2018
In utero nanoparticle delivery for site-specific genome editing
Ricciardi AS, Bahal R, Farrelly JS, Quijano E, Bianchi AH, Luks VL, Putman R, López-Giráldez F, Coşkun S, Song E, Liu Y, Hsieh WC, Ly DH, Stitelman DH, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM. In utero nanoparticle delivery for site-specific genome editing. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 2481. PMID: 29946143, PMCID: PMC6018676, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04894-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-specific genome editingReversal of splenomegalyPeptide nucleic acidIntra-amniotic administrationBlood hemoglobin levelsMonogenic disordersNanoparticle deliveryPolymeric nanoparticlesPostnatal elevationGestational ageHemoglobin levelsImproved survivalPediatric morbidityDisease improvementHuman β-thalassemiaReticulocyte countNormal organ developmentMouse modelNormal rangeEarly interventionGenome editingOff-target mutationsPostnatal growthGene editingVersatile method
2016
Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production
Ceneri N, Zhao L, Young BD, Healy A, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Yarovinsky TO, Ike K, Pardi R, Qin L, Qin L, Tellides G, Hirschi K, Meadows J, Soufer R, Chun HJ, Sadeghi M, Bender JR, Morrison AR. Rac2 Modulates Atherosclerotic Calcification by Regulating Macrophage Interleukin-1&bgr; Production. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2016, 37: 328-340. PMID: 27834690, PMCID: PMC5269510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaAortic DiseasesApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInflammation MediatorsInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-1betaMacrophagesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropeptidesPhenotypePlaque, AtheroscleroticPrognosisRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionTransfectionUp-RegulationVascular CalcificationConceptsCoronary calcium burdenIL-1β expressionCalcium burdenSerum IL-1β levelsElevated IL-1βIL-1β levelsCoronary artery diseaseInterleukin-1β expressionCalcified coronary arteryCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesVascular calcificationCoronary arteryIL-1βPlaque calciumAtherosclerotic calcificationExperimental atherogenesisInflammatory regulatorsMacrophage interleukinAtherosclerotic plaquesTherapeutic targetProgressive calcificationA patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP
Çağlayan AO, Tüysüz B, Coşkun S, Quon J, Harmancı AS, Baranoski JF, Baran B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Mane SM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Günel M. A patient with a novel homozygous missense mutation in FTO and concomitant nonsense mutation in CETP. Journal Of Human Genetics 2016, 61: 395-403. PMID: 26740239, PMCID: PMC4880488, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOApoptosisBiopsyChild, PreschoolCholesterol Ester Transfer ProteinsComputational BiologyConsanguinityDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHomozygoteHumansMutation, MissensePhenotypeTranscriptome
2013
Hemogenic Endothelial Cell Specification Requires c-Kit, Notch Signaling, and p27-Mediated Cell-Cycle Control
Marcelo KL, Sills TM, Coskun S, Vasavada H, Sanglikar S, Goldie LC, Hirschi KK. Hemogenic Endothelial Cell Specification Requires c-Kit, Notch Signaling, and p27-Mediated Cell-Cycle Control. Developmental Cell 2013, 27: 504-515. PMID: 24331925, PMCID: PMC3994666, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell DifferentiationCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Embryo Culture TechniquesEndothelial CellsFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsLac OperonLentivirusMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPregnancyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mybReceptor, Notch1Signal TransductionTretinoinConceptsCell cycle controlEndothelial cell specificationEndothelial cell developmentNotch signalingCell specificationCell developmentPrimordial endothelial cellsHemogenic endothelial cellsRetinoic acidCell cycle regulationC-kitHuman stem cellsRas regulationEndothelial cellsMolecular signalsStem cellsSignalingP27 expressionP27RegulationCellsEmbryogenesisClinical therapyMechanismExpression
2010
Establishment and regulation of the HSC niche: Roles of osteoblastic and vascular compartments
Coskun S, Hirschi KK. Establishment and regulation of the HSC niche: Roles of osteoblastic and vascular compartments. Birth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today Reviews 2010, 90: 229-242. PMID: 21181885, PMCID: PMC5226239, DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.20194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsAdult bone marrow nichesExtraembryonic yolk sacVascular endothelial cellsAdult bone marrowBone marrow nicheMammalian embryogenesisHSC formationBlood cell typesHematopoiesis changeAorta-gonadHSC generationMesonephros (AGM) regionHSC maturationMajor regulatory factorLifelong supplyMajor cellular componentHSC nicheEndothelial cellsMulti-potent cellsRegulatory factorsCellular componentsCell typesMarrow nicheDifferent tissues