2021
Reconstructing aspects of human embryogenesis with pluripotent stem cells
Sozen B, Jorgensen V, Weatherbee B, Chen S, Zhu M, Zernicka-Goetz M. Reconstructing aspects of human embryogenesis with pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5550. PMID: 34548496, PMCID: PMC8455697, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25853-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkersBlastocystCell Culture TechniquesCell LineageEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGATA3 Transcription FactorGene ExpressionHumansModels, BiologicalPhospholipase C betaPluripotent Stem CellsSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisSOXB1 Transcription FactorsSOXF Transcription FactorsConceptsStem cell modelPluripotent stem cellsStem cellsHuman embryogenesisHuman early embryogenesisSingle-cell RNA sequencingEarly embryo developmentHuman early embryo developmentPre-implantation developmentSubsets of cellsStem cell platformsCell identityEarly embryogenesisRNA sequencingCell modelTrophectoderm lineageNatural blastocystsSignaling pathwayClinical importanceCystic structuresExtended cultureEmbryogenesisPre-implantationSignificant divergenceEmbryo development
2020
The dynamics of morphogenesis in stem cell-based embryology: Novel insights for symmetry breaking
Sozen B, Cornwall-Scoones J, Zernicka-Goetz M. The dynamics of morphogenesis in stem cell-based embryology: Novel insights for symmetry breaking. Developmental Biology 2020, 474: 82-90. PMID: 33333067, PMCID: PMC8259461, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignaling gradientsMorphogen signaling gradientsAnteroposterior axis specificationMammalian embryosBody planAxis specificationSymmetry breakingModel of embryogenesisEmbryonic symmetryEmbryonic cellsPatterns in vivoMolecular processesAdult organismBiochemical mechanismsDynamics of morphogenesisEmbryogenesisIn vitro modelEmbryosModel systemIn vitroCritical processCellsMorphogenMorphogenesisStem cells