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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.109 | DOI Listing |
Stem Cell Rev Rep
September 2025
Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
Mutations in Delta Like Non-Canonical Notch Ligand 1 (DLK1), a paternally expressed imprinted gene, underlie central precocious puberty (CPP), yet the mechanism remains unclear. To test the hypothesis that DLK1 plays a role in gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neuron ontogeny, 75 base pairs were deleted in both alleles of DLK1 exon 3 with CRISPR-Cas9 in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). This line, exhibiting More than 80% loss of DLK1 protein, was differentiated into GnRH neurons by dual SMAD inhibition (dSMADi), FGF8 treatment and Notch inhibition, as previously described, however, it did not exhibit accelerated GNRH1 expression.
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August 2025
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, School of Life Science and
Early organogenesis is a crucial stage in embryonic development, characterized by extensive cell fate specification to initiate organ formation but also by a high susceptibility to developmental defects. Here, we profiled 285 serial sections from six E7.5-E8.
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September 2025
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brain Korea 21 Project, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea. Electronic address:
Xenopus embryo serves as an ideal model for teratogenesis assays to observe the effects of any compounds on the cellular processes crucial for early development and adult tissue homeostasis. In our screening of a chemical library with frog embryo, caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) was found to upregulate the FGF/MAPK pathway, disrupting germ layer formation in early development. Exposure to CAPE interfered with the formation of anterior-posterior body axis and of ectodermal derivatives such as eyes, dorsal fin and pigment cells.
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September 2025
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
The spiracular organ is an epithelial pouch or tube lined with mechanosensory hair cells, found embedded in the wall of the spiracle in many non-teleost jawed fishes. It is innervated via a branch of the anterior lateral line nerve and usually considered a specialised lateral line organ, despite its presumed function as a proprioceptor for jaw movement. It is homologous to the paratympanic organ: a hair cell-lined epithelial pouch embedded in the wall of the middle ear of birds, alligators and Sphenodon.
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August 2025
Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 08003, Spain. Electronic address:
Mammalian embryonic size is tightly controlled with checkpoints and compensatory mechanisms correcting size defects. Here, we take advantage of gastruloids, a stem cell embryoid system not subject to most size controls, to study the role of size in emergent properties of mammalian embryogenesis. We report that gastruloids exhibit robust morphology and transcriptional profiles within a size range.
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