Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs): molecular mechanisms of induction and applications

J Cerneckis, H Cai, Y Shi - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2024‏ - nature.com
The induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has transformed in vitro research and
holds great promise to advance regenerative medicine. iPSCs have the capacity for an …

White matter injury across neurodegenerative disease

LK Festa, JB Grinspan, KL Jordan-Sciutto - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024‏ - cell.com
Abstract Oligodendrocytes (OLs), the myelin-generating cells of the central nervous system
(CNS), are active players in sha** neuronal circuitry and function. It has become …

APOE3-R136S mutation confers resilience against tau pathology via cGAS-STING-IFN inhibition

S Naguib, ER Torres, C Lopez-Lee, L Fan… - …, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Summary The Christchurch mutation (R136S) on the APOE3 (E3S/S) gene is associated
with low tau pathology and slowdown of cognitive decline despite the causal PSEN1 …

Astrocyte-derived clusterin disrupts glial physiology to obstruct remyelination in mouse models of demyelinating diseases

C Chen, Y Shu, C Yan, H Li, Z Huang, SS Shen… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating demyelinating disease characterized by
remyelination failure attributed to inadequate oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) …

Develo** a human iPSC-derived three-dimensional myelin spheroid platform for modeling myelin diseases

L Feng, J Chao, M Zhang, E Pacquing, W Hu, Y Shi - IScience, 2023‏ - cell.com
Myelin defects cause a collection of myelin disorders in the brain. The lack of human models
has limited us from better understanding pathological mechanisms of myelin diseases …

Microglial APOE3 Christchurch protects neurons from Tau pathology in a human iPSC-based model of Alzheimer's disease

GG Sun, C Wang, RC Mazzarino, PA Perez-Corredor… - Cell reports, 2024‏ - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
extracellular amyloid plaques and neuronal Tau tangles. A recent study found that the …

The current situation and development prospect of whole-genome screening

C Yang, Y Lei, T Ren, M Yao - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
High-throughput genetic screening is useful for discovering critical genes or gene
sequences that trigger specific cell functions and/or phenotypes. Loss-of-function genetic …

Pathologic TDP‐43 downregulates myelin gene expression in the monkey brain

L Zhu, D Bai, X Wang, K Ou, B Li, Q Jia, Z Tan… - Brain …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence indicates that non‐neuronal oligodendrocyte plays an important role in
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. In patient's …

Myelin organoids for the study of Alzheimer's disease

J Cerneckis, Y Shi - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a leading cause of dementia and poses a heavy burden
on aging populations worldwide (Long and Holtzman, 2019). Amyloid-targeting antibodies …

[HTML][HTML] Comorbidity genes of Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes associated with memory and cognitive function

SB Cho - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are comorbidities that result
from the sharing of common genes. The molecular background of comorbidities can provide …