Engineering organoids

M Hofer, MP Lutolf - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids are in vitro miniaturized and simplified model systems of organs that have gained
enormous interest for modelling tissue development and disease, and for personalized …

Drag-and-drop genome insertion of large sequences without double-strand DNA cleavage using CRISPR-directed integrases

MTN Yarnall, EI Ioannidi, C Schmitt-Ulms… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Programmable genome integration of large, diverse DNA cargo without DNA repair of
exposed DNA double-strand breaks remains an unsolved challenge in genome editing. We …

CRISPR engineering in organoids for gene repair and disease modelling

MH Geurts, H Clevers - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Organoids bridge the gap between 2D cell lines and in vivo studies. With their 3D
organization and cellular heterogeneity, adult stem cell-derived organoids closely resemble …

A human fetal lung cell atlas uncovers proximal-distal gradients of differentiation and key regulators of epithelial fates

P He, K Lim, D Sun, JP Pett, Q Jeng, K Polanski… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
We present a multiomic cell atlas of human lung development that combines single-cell RNA
and ATAC sequencing, high-throughput spatial transcriptomics, and single-cell imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Organoid modeling of human fetal lung alveolar development reveals mechanisms of cell fate patterning and neonatal respiratory disease

K Lim, APA Donovan, W Tang, D Sun, P He, JP Pett… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Variation in lung alveolar development is strongly linked to disease susceptibility. However,
underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are difficult to study in humans. We have …

Sequential enhancer state remodelling defines human germline competence and specification

WWC Tang, A Castillo-Venzor, WH Gruhn… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Germline–soma segregation is a fundamental event during mammalian embryonic
development. Here we establish the epigenetic principles of human primordial germ cell …

SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling

D Sun, O Llora Batlle, J van den Ameele… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The balance between self‐renewal and differentiation in human foetal lung epithelial
progenitors controls the size and function of the adult organ. Moreover, progenitor cell gene …

The dynamic interface of genetics and immunity: toward future horizons in health & disease

AD Garg - Genes & Immunity, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the genetic basis of immunological processes and their overall dynamics
under the influence of population immunogenetics and host-microbe interactions has been …

Strategies for genetic manipulation of adult stem cell-derived organoids

C Menche, HF Farin - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Organoid technology allows the expansion of primary epithelial cells from normal and
diseased tissues, providing a unique model for human (patho) biology. In a three …

Human Lung Organoids—A Novel Experimental and Precision Medicine Approach

L Kühl, P Graichen, N von Daacke, A Mende… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global burden of respiratory diseases is very high and still on the rise, prompting the
need for accurate models for basic and translational research. Several model systems are …