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
2018
In vitro generation of mouse polarized embryo-like structures from embryonic and trophoblast stem cells
Harrison S, Sozen B, Zernicka-Goetz M. In vitro generation of mouse polarized embryo-like structures from embryonic and trophoblast stem cells. Nature Protocols 2018, 13: 1586-1602. PMID: 29988106, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-018-0005-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentMiceModels, BiologicalMouse Embryonic Stem CellsOrgan Culture TechniquesTrophoblastsConceptsTrophoblast stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsMouse embryonic stem cellsExtra-embryonic tissuesStem cellsGerm-layer specificationEmbryos in vitroExtracellular matrixStem cell typesIn vitro generationPost-implantation developmentEmbryo-like structuresEarly embryos in vitroBody planMammalian developmentMammalian embryogenesisTissue in vitroEarly embryosEmbryonic tissues in vitroAggregates of embryonic stem cellsCell numberCo-cultureEmbryonic architectureCell typesCulture conditions
2017
Assembly of embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells to mimic embryogenesis in vitro
Harrison S, Sozen B, Christodoulou N, Kyprianou C, Zernicka-Goetz M. Assembly of embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells to mimic embryogenesis in vitro. Science 2017, 356 PMID: 28254784, DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrophoblast stem cellsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsGenetically modified stem cellsExtraembryonic stem cellsGerm cell markersPrimordial germ cell markersStem cell typesCell typesExpression of mesodermCell markersNatural embryoDevelopmental potentialExtraembryonic tissuesMouse embryonic stem cellsMammalian embryogenesisBMP signalingResponse to WntCellsCross-talkThree-dimensional scaffoldsEmbryosSelf-assembly in vitroCoordinated morphogenesis
2015
The p38 MAPK signalling pathway is required for glucose metabolism, lineage specification and embryo survival during mouse preimplantation development
Sozen B, Ozturk S, Yaba A, Demir N. The p38 MAPK signalling pathway is required for glucose metabolism, lineage specification and embryo survival during mouse preimplantation development. Cells And Development 2015, 138: 375-398. PMID: 26025760, DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlastocystBlastocyst Inner Cell MassCell DeathCell LineageEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 1Glucose Transporter Type 4ImidazolesMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred BALB CModels, BiologicalPregnancyProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyridinesRNA, MessengerConceptsPreimplantation developmentP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinaseLate preimplantation stagePreimplantation embryo developmentMouse preimplantation developmentExpression levelsEmbryo developmentEffect of p38 MAPK inhibitionExpression levels of NANOGEarly embryo developmentP38 MAPK inhibitionPresence of SB203580P38 MAPK signaling pathwayLevel of transcriptionIncreased cell deathSignal transduction pathwaysBlastocyst stageExpression levels of transcriptsLevels of NanogP38 MAPK pathwayPreimplantation stagesLevels of GLUT1Expression levels of Glut1MAPK signaling pathway
2014
Cell fate regulation during preimplantation development: A view of adhesion-linked molecular interactions
Sozen B, Can A, Demir N. Cell fate regulation during preimplantation development: A view of adhesion-linked molecular interactions. Developmental Biology 2014, 395: 73-83. PMID: 25176042, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate regulationEarly mammalian embryoFate regulationCell fate specificationMammalian embryosJunctional complexesEvaluate transcriptional differencesTranscriptional networksFate specificationCell polarityIntercellular junctional complexesPreimplantation developmentCellular diversificationTranscriptional differencesDiversification processEmbryonic lineagesEarly embryosCell adhesionDevelopmental processesEarly morphogenesisLineage commitmentIdentical cellsCell positionMolecular interactionsCells