2022
A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids
Pașca SP, Arlotta P, Bateup HS, Camp JG, Cappello S, Gage FH, Knoblich JA, Kriegstein AR, Lancaster MA, Ming GL, Muotri AR, Park IH, Reiner O, Song H, Studer L, Temple S, Testa G, Treutlein B, Vaccarino FM. A nomenclature consensus for nervous system organoids and assembloids. Nature 2022, 609: 907-910. PMID: 36171373, PMCID: PMC10571504, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05219-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Role of SHH in Patterning Human Pluripotent Cells towards Ventral Forebrain Fates
Brady MV, Vaccarino FM. Role of SHH in Patterning Human Pluripotent Cells towards Ventral Forebrain Fates. Cells 2021, 10: 914. PMID: 33923415, PMCID: PMC8073580, DOI: 10.3390/cells10040914.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningHedgehog ProteinsHumansModels, BiologicalPluripotent Stem CellsProsencephalonSignal TransductionConceptsSonic hedgehogHuman neurodevelopmentHuman pluripotent cellsDiverse cellular compositionRole of SHHMaster regulatorPluripotent cellsCellular phenotypesVentral identityNeural organoidsExpression gradientsOrganoid systemsDisease modelingVitro systemPathway activationModel systemCellular compositionOrganoidsHuman developmentQuestions scientistsHedgehogBiology
2020
PsychENCODE and beyond: transcriptomics and epigenomics of brain development and organoids
Jourdon A, Scuderi S, Capauto D, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. PsychENCODE and beyond: transcriptomics and epigenomics of brain development and organoids. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 70-85. PMID: 32659782, PMCID: PMC7689467, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0763-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRecent single-cell technologiesGene regulatory networksSingle-cell technologiesMulti-omics investigationsPluripotent stem cellsTranscriptional dynamicsBrain developmentCell fateEpigenomic datasetsRegulatory networksElement activityNeural lineagesStem cellsBrain organoidsOrganoidsBiological modelsFetal brainPsychENCODEBrain biologyMajor questionsEpigenomicsFetal tissuesTranscriptomicsLineagesBiologyOne for All: A Pooled Approach to Classify Functional Impacts of Multiple Mutations
Jourdon A, Vaccarino FM. One for All: A Pooled Approach to Classify Functional Impacts of Multiple Mutations. Cell Stem Cell 2020, 27: 1-3. PMID: 32619508, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2020.06.016.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Kv3.3 Channels Bind Hax-1 and Arp2/3 to Assemble a Stable Local Actin Network that Regulates Channel Gating
Zhang Y, Zhang XF, Fleming MR, Amiri A, El-Hassar L, Surguchev AA, Hyland C, Jenkins DP, Desai R, Brown MR, Gazula VR, Waters MF, Large CH, Horvath TL, Navaratnam D, Vaccarino FM, Forscher P, Kaczmarek LK. Kv3.3 Channels Bind Hax-1 and Arp2/3 to Assemble a Stable Local Actin Network that Regulates Channel Gating. Cell 2016, 165: 434-448. PMID: 26997484, PMCID: PMC4826296, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin-Related Protein 2Actin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActin-Related Protein 3Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SequenceCell MembraneMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsPluripotent Stem CellsRac GTP-Binding ProteinsShaw Potassium ChannelsSignal TransductionSpinocerebellar AtaxiasConceptsCytoplasmic C-terminusProline-rich domainPlasma membraneHAX-1Actin nucleationC-terminusCortical actin filament networkLocal actin networkStem cell-derived neuronsActin filament networkCell-derived neuronsAnti-apoptotic proteinsActin cytoskeletonKv3.3 potassium channelActin assemblyActin structuresActin networkArp2/3Channel gatingFilament networkGrowth conesCerebellar neurodegenerationKv3.3TerminusPotassium channels
2011
Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Vaccarino FM, Urban AE, Stevens HE, Szekely A, Abyzov A, Grigorenko EL, Gerstein M, Weissman S. Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 504-516. PMID: 21204834, PMCID: PMC3124336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02348.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNervous systemNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersAdult-onset neuropsychiatric disordersEarly onset neuropsychiatric disordersHuman neural cellsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderStem cellsNeural stem cellsDeficit hyperactivity disorderHuman brain developmentObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological interventionsFunctional neuronsBrain developmentUse of iPSCsNeural cellsHyperactivity disorderTime pointsDisordersCompulsive disorderPatientsNeural differentiationDevelopmental time pointsNeurodevelopmental conditions