2019
Efficient genome-wide first-generation phenotypic screening system in mice using the piggyBac transposon
Chang H, Pan Y, Landrette S, Ding S, Yang D, Liu L, Tian L, Chai H, Li P, Li DM, Xu T. Efficient genome-wide first-generation phenotypic screening system in mice using the piggyBac transposon. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 18507-18516. PMID: 31451639, PMCID: PMC6744845, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906354116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenotypic screenParticular biological traitsLower model organismsPhenotypic screening systemModel organismsF1 screenMammalian biologyScreening systemBiological traitsMutant animalsGenetic basisDevelopmental defectsPiggyBac transposonFunction mutationsF1 progenySuch screensTransposonNew insertionsMutantsDisease pathogenesisMutationsUnbiased wayScreenUnprecedented opportunitySix1/4
2017
Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Luo J, Qin L, Kural MH, Schwan J, Li X, Bartulos O, Cong XQ, Ren Y, Gui L, Li G, Ellis MW, Li P, Kotton DN, Dardik A, Pober JS, Tellides G, Rolle M, Campbell S, Hawley RJ, Sachs DH, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2017, 147: 116-132. PMID: 28942128, PMCID: PMC5638652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsMassachusetts General Hospital miniature swineMuscle cellsSelf-assembly approachBiodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffoldsPrimary vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle myosin heavy chainMuscle myosin heavy chainVascular tissue engineeringStem cellsTissue engineeringPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsReprogramming factorsVascular diseaseContractile functionVascular constructsImmunodeficient miceOrgan transplantsMiniature swinePreclinical investigationsGreat potentialMyosin heavy chain