Molecular mechanisms controlling vertebrate retinal patterning, neurogenesis, and cell fate specification

X Zhang, P Leavey, H Appel, N Makrides… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
This review covers recent advances in understanding the molecular mechanisms controlling
neurogenesis and specification of the developing retina, with a focus on insights obtained …

Self-organization of the retina during eye development, retinal regeneration in vivo, and in retinal 3D organoids in vitro

EN Grigoryan - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Self-organization is a process that ensures histogenesis of the eye retina. This highly
intricate phenomenon is not sufficiently studied due to its biological complexity and genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering early human pancreas development at the single-cell level

Z Ma, X Zhang, W Zhong, H Yi, X Chen, Y Zhao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding pancreas development can provide clues for better treatments of pancreatic
diseases. However, the molecular heterogeneity and developmental trajectory of the early …

Reprogramming Müller glia to regenerate ganglion-like cells in adult mouse retina with developmental transcription factors

L Todd, W Jenkins, C Finkbeiner, MJ Hooper… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Many neurodegenerative diseases cause degeneration of specific types of neurons. For
example, glaucoma leads to death of retinal ganglion cells, leaving other neurons intact …

Ectopic insert-dependent neuronal expression of GFAP promoter-driven AAV constructs in adult mouse retina

N Le, H Appel, N Pannullo, T Hoang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Direct reprogramming of retinal Müller glia is a promising avenue for replacing
photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells lost to retinal dystrophies. However, questions …

Robust reprogramming of glia into neurons by inhibition of Notch signaling and nuclear factor I (NFI) factors in adult mammalian retina

N Le, TD Vu, I Palazzo, R Pulya, Y Kim… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Generation of neurons through direct reprogramming has emerged as a promising
therapeutic approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we present an …

Single-cell analyses reveal transient retinal progenitor cells in the ciliary margin of developing human retina

B Dorgau, J Collin, A Rozanska, D Zerti… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The emergence of retinal progenitor cells and differentiation to various retinal cell types
represent fundamental processes during retinal development. Herein, we provide a …

ASCL1 induces neurogenesis in human Müller glia

J Wohlschlegel, C Finkbeiner, D Hoffer, F Kierney… - Stem Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
In mammals, loss of retinal cells due to disease or trauma is an irreversible process that can
lead to blindness. Interestingly, regeneration of retinal neurons is a well established process …

Integration of spatial and temporal patterning in the invertebrate and vertebrate nervous system

YC Chen, N Konstantinides - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The nervous system is one of the most sophisticated animal tissues, consisting of thousands
of interconnected cell types. How the nervous system develops its diversity from a few neural …

Temporal regulation of neural diversity in Drosophila and vertebrates

RN El-Danaf, R Rajesh, C Desplan - Seminars in Cell & Developmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of neuronal diversity involves temporal patterning mechanisms by which a
given progenitor sequentially produces multiple cell types. Several parallels are evident …