient health and outcomes.

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Antigen presentation safeguards the integrity of the hematopoietic stem cell pool
Cell Stem Cell

… programs maintaining stem cell integrity have been identified, safety mechanisms eliminating malignant HSPCs from the stem cell pool … HSPCs and antigen-specific CD4 + T cells, causing stem cell proliferation, differentiation, and specific exhaustion …

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
The nuclear receptor THRB facilitates differentiation of human PSCs into more mature hepatocytes
Cell Stem Cell

By developing a 3D spheroid system for hPSC-hepatocytes differentiation and combining it with genomic approaches, Jaenisch and colleagues identified a role for THRB in regulating hPSC-hepatocytes maturation through chromatin-remodeling complex pBAF.

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Uncompensated mitochondrial oxidative stress underlies heart failure in an iPSC-derived model of congenital heart disease
Cell Stem Cell

Xu et al. demonstrated feasibility of modeling early heart failure using induced pluripotent stemcell-derived cardiomyocytes from patients with HLHS. They observed that heart failure is linked to increased apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, redox

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Stem-cell-derived trophoblast organoids model human placental development and susceptibility to emerging pathogens
Cell Stem Cell

Theunissen et al. describe a methodology for deriving self-renewing 3D trophoblast organoids from naive human pluripotent stem cells. They demonstrate that stem-cell-derived trophoblast organoids model human placental development, X chromosome inact

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Nanovesicles as a Credible Agent for Therapy of Pulmonary Hypertension
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

… In order to obtain the highest yield of mesenchymal stem cell-derived nanovesicles (MSC-NVs), we employed a serial extrusion approach using polycarbonate membrane filters with 5 μm, 1 μm, 0.4 μm, and 0.2 μm pore sizes …

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Stem Cell Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes: Current Methods and Emerging Approaches
Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are globally known to be important causes of mortality and disabilities. Common treatment strategies for CVDs, such as pharmacological therapeutics impose serious challenges due to the failure of …

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
The application of cancer stem cell model in malignant mesothelioma
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

The high mortality rate of malignant pleural mesothelioma led to study the mechanisms for chemoresistance. The cancer stem cell (CSC) model has been proposed to explain chemoresistance. CSCs are characterized by self-renewal …

Released: 9-May-2022 5:00 AM EDT
Nuclear factor programming improves stem-cell-derived hepatocyte phenotype
Cell Stem Cell

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Ma et al. demonstrate that the activation of the nuclear receptor thyroid hormone receptor beta (NR1A2) improves the differentiation status of hepatocyte-like cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells.

Released: 7-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
HSPA1B is the Dominant Partner in the HSPA1A/HSPA1B Mediated Proteotoxic Stress Response in Placenta-Derived Stem Cells
Preprints

bstract: Placenta-derived stem cells (PDSCs) offer the advantages of possessing mesenchymal and embryonic traits, broad differentiation potential, large-scale availability, and no ethical constraints in their utilization in therapeutic applications. Elevated protein synthesis and consequently enhanced protein maintenance networks become necessary both due to the requirement to maintain stemness and respond to different stresses.

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
The amnion as a window into human pluripotency
Cell Stem Cell

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, a new study by Rostovskaya et al. (2022) uses human stem cells to understand the formation of the amnion, a vital extraembryonic tissue that encircles the fetus during gestation. They provide insight into human amnio

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Engineering multiscale structural orders for high-fidelity embryoids and organoids
Cell Stem Cell

In this review, Shao and Fu outline recent progress in reconstructing multiscale structural orders in embryoids and organoids and discuss conceptual and technological frameworks useful for innovating bioengineering-directed approaches to achieve next

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Human branching cholangiocyte organoids recapitulate functional bile duct formation
Cell Stem Cell

The intrahepatic bile ducts consist of a complex branching morphology. Here, Roos et al. demonstrate that a branching tubular architecture can be induced in human adult intrahepatic cholangiocyte organoids. These BRCOs faithfully recapitulate aspect

