Toward the formation of neural circuits in human brain organoids

Y Seto, M Eiraku - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Because of the ability to recapitulate normal developmental processes, brain organoids
derived from pluripotent stem cells are an important experimental resource to investigate the …

Emergence of dorsal-ventral polarity in ESC-derived retinal tissue

Y Hasegawa, N Takata, S Okuda, M Kawada… - …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
We previously demonstrated that mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC)-derived retinal
epithelium self-forms an optic cup-like structure. In the develo** retina, the dorsal and …

Self-organized formation of develo** appendages from murine pluripotent stem cells

S Mori, E Sakakura, Y Tsunekawa, M Hagiwara… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Limb development starts with the formation of limb buds (LBs), which consist of tissues from
two different germ layers; the lateral plate mesoderm-derived mesenchyme and ectoderm …

Preconditioning the initial state of feeder-free human pluripotent stem cells promotes self-formation of three-dimensional retinal tissue

A Kuwahara, S Yamasaki, M Mandai, K Watari… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
A three-dimensional retinal tissue (3D-retina) is a promising graft source for retinal
transplantation therapy. We previously demonstrated that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can …

An optimized system for effective derivation of three-dimensional retinal tissue via Wnt signaling regulation

Z Luo, X Zhong, K Li, B **e, Y Liu, M Ye, K Li, C Xu… - Stem …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Effective derivation of three-dimensional (3D) retinal tissue from human-induced pluripotent
stem cells (hiPSCs) could provide models for drug screening and facilitate patient-specific …

MicroRNA alterations in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from bipolar disorder patients: pathways involved in neuronal differentiation, axon guidance …

M Bame, MG McInnis, KS O'Shea - Stem cells and development, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Bipolar disorder (BP) is a complex psychiatric condition characterized by severe fluctuations
in mood for which underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear. Family and twin …

[HTML][HTML] Specification of embryonic stem cell-derived tissues into eye fields by Wnt signaling using rostral diencephalic tissue-inducing culture

E Sakakura, M Eiraku, N Takata - Mechanisms of Development, 2016 - Elsevier
The eyes are subdivided from the rostral diencephalon in early development. How the
neuroectoderm regulates this subdivision, however, is largely unknown. Taking advantage …

IGF-2/IGF-1R signaling has distinct effects on Sox1, Irx3, and Six3 expressions during ES cell derived-neuroectoderm development in vitro

N Takata, E Sakakura, Y Sasai - In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology …, 2016 - Springer
Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are involved in growth and tissue development, including
diseases such as type-2 diabetes and cancers. However, their roles in lineage specification …

Stem Cell-Derived Neural Organoids: From the Origin to Next Generation

H Sakaguchi, N Takata - Handbook of Stem Cell Applications, 2023 - Springer
The advance of stem cell research has enabled researchers to generate organoids: three-
dimensional tissues with biological structures and functions. By application of organoid …

[HTML][HTML] Data describing Rax positive optic-vesicle generation from mouse embryonic stem cells in vitro

N Takata, M Eiraku, E Sakakura - Data in brief, 2016 - Elsevier
This article contains data related to the research article entitled “Specification of embryonic
stem cell-derived tissues into eye fields by Wnt signaling using rostral diencephalic tissue …