Integrating single-cell multi-omics and prior biological knowledge for a functional characterization of the immune system

PSL Schäfer, D Dimitrov, EJ Villablanca… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The immune system comprises diverse specialized cell types that cooperate to defend the
host against a wide range of pathogenic threats. Recent advancements in single-cell and …

Organoids of the female reproductive tract

C Chumduri, MY Turco - Journal of molecular medicine, 2021 - Springer
Healthy functioning of the female reproductive tract (FRT) depends on balanced and
dynamic regulation by hormones during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and childbirth. The …

Material properties of nonpregnant and pregnant human uterine layers

DM Fodera, SR Russell, JLL Jackson, S Fang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uterus has critical biomechanical functions in pregnancy and undergoes dramatic
material growth and remodeling from implantation to parturition. The intrinsic material …

Generation of Human Endometrial Assembloids with a Luminal Epithelium using Air–Liquid Interface Culture Methods

J Tian, J Yang, T Chen, Y Yin, N Li, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The endometrial lining of the uterus is essential for women's reproductive health and
consists of several different types of epithelial and stromal cells. Although models such as …

Human organoid systems in modeling reproductive tissue development, function, and disease

S Haider, AG Beristain - Human Reproduction, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Research focused on human reproductive biology has primarily relied upon clinical samples
affording mainly descriptive studies with limited implementation of functional or mechanistic …

Spateo: multidimensional spatiotemporal modeling of single-cell spatial transcriptomics

X Qiu, DY Zhu, J Yao, Z Jing, L Zuo, M Wang, KH Min… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Cells do not live in a vacuum, but in a milieu defined by cell–cell communication that can be
measured via emerging high-resolution spatial transcriptomics approaches. However …

[HTML][HTML] Immune microniches shape intestinal Treg function

Y Gu, R Bartolomé-Casado, C Xu, A Bertocchi… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The intestinal immune system is highly adapted to maintaining tolerance to the commensal
microbiota and self-antigens while defending against invading pathogens,. Recognizing …

CLARIFY: cell–cell interaction and gene regulatory network refinement from spatially resolved transcriptomics

M Bafna, H Li, X Zhang - Bioinformatics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Motivation Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) in a cell provide the tight feedback
needed to synchronize cell actions. However, genes in a cell also take input from, and …

Origin and segregation of the human germline

A Castillo-Venzor, CA Penfold… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Human germline–soma segregation occurs during weeks 2–3 in gastrulating embryos.
Although direct studies are hindered, here, we investigate the dynamics of human primordial …

Matrix scaffolds for endometrium-derived organoid models

S De Vriendt, CM Casares, S Rocha… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The uterus-lining endometrium is essential to mammalian reproduction, receiving and
accommodating the embryo for proper development. Despite its key role, mechanisms …