2022
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids
Brady M, Mariani J, Koca Y, Szekely A, King R, Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5007-5019. PMID: 36447010, PMCID: PMC9949887, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01880-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeInterneuron deficitsGABAergic interneuronsHealthy controlsNeurodevelopmental underpinningsNeuropathological deficitsBG circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersDecreased differentiationT patientsInterneuronsAltered expressionPotential mechanismsCilia disruptionSonic hedgehogOrganoidsStem cellsTS individualsPluripotent stem cellsGli transcription factorsDeficitsOrganoid differentiationEarly stagesCholinergicPatients
2021
Role of SHH in Patterning Human Pluripotent Cells towards Ventral Forebrain Fates
Brady MV, Vaccarino FM. Role of SHH in Patterning Human Pluripotent Cells towards Ventral Forebrain Fates. Cells 2021, 10: 914. PMID: 33923415, PMCID: PMC8073580, DOI: 10.3390/cells10040914.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSonic hedgehogHuman neurodevelopmentHuman pluripotent cellsDiverse cellular compositionRole of SHHMaster regulatorPluripotent cellsCellular phenotypesVentral identityNeural organoidsExpression gradientsOrganoid systemsDisease modelingVitro systemPathway activationModel systemCellular compositionOrganoidsHuman developmentQuestions scientistsHedgehogBiology