2022
Advanced in vitro models: Microglia in action
Cakir B, Kiral F, Park I. Advanced in vitro models: Microglia in action. Neuron 2022, 110: 3444-3457. PMID: 36327894, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman Down syndrome microglia are up for a synaptic feast
Kiral FR, Park IH. Human Down syndrome microglia are up for a synaptic feast. Cell Stem Cell 2022, 29: 1007-1008. PMID: 35803219, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGetting the right cells
Cakir B, Park IH. Getting the right cells. ELife 2022, 11: e80373. PMID: 35770899, PMCID: PMC9246363, DOI: 10.7554/elife.80373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExpression 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
2021
Regional specification and complementation with non-neuroectodermal cells in human brain organoids
Tanaka Y, Park IH. Regional specification and complementation with non-neuroectodermal cells in human brain organoids. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2021, 99: 489-500. PMID: 33651139, PMCID: PMC8026433, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02051-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBrainCellular Reprogramming TechniquesEmbryoid BodiesEndothelial CellsFetusFibroblast Growth Factor 2Hedgehog ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicrogliaNeuronsOrgan SpecificityOrganogenesisOrganoidsRetinaSpinal CordWnt Signaling Pathway