2013
Very Small Embryonic‐Like Stem Cells from the Murine Bone Marrow Differentiate into Epithelial Cells of the Lung
Kassmer SH, Jin H, Zhang PX, Bruscia EM, Heydari K, Lee JH, Kim CF, Kassmer SH, Krause DS. Very Small Embryonic‐Like Stem Cells from the Murine Bone Marrow Differentiate into Epithelial Cells of the Lung. Stem Cells 2013, 31: 2759-2766. PMID: 23681901, PMCID: PMC4536826, DOI: 10.1002/stem.1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cellsSmall embryonic-like stem cellsLung epithelial cellsEmbryonic-like stem cellsStem/progenitor cellsStem cellsDonor miceHematopoietic stem/progenitor cellsBM cellsAdult BMBone marrowSmall embryonicNonhematopoietic cellsProgenitor cellsBroad differentiation potentialVSELsEngraftmentLungHigh rateNumerous reportsAdult stem cellsDifferentiation potentialCellsFirst reportReportDisease-relevant proteostasis regulation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
Villella VR, Esposito S, Bruscia EM, Vicinanza M, Cenci S, Guido S, Pettoello-Mantovani M, Carnuccio R, De Matteis MA, Luini A, Maiuri MC, Raia V, Kroemer G, Maiuri L. Disease-relevant proteostasis regulation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Cell Death & Differentiation 2013, 20: 1101-1115. PMID: 23686137, PMCID: PMC3705602, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2013.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBeclin-1BronchiCell LineCell MembraneCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsHumansMembrane ProteinsMutationPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesProteostasis DeficienciesRab5 GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, TransferrinSequestosome-1 ProteinConceptsCFTR proteinBronchial epithelial cellsCFTR surface expressionSmall GTPase Rab5Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorWild-type CFTRFunctional CFTR proteinSQSTM1/p62Transmembrane conductance regulatorPositive feed-forward loopPlasma membrane stabilityFeed-forward loopEpithelial cellsProteostasis regulationProtein traffickingProteostasis networkGTPase Rab5Rab5 effectorProteostasis regulatorsConformational diseasesCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) potentiatorRecycling defectsSQSTM1 accumulationUnexpected link
2012
The Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecule CORM-2 Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation
Murray TS, Okegbe C, Gao Y, Kazmierczak BI, Motterlini R, Dietrich LE, Bruscia EM. The Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecule CORM-2 Attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e35499. PMID: 22563385, PMCID: PMC3338523, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCORM-2 treatmentP. aeruginosa lung infectionP. aeruginosaAeruginosa lung infectionCORM-2Clinical P. aeruginosaMolecule CORM-2Current antimicrobial agentsChronic infectionLung infectionNew therapiesRelated infectionsNon-mucoid strainsReactive oxygen speciesInfectionNovel therapeutic propertiesTherapeutic propertiesAntimicrobial agentsAdditive effectPseudomonas aeruginosaBiofilm formationOxygen speciesTreatmentAeruginosaNonhematopoietic 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
2006
Engraftment of Donor‐Derived Epithelial Cells in Multiple Organs Following Bone Marrow Transplantation into Newborn Mice
Bruscia EM, Ziegler EC, Price JE, Weiner S, Egan ME, Krause DS. Engraftment of Donor‐Derived Epithelial Cells in Multiple Organs Following Bone Marrow Transplantation into Newborn Mice. Stem Cells 2006, 24: 2299-2308. PMID: 16794262, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBone Marrow TransplantationCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, TransgenicRNA, MessengerY ChromosomeConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsMarrow-derived epithelial cellsBone marrow transplantationNewborn miceEpithelial cellsMarrow transplantationGI tractBone marrow-derived epithelial cellsDonor-derived epithelial cellsDoses of busulfanMarrow-derived cellsEngraftment of donorIrradiated adult recipientsMyeloablative regimenPreparative regimenAdult recipientsDifferent regimensEngrafted miceHematopoietic engraftmentGastrointestinal tractSurvival advantageTherapeutic benefitAdult miceMultiple organsBone marrow
2005
Engraftment of bone marrow-derived epithelial cells
Van Arnam JS, Herzog E, Grove J, Bruscia E, Ziegler E, Swenson S, Krause DS. Engraftment of bone marrow-derived epithelial cells. Stem Cell Reviews And Reports 2005, 1: 21-27. PMID: 17132871, DOI: 10.1385/scr:1:1:021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBM-derived cellsEpithelial cellsBM transplantationBone marrow-derived epithelial cellsMarrow-derived epithelial cellsPreclinical mouse modelsType II pneumocytesHematopoietic systemGene therapyFalse-positive cellsGastrointestinal tractHost epithelial cellsMouse modelFemale recipientsPositive cellsBone marrowCre-lox systemTherapeutic potentialTherapeutic useTissue-specific markersTransplantationTherapyPotential gene therapy applicationsCellsHuman diseases
2004
Lack of a Fusion Requirement for Development of Bone Marrow-Derived Epithelia
Harris RG, Herzog EL, Bruscia EM, Grove JE, Van Arnam JS, Krause DS. Lack of a Fusion Requirement for Development of Bone Marrow-Derived Epithelia. Science 2004, 305: 90-93. PMID: 15232107, DOI: 10.1126/science.1098925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow TransplantationCell DifferentiationCell FusionCobra Cardiotoxin ProteinsElapid VenomsEpithelial CellsFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHepatocytesKeratinocytesKeratinsLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle CellsRadiation, IonizingRecombinasesRecombination, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionStem CellsX ChromosomeY ChromosomeConceptsCell-cell fusionBone marrow-derived cellsCre/lox systemGreen fluorescent protein expressionFluorescent protein expressionEpithelial cellsDevelopmental plasticityLox systemCell fusionProtein expressionMarrow-derived cellsTransgenic miceCellsBone marrowFusionFusion requirementsPlasticityExpression
2002
Isolation of CF cell lines corrected at ΔF508-CFTR locus by SFHR-mediated targeting
Bruscia E, Sangiuolo F, Sinibaldi P, Goncz KK, Novelli G, Gruenert DC. Isolation of CF cell lines corrected at ΔF508-CFTR locus by SFHR-mediated targeting. Gene Therapy 2002, 9: 683-685. PMID: 12032687, DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall fragment homologous replacementAllele-specific PCRPrimer extension productsCell linesCFTR mRNAHuman airway epithelial cellsAllele-specific PCR amplificationΔF508 mutationCF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) proteinExon 10CF cell lineMutant cell linesPCR amplificationAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsGenomic DNA fingerprintingEndogenous CFTRHomologous replacementRegulator proteinDNA fingerprint analysisGenomic DNAWT mRNADNA fragmentsΔF508 alleleSequence analysis
1999
Gene transfection efficiency of tracheal epithelial cells by DC-Chol–DOPE/DNA complexes
Colosimo A, Serafino A, Sangiuolo F, Di Sario S, Bruscia E, Amicucci P, Novelli G, Dallapiccola B, Mossa G. Gene transfection efficiency of tracheal epithelial cells by DC-Chol–DOPE/DNA complexes. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1999, 1419: 186-194. PMID: 10407070, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00067-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmission electron microscopyTransfection efficiencyDC-CholConfocal laser scanning microscopyCationic liposome/plasmid DNA complexesDNA complexesGene transfection efficiencyVivo gene therapyVitro gene transferPlasmid DNA complexesGene therapyDOPE liposomesElectron microscopyLiposome formulationsTracheal cellsGene transferLaser scanning microscopyCell linesMicroscopyTracheal epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsDramatic correlationScanning microscopyEfficiencyComplexes