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Programming hydrogels to probe spatiotemporal cell biology
Cell Stem Cell

In this review, Qazi et al. describe advances in the engineering of hydrogels to explore complex biological processes, such as development, disease, and wound healing. They specifically highlight the spatiotemporal control over hydrogel biochemical

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
iPSC model of congenital heart disease predicts disease outcome
Cell Stem Cell

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Xu et al. demonstrate that induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes from patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome exhibit mitochondrial dysfunction and can be used for disease modeling. In addition,

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Death by differentiation: CD4+ T cells kick out suspicious stem cells
Cell Stem Cell

Antigen presentation is typically regarded as the domain of immune cells such as dendritic cells and B cells. Hernandez-Malmierca et al. (2022) upend this notion by observing that hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells process and present antigen v

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Biomaterials to enhance stem cell transplantation
Cell Stem Cell

The success of stem cell transplantation depends upon the coordinated sequence of stem cell renewal, differentiation, assembly, and maintenance of long-term function. Advances in biomaterials can improve pre-/post-transplantation outcomes by integrat

Released: 6-May-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Antigen presentation safeguards the integrity of the hematopoietic stem cell pool
Cell Stem Cell

Haas and colleagues show that hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) act as antigen-presenting cells. The presentation of immunogenic antigens triggers a bidirectional interaction with antigen-specific CD4+ T cells, resulting in the rapid exhaustion of dis

Newswise: FAU Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Released: 5-May-2022 3:00 PM EDT
FAU Marine Science Trailblazer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Florida Atlantic University

Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., an ocean explorer, aquanaut and marine biotechnologist, will receive the Society for In Vitro Biology’s (SIVB) highest award – the 2022 “Lifetime Achievement Award.” She has made pioneering, scientific advances and contributions to marine invertebrate biotechnology, biological oceanography and national marine policy.

Newswise: Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology
Released: 5-May-2022 1:55 PM EDT
Recycling Greenhouse Gases with Biotechnology
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Industry produces acetone and isopropanol using processes that release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Researchers have now developed a new fermentation process that efficiently converts waste carbon oxide gases into acetone and isopropanol. This use of engineered bacteria advances progress on “carbon-negative” biomanufacturing for more sustainable industrial production and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Safety and Efficacy Outcomes after Intranasal administration of Neural Stem Cells in Cerebral Palsy: a randomized controlled trial
Preprints

Zhongyue Lv, Ying Li, Yachen Wang, Fengyu Cong, Xiaoyan Li, Wanming Cui, Chao Han, Yushan Wei, Xiaojun Hong, Yong Liu, Luyi Ma, Yang Jiao, Chi Zhang, Huanjie Li, Mingyan Jin, Liang Wang, Shiwei Ni, Jing Liu

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Loss of CD24 promotes radiation- and chemo-resistance by inducing stemness properties associated with a hybrid E/M state in breast cancer cells
Preprints

Isaline Bontemps, Celine Lallemand, Denis Biard, Nathalie Dechamps, Thierry Kortulewski, Emmanuelle Bourneuf, Capucine Siberchicot, Francois Boussin, Sylvie Chevillard, Anna Campalans, Jerome Lebeau

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Skeletal Muscle Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: A Platform for Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
Preprints

In this paper, we describe a platform for modeling LGMD based on the use of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC).

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Is Autologous Platelet Activation the Key Step in Ovarian Therapy for Fertility Restoration and Menopause Reversal?
Preprints

latelets are a uniquely mammalian physiologic attribute. As the only non-marine vertebrate class to experience menopause, humans have a substantial post-reproductive lifespan and are believed to have a limited, non-renewable oocyte supply. Ovarian reserve typically declines after about age 35yrs, marking losses which cannot be recovered by available fertility medications.

