2024
Selective utilization of glucose metabolism guides mammalian gastrulation
Cao D, Bergmann J, Zhong L, Hemalatha A, Dingare C, Jensen T, Cox A, Greco V, Steventon B, Sozen B. Selective utilization of glucose metabolism guides mammalian gastrulation. Nature 2024, 634: 919-928. PMID: 39415005, PMCID: PMC11499262, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08044-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular metabolismMammalian gastrulationHexosamine biosynthetic pathwayTranscription factor networksCellular signaling pathwaysSignaling morphogensGlucose metabolismCellular programmeBiosynthetic pathwayFate acquisitionCell fateHousekeeping natureGenetic mechanismsMesoderm migrationFactor networksERK activationExpression patternsSignaling pathwayDevelopmental processesStem cell modelCell typesSpecialized functionsDevelopmental contextMammalian embryosMouse embryos
2022
Carnegie in 4D? Stem-cell-based models of human embryo development
Sozen B, Conkar D, Veenvliet J. Carnegie in 4D? Stem-cell-based models of human embryo development. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2022, 131: 44-57. PMID: 35701286, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGastrulationHumansMammalsMiceOrganoidsPluripotent Stem CellsConceptsEmbryo developmentMouse in vitro modelsHuman embryo developmentHuman pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsModels of embryo developmentHuman developmentInvestigation of embryogenesisHuman embryosStem cellsPrimate embryosIn vitro approachesIn vitroMammalian embryogenesisIn vitro platformMammalian developmentMiceEmbryosNatural embryoGastrulation stageCellsTranscriptional regulationOver-relianceFetusesUtero
2020
Inducible Stem-Cell-Derived Embryos Capture Mouse Morphogenetic Events In Vitro
Amadei G, Lau K, De Jonghe J, Gantner C, Sozen B, Chan C, Zhu M, Kyprianou C, Hollfelder F, Zernicka-Goetz M. Inducible Stem-Cell-Derived Embryos Capture Mouse Morphogenetic Events In Vitro. Developmental Cell 2020, 56: 366-382.e9. PMID: 33378662, PMCID: PMC7883308, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTrophoblast stem cellsDevelopment of mouse embryosStem cellsXEN cellsTranscription factor GATA4Extra-embryonic mesodermTs cellsExpressed GATA4Mouse embryosAnterior signaling centerAnterior-posterior patterningDevelopmental potentialExtra-embryonic endodermDefinitive endodermMouse gastrulaGATA4Morphogenetic eventsSignaling centersMorphogenic eventsEndodermal fateEmbryosCellsGastrulationEmbryo-like structures
2018
Self-assembly of embryonic and two extra-embryonic stem cell types into gastrulating embryo-like structures
Sozen B, Amadei G, Cox A, Wang R, Na E, Czukiewska S, Chappell L, Voet T, Michel G, Jing N, Glover D, Zernicka-Goetz M. Self-assembly of embryonic and two extra-embryonic stem cell types into gastrulating embryo-like structures. Nature Cell Biology 2018, 20: 979-989. PMID: 30038254, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0147-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell LineCell LineageCell MovementCoculture TechniquesEmbryo, MammalianEndodermEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGastrulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGestational AgeMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsPhenotypeTranscriptomeTrophoblastsConceptsStem cell typesEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionStem cellsExtra-embryonic compartmentCell typesTrophoblast stem cellsEndoderm stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsMammalian embryosSpatial transcriptomic analysisTrophoblastGene expression patternsGerm lineMiceGastrulating embryosEmbryo-like structures
2017
Assembly of embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells to mimic embryogenesis in vitro
Harrison S, Sozen B, Christodoulou N, Kyprianou C, Zernicka-Goetz M. Assembly of embryonic and extraembryonic stem cells to mimic embryogenesis in vitro. Science 2017, 356 PMID: 28254784, DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrophoblast stem cellsStem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsGenetically modified stem cellsExtraembryonic stem cellsGerm cell markersPrimordial germ cell markersStem cell typesCell typesExpression of mesodermCell markersNatural embryoDevelopmental potentialExtraembryonic tissuesMouse embryonic stem cellsMammalian embryogenesisBMP signalingResponse to WntCellsCross-talkThree-dimensional scaffoldsEmbryosSelf-assembly in vitroCoordinated morphogenesis