2022
Expression of the transcription factor PU.1 induces the generation of microglia-like cells in human cortical organoids
Cakir B, Tanaka Y, Kiral FR, Xiang Y, Dagliyan O, Wang J, Lee M, Greaney AM, Yang WS, duBoulay C, Kural MH, Patterson B, Zhong M, Kim J, Bai Y, Min W, Niklason LE, Patra P, Park IH. Expression of the transcription factor PU.1 induces the generation of microglia-like cells in human cortical organoids. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 430. PMID: 35058453, PMCID: PMC8776770, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28043-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsHuman cortical organoidsTranscription factor PUSingle-cell RNA sequencingMicroglia-like cellsSingle-cell transcriptomicsEmbryonic stem cellsDisease stage IIIRole of microgliaAD-associated genesExpression of genesCortical organoidsNeurodegenerative disordersRNA sequencingMolecular damageIntact complementStem cellsDysfunction of microgliaFunctional microgliaReduced expressionGenesCell clustersExpressionChemokine systemHuman microglia
2019
Engineering of human brain organoids with a functional vascular-like system
Cakir B, Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Kural MH, Parent M, Kang YJ, Chapeton K, Patterson B, Yuan Y, He CS, Raredon MSB, Dengelegi J, Kim KY, Sun P, Zhong M, Lee S, Patra P, Hyder F, Niklason LE, Lee SH, Yoon YS, Park IH. Engineering of human brain organoids with a functional vascular-like system. Nature Methods 2019, 16: 1169-1175. PMID: 31591580, PMCID: PMC6918722, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0586-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cortical organoidsBlood-brain barrier characteristicsTrans-endothelial electrical resistanceVasculature-like structuresHuman brain organoidsHuman brain developmentCortical organoidsFunctional maturationPrenatal brainBrain diseasesBrain developmentHuman embryonic stem cellsBlood vesselsBrain organoidsTight junctionsDiseaseStem cellsOrganoidsVariant 2Nutrient transportersNutrient deliveryCellsEndotheliumMicrovasculature