Neuron–oligodendroglial interactions in health and malignant disease

KR Taylor, M Monje - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Experience sculpts brain structure and function. Activity-dependent modulation of the
myelinated infrastructure of the nervous system has emerged as a dimension of adaptive …

Human cerebral organoids—a new tool for clinical neurology research

OL Eichmüller, JA Knoblich - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
The current understanding of neurological diseases is derived mostly from direct analysis of
patients and from animal models of disease. However, most patient studies do not capture …

[HTML][HTML] The single-cell and spatial transcriptional landscape of human gastrulation and early brain development

B Zeng, Z Liu, Y Lu, S Zhong, S Qin, L Huang, Y Zeng… - Cell Stem Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The emergence of the three germ layers and the lineage-specific precursor cells
orchestrating organogenesis represent fundamental milestones during early embryonic …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-selective metabolic vulnerabilities in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma

WD Gwynne, Y Suk, S Custers, N Mikolajewicz… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
MYC-driven medulloblastoma (MB) is an aggressive pediatric brain tumor characterized by
therapy resistance and disease recurrence. Here, we integrated data from unbiased genetic …

Human cerebellar organoids with functional Purkinje cells

A Atamian, M Birtele, N Hosseini, T Nguyen, A Seth… - Cell Stem Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Research on human cerebellar development and disease has been hampered by the need
for a human cell-based system that recapitulates the human cerebellum's cellular diversity …

Modeling epigenetic lesions that cause gliomas

GJ Rahme, NM Javed, KL Puorro, S Xin, V Hovestadt… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Epigenetic lesions that disrupt regulatory elements represent potential cancer drivers.
However, we lack experimental models for validating their tumorigenic impact. Here, we …

Human fetal cerebellar cell atlas informs medulloblastoma origin and oncogenesis

Z Luo, M Xia, W Shi, C Zhao, J Wang, D Xin, X Dong… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant childhood brain tumour,, yet the origin
of the most aggressive subgroup-3 form remains elusive, impeding development of effective …

Single-cell epigenomics and spatiotemporal transcriptomics reveal human cerebellar development

S Zhong, M Wang, L Huang, Y Chen, Y Ge… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Human cerebellar development is orchestrated by molecular regulatory networks to achieve
cytoarchitecture and coordinate motor and cognitive functions. Here, we combined single …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular development and evolution of the mammalian cerebellum

M Sepp, K Leiss, F Murat, K Okonechnikov, P Joshi… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The expansion of the neocortex, a hallmark of mammalian evolution,, was accompanied by
an increase in cerebellar neuron numbers. However, little is known about the evolution of …

Common molecular features of H3K27M DMGs and PFA ependymomas map to hindbrain developmental pathways

M Pun, D Pratt, PR Nano, PK Joshi, L Jiang… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Globally decreased histone 3, lysine 27 tri-methylation (H3K27me3) is a hallmark of H3K27-
altered diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) and group-A posterior fossa ependymomas (PFAs) …