[HTML][HTML] Pluripotent stem cell-derived models of retinal disease: Elucidating pathogenesis, evaluating novel treatments, and estimating toxicity

M Kurzawa-Akanbi, N Tzoumas… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Blindness poses a growing global challenge, with approximately 26% of cases attributed to
degenerative retinal diseases. While gene therapy, optogenetic tools, photosensitive …

The clinical role of SRSF1 expression in cancer: a review of the current literature

A Lo Giudice, MG Asmundo, G Broggi, S Cimino… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: SFRS1 is a member of the splicing factor protein family. Through a specific
sequence of alteration, SRSF1 can move from the cytoplasm to the nucleus where it can …

Modeling PRPF31 retinitis pigmentosa using retinal pigment epithelium and organoids combined with gene augmentation rescue

A Rodrigues, A Slembrouck-Brec, C Nanteau… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in the ubiquitously expressed pre-mRNA processing factor (PRPF) 31 gene, one
of the most common causes of dominant form of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), lead to a retina …

Application of patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and organoids in inherited retinal diseases

Y Liang, X Sun, C Duan, S Tang, J Chen - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) can induce severe sight-threatening retinal degeneration
and impose a considerable economic burden on patients and society, making efforts to cure …

Aberrant retinal pigment epithelial cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells of a retinitis pigmentosa patient with the PRPF6 mutation

Y Liang, F Tan, X Sun, Z Cui, J Gu, S Mao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pre-mRNA processing factors (PRPFs) are vital components of the spliceosome and are
involved in the physiological process necessary for pre-mRNA splicing to mature mRNA. As …

Spliceosomic dysregulation in pancreatic cancer uncovers splicing factors PRPF8 and RBMX as novel candidate actionable targets

E Alors‐Pérez, R Blázquez‐Encinas… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal cancer, characterized by late
diagnosis and poor treatment response. Surgery is the only curative approach, only …

A common cellular response to broad splicing perturbations is characterized by metabolic transcript downregulation driven by the Mdm2–p53 axis

JE Varineau, E Calo - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Disruptions in core cellular processes elicit stress responses that drive cell-state changes
leading to organismal phenotypes. Perturbations in the splicing machinery cause …

The Extent of Edgetic Perturbations in the Human Interactome Caused by Population-Specific Mutations

H Cui, S Srinivasan, Z Gao, D Korkin - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Until recently, efforts in population genetics have been focused primarily on people of
European ancestry. To attenuate this bias, global population studies, such as the 1000 …

A de novo PRPF8 Pathogenic Variant in Transient Severe Hypophosphatemia with Delayed Puberty and Growth Failure

L Koljonen, P Salonen, S Rusanen… - Hormone Research in …, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Childhood hypophosphatemia is a rare condition and may be caused by
malabsorption, malignancies, or genetic factors. Prolonged hypophosphatemia leads to …

Convergent somatic evolution commences in utero in a germline ribosomopathy

HE Machado, NF Øbro, N Williams, S Tan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Clonal tracking of cells using somatic mutations permits exploration of clonal dynamics in
human disease. Here, we perform whole genome sequencing of 323 haematopoietic …