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Airway Basal Cells Show Regionally Distinct Potential to Undergo Metaplastic Differentiation
Preprints

Yizhuo Zhou, Ying Yang, Jun Qian, Jian Ge, Debora I Sinner, Hongxu Ding, Andrea Califano, Wellington V Cardoso

Released: 5-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Spinal cord extracts from sporadic ALS induce and propagate TDP-43 pathology in cerebral organoids
Preprints

Yoshitaka Tamaki, Jay P Ross, Paria Alipour, Helene Catoire, Daniel Rochefort, Makoto Urushitani, Ryosuke Takahashi, Joshua A Sonnen, Stefano Stifani, Patrick A Dion, Guy A Rouleau

Released: 5-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Disturbance of calcium homeostasis and myogenesis caused by TET2 deletion in muscle stem cells
Cell Death Discovery

… In this study, we demonstrated that TET2 deficiency impaired muscle stem cell proliferation and differentiation, leading to notable changes in mouse body weight and muscle morphology during development. We further assayed the genome-wide …

Released: 4-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Mesenchymal stem cells protect against sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by inducing Gal-9/Tim-3 to remodel immune homeostasis
Preprints

Congjuan Luo, Feng Luo, Lin Che, Long Zhao, Hui Zhang, Xiaofei Man, Quandong Bu, Haiyan Zhou, Yan Xu

Released: 4-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Efficient and accurate prime editing strategy to correct genetic alterations in hiPSC using single EF-1alpha driven all-in-one plasmids
Preprints

Wout J. Weuring, Nina Dirkx, Els De Vriendt, Noor Smal, Bobby P.C. Koeleman, Joep van de Vondervoort, Martijn Koetsier, Sarah Weckhuysen

Released: 4-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Massive periorbital edema following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports

… related to complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This highlights a non-… The most frequent ocular complication of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is … periorbital edema in a patient after hematopoietic stem cell …

Released: 4-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Biomarkers of Cancer Stem Cells for Experimental Research and Clinical Application
Journal of Personalized Medicine

… This article provides a review of the most frequently used CSCs and stem cell markers. … of stem cells, because they play a role in stem cell pluripotency and their interactions with various co-… Indeed, the functional role of stem cell factors in …

Released: 4-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Differentiation and Engineering of Human Stem Cells for Smooth Muscle Generation
Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Publishers

… the multitude of stem cell types (adipose derived, bone marrow derived, embryonic and induced pluripotent) and techniques employed to induce stem cell proliferation and differentiation … Here, we curate several studies on stem cell …

Released: 4-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Using stem cell models to explore the genetics underlying psychiatric disorders: linking risk variants, genes, and biology in brain disease
The American Journal of Psychiatry

… Instead, using stem cell models, it is possible to recapitulate neurodevelopment in vitro, essentially observing risk in a laboratory dish. We … The first human embryonic stem cell lines were grown in 1998, with the theoretical capability to …

Released: 4-May-2022 6:05 AM EDT
PO-660-03 Optical Control of Arrhythmia Morphology in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocyte Cell Sheets
Heart Rhythm

PO-660-03 OPTICAL CONTROL OF ARRHYTHMIA MORPHOLOGY IN HUMAN INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL DERIVED … To develop a method for the induction of morphologically and physiologically defined arrhythmias in human …

Released: 3-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Unrelated umbilical cord blood can improve the prognosis of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Preprints

Ying Yang, Ming Zhang, Mengqi Li, Yingchun Li, Wei Yang, Zhuogang Liu, Hongtao Wang

Released: 3-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
The establishment of human embryonic stem cell lines demonstrated that chimeric embryos can self-correct
Preprints

Chuyu Li, Jiazi Xie, Juan Dong, Chao Gao, Meng Xia, Yuting Lin, Yugui Cui, Lianju Qin, Wei Wu

Released: 3-May-2022 12:00 PM EDT
Nuclear receptor ligand screening in an iPSC-derived in vitro blood-brain barrier model identifies new contributors to leptin transport
Preprints

Yajuan Shi, Hyosung Kim, Catherine A Hamann, Elizabeth M Rhea, Jonathan M Brunger, Ethan S Lippmann



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