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 …

Enrichment strategies to enhance genome editing

NS Mikkelsen, RO Bak - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2023 - Springer
Genome editing technologies hold great promise for numerous applications including the
understanding of cellular and disease mechanisms and the development of gene and …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the differential impact of PAHs and dioxin-like compounds on AKR1C3 reveals the EGFR extracellular domain as a critical determinant of the AHR …

C Vogeley, NC Sondermann, S Woeste… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) and structurally-
related environmental pollutants may contribute to the pathogenesis of various diseases and …

Assessing the NLRP3 inflammasome activating potential of a large panel of micro-and nanoplastics in THP-1 cells

M Busch, G Bredeck, F Waag, K Rahimi… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the ubiquity of environmental micro-and nanoplastics (MNPs), inhalation and
ingestion by humans is very likely, but human health effects remain largely unknown. The …

[HTML][HTML] Inhalable Saharan dust induces oxidative stress, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and inflammatory cytokine release

G Bredeck, M Busch, A Rossi, B Stahlmecke… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Desert dust is increasingly recognized as a major air pollutant affecting respiratory health.
Since desert dust exposure cannot be regulated, the hazardousness of its components must …

Saharan dust induces NLRP3-dependent inflammatory cytokines in an alveolar air-liquid interface co-culture model

G Bredeck, J Dobner, B Stahlmecke, KW Fomba… - Particle and Fibre …, 2023 - Springer
Background Epidemiological studies have related desert dust events to increased
respiratory morbidity and mortality. Although the Sahara is the largest source of desert dust …

Mitochondrial DNA integrity and metabolome profile are preserved in the human induced pluripotent stem cell reference line KOLF2. 1J

J Dobner, T Nguyen, A Dunkel, A Prigione, J Krutmann… - Stem Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Quality control of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is critical to ensure
reproducibility of research. Recently, KOLF2. 1J was characterized and published as a male …

Making gene editing accessible in resource limited environments: recommendations to guide a first-time user

S Goolab, J Scholefield - Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The designer nuclease, CRISPR-Cas9 system has advanced the field of genome
engineering owing to its programmability and ease of use. The application of these …

Investigating the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in acute intestinal inflammation: Use of THP-1 knockout cell lines in an advanced triple culture model

M Busch, H Ramachandran, T Wahle, A Rossi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in intestinal homeostasis as well as
inflammation. However, in vivo studies investigating the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in …

Reassessment of marker genes in human induced pluripotent stem cells for enhanced quality control

J Dobner, S Diecke, J Krutmann, A Prigione… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have great potential in research, but
pluripotency testing faces challenges due to non-standardized methods and ambiguous …