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
hESC-Derived Thalamic Organoids Form Reciprocal Projections When Fused with Cortical Organoids
Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Cakir B, Patterson B, Kim KY, Sun P, Kang YJ, Zhong M, Liu X, Patra P, Lee SH, Weissman SM, Park IH. hESC-Derived Thalamic Organoids Form Reciprocal Projections When Fused with Cortical Organoids. Cell Stem Cell 2019, 24: 487-497.e7. PMID: 30799279, PMCID: PMC6853597, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReciprocal projectionsThree-dimensional organoid modelsForebrain disorderHuman brain developmentCortical organoidsHuman thalamusPeripheral tissuesThalamusRelated disordersThalamic developmentSingle-cell RNA sequencingBrain developmentHuman embryonic stem cellsCircuit organizationCortexOrganoid modelsRegion-specific organoidsTelencephalic fateStem cellsOrganoid techniquesOrganoidsDisordersRNA sequencingRelay hubDisease
2017
Fusion of Regionally Specified hPSC-Derived Organoids Models Human Brain Development and Interneuron Migration
Xiang Y, Tanaka Y, Patterson B, Kang YJ, Govindaiah G, Roselaar N, Cakir B, Kim KY, Lombroso AP, Hwang SM, Zhong M, Stanley EG, Elefanty AG, Naegele JR, Lee SH, Weissman SM, Park IH. Fusion of Regionally Specified hPSC-Derived Organoids Models Human Brain Development and Interneuron Migration. Cell Stem Cell 2017, 21: 383-398.e7. PMID: 28757360, PMCID: PMC5720381, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2017.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brain developmentChromatin accessibility dynamicsTransposase-accessible chromatinHigh-throughput sequencing analysisRegion-specific organoidsHuman pluripotent stem cellsRNA sequencing profilingHuman interneuron migrationPluripotent stem cellsRelated lineagesBrain developmentAccessibility dynamicsBulk assaysInterneuron migrationLineage relationshipsOrganoid techniquesSequencing profilingSequencing analysisFunctional neuronsOrganoid developmentStem cellsCortical organoidsOrganoidsBrain organoidsMGE
2015
Ethanol Upregulates NMDA Receptor Subunit Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cortical Neurons
Xiang Y, Kim KY, Gelernter J, Park IH, Zhang H. Ethanol Upregulates NMDA Receptor Subunit Gene Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cortical Neurons. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0134907. PMID: 26266540, PMCID: PMC4534442, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsReceptor subunit gene expressionNeuron-specific biomarkerReverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reactionNMDA receptor subunit gene expressionChronic alcohol consumptionHuman brain cellsAlcohol-responsive genesNMDA receptor genesCalcium channel activityLive human brainQuantitative polymerase chain reactionSubunit gene expressionWithdrawal treatmentPolymerase chain reactionExpression changesEthanol exposureAlcohol abuseMultiple comparison correctionBrain cellsGene expression alterationsAlcohol consumptionNeuronal functionAlcohol metabolismNeurons