Rapid and efficient generation of myelinating human oligodendrocytes in organoids

MR Shaker, G Pietrogrande, S Martin… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Human stem cell derived brain organoids are increasingly gaining attention as an ideal
model system for investigating neurological diseases, particularly those that involve …

Choroid plexus defects in Down syndrome brain organoids enhance neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2

MR Shaker, A Slonchak, B Al-Mhanawi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Why individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2–induced
neuropathology remains elusive. Choroid plexus (ChP) plays critical roles in barrier function …

Klotho inhibits neuronal senescence in human brain organoids

MR Shaker, J Aguado, HK Chaggar… - npj Aging and …, 2021 - nature.com
Aging is a major risk factor for many neurodegenerative diseases. Klotho (KL) is a
glycosylated transmembrane protein that is expressed in the choroid plexus and neurons of …

Accelerating cell migration along radially aligned nanofibers through the addition of electrosprayed nanoparticles in a radial density gradient

J Xue, T Wu, J Qiu, Y ** mouse spinal cord
MR Shaker, JH Lee, KH Kim, S Ban, VJ Kim, JY Kim… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims During vertebrate development, the posterior end of the embryo progressively
elongates in a head-to-tail direction to form the body plan. Recent lineage tracing …

Completion of neural crest cell production and emigration is regulated by retinoic-acid-dependent inhibition of BMP signaling

D Rekler, C Kalcheim - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Production and emigration of neural crest cells is a transient process followed by the
emergence of the definitive roof plate. The mechanisms regulating the end of neural crest …

Neural epidermal growth factor-like like protein 2 is expressed in human oligodendroglial cell types

MR Shaker, A Kahtan, R Prasad, JH Lee… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neural epidermal growth factor-like like 2 (NELL2) is a cytoplasmic and secreted
glycosylated protein with six epidermal growth factor-like domains. In animal models, NELL2 …

The role of Wnt signaling in the development of the epiblast and axial progenitors

RE Schnirman, SJ Kuo, RC Kelly… - Current topics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how the body plan is established during embryogenesis remains a
fundamental biological question. The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway plays a crucial and …

[HTML][HTML] Embryonal neuromesodermal progenitors for caudal central nervous system and tissue development

MR Shaker, JH Lee, W Sun - Journal of Korean …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Neuromesodermal progenitors (NMPs) constitute a bipotent cell population that generates a
wide variety of trunk cell and tissue types during embryonic development. Derivatives of …

[HTML][HTML] Human induced pluripotent stem cells generated from epilepsy patients for use as in vitro models for drug screening

ZL Hunter, HC Leeson, MR Shaker, EJ Wolvetang… - Stem Cell Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we describe the generation and validation of human induced pluripotent stem
cell (hiPSC) lines from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 6 epilepsy …