Derivation of human primordial germ cell-like cells in an embryonic-like culture

SN Esfahani, Y Zheng, A Arabpour, AMR Irizarry… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are the embryonic precursors of sperm and eggs. They
transmit genetic and epigenetic information across generations. Given the prominent role of …

In Vitro gametogenesis in oncofertility: a review of its potential use and present-day challenges in moving toward fertility preservation and restoration

VG Wesevich, C Arkfeld, DB Seifer - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current fertility preservation options are limited for cancer survivor patients who wish to have
their own biological children. Human in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) has the hypothetical …

Female human primordial germ cells display X-chromosome dosage compensation despite the absence of X-inactivation

T Chitiashvili, I Dror, R Kim, FM Hsu, R Chaudhari… - Nature cell …, 2020 - nature.com
X-chromosome dosage compensation in female placental mammals is achieved by X-
chromosome inactivation (XCI). Human pre-implantation embryos are an exception, in which …

In vitro germ cell induction from fertile and infertile monozygotic twin research participants

EC Pandolfi, FM Hsu, M Duhon, Y Zheng… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) enable reproductive diseases to be studied
when the reproductive health of the participant is known. In this study, monozygotic (MZ) …

In Vitro Maturation, In Vitro Oogenesis, and Ovarian Longevity

SJ Silber, S Goldsmith, L Castleman, K Hayashi - Reproductive Sciences, 2024 - Springer
This paper will review a remarkable new approach to in vitro maturation “IVM” of oocytes
from ovarian tissue, based on our results with in vitro oogenesis from somatic cells. As an …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of six human induced pluripotent stem cell sublines (MZT01E, MZT01F, MZT01N and MZT02D, MZT02G and MZT02H) for reproductive science …

EC Pandolfi, E Sosa, TJ Hunt, S Goldsmith, K Hurlbut… - Stem cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
Six human induced pluripotent stem cell sublines (hiPSCs) were generated from human
dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) derived from skin biopsies donated from monozygotic twin women …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of three human induced pluripotent stem cell sublines (UCLAi005-A, UCLAi005-B and UCLAi005-C) for reproductive science research

EC Pandolfi, TJ Hunt, S Goldsmith, K Hurlbut, SJ Silber… - Stem cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
We generated three human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) sublines from human
dermal fibroblasts (HDF)(MZT05) generated from a skin biopsy donated from a previously …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of three human induced pluripotent stem cell sublines (UCLAi004-A, UCLAi004-B, and UCLAi004-C) for reproductive science research

EC Pandolfi, TJ Hunt, S Goldsmith, K Hurlbut, SJ Silber… - Stem cell …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three induced pluripotent stem cell sublines (hiPSCs) were generated from human dermal
human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) derived from a human skin punch biopsy. The biopsy was …