2019
A highly efficient and faithful MDS patient-derived xenotransplantation model for pre-clinical studies
Song Y, Rongvaux A, Taylor A, Jiang T, Tebaldi T, Balasubramanian K, Bagale A, Terzi YK, Gbyli R, Wang X, Fu X, Gao Y, Zhao J, Podoltsev N, Xu M, Neparidze N, Wong E, Torres R, Bruscia EM, Kluger Y, Manz MG, Flavell RA, Halene S. A highly efficient and faithful MDS patient-derived xenotransplantation model for pre-clinical studies. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 366. PMID: 30664659, PMCID: PMC6341122, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08166-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsMyelodysplastic syndromeXenotransplantation modelDysplastic morphologyImmunodeficient murine hostsPre-clinical studiesMDS stem cellsMDS subtypesComprehensive preclinical studiesPreclinical studiesTherapeutic efficacyMurine hostSerial transplantationDrug mechanismsMDS researchStem cell propagationStem cellsDifferentiation potentialHematopoietic stem cell nicheGenetic complexityNovel avenuesStem cell nicheCell propagationDisease representationsImmunodeficient
2014
SRF is required for neutrophil migration in response to inflammation
Taylor A, Tang W, Bruscia EM, Zhang PX, Lin A, Gaines P, Wu D, Halene S. SRF is required for neutrophil migration in response to inflammation. Blood 2014, 123: 3027-3036. PMID: 24574460, PMCID: PMC4014845, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-06-507582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCell MovementChemokinesGene ExpressionInflammationIntegrinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalNeutrophilsN-Formylmethionine Leucyl-PhenylalaninePolymerizationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSerum Response FactorSignal TransductionConceptsKO neutrophilsNeutrophil functionNormal neutrophil numbersSerum response factorSites of inflammationRole of SRFLoss of SRFNeutrophil numbersNeutrophil migrationMalignant processNeutrophilsCytokine stimuliChemokine gradientsCell functionExpression levelsIntegrin expression levelsInflammationMicePrimary defenseMegakaryocyte maturationNormal cell functionVivoCellular adhesionMaster regulatorIntegrin activation
2012
Nonhematopoietic Cells are the Primary Source of Bone Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelial Cells
Kassmer SH, Bruscia EM, Zhang P, Krause DS. Nonhematopoietic Cells are the Primary Source of Bone Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelial Cells. Stem Cells 2012, 30: 491-499. PMID: 22162244, PMCID: PMC3725285, DOI: 10.1002/stem.1003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCell SeparationEpithelial CellsGene ExpressionLuminescent ProteinsLungMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CRecombinant ProteinsSingle-Cell AnalysisConceptsLung epithelial cellsNonhematopoietic cellsBM cellsEpithelial cellsBone marrowLungs of miceType 2 pneumocytesNonhematopoietic stem cellsNonhematopoietic fractionAdult BMPrimitive stem cell populationNull miceProgenitor cellsMiceStem cell populationCell populationsMarrowStem cellsMultiple tissuesHematopoietic stemBMCellsPrevious studiesEngraftmentLung
2005
In Vitro Restoration of Functional SMN Protein in Human Trophoblast Cells Affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Small Fragment Homologous Replacement
Sangiuolo F, Filareto A, Spitalieri P, Scaldaferri ML, Mango R, Bruscia E, Citro G, Brunetti E, De Felici M, Novelli G. In Vitro Restoration of Functional SMN Protein in Human Trophoblast Cells Affected by Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Small Fragment Homologous Replacement. Human Gene Therapy 2005, 16: 869-880. PMID: 16000068, DOI: 10.1089/hum.2005.16.869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedChorionic VilliCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinGene ExpressionGene TargetingGenotypeHumansImmunohistochemistryMicroinjectionsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalNerve Tissue ProteinsPhenotypePoint MutationRNA-Binding ProteinsSMN Complex ProteinsSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinSurvival of Motor Neuron 2 ProteinTransfectionTrophoblastsConceptsSmall fragment homologous replacementSMN proteinHomologous replacementFunctional SMN proteinExon 7SMN gene expressionFull-length SMN mRNASpinal muscular atrophyGene modification approachesDuplicate genesGenomic organizationMRNA maturationMotor neuron 1 geneGene expressionRNA dataHuman trophoblast cellsUntransfected controlsGenesTarget modificationProteinSMA cellsGenomeFetal chorionic villiReal-time polymerase chain reactionSMN2 gene