A century-long journey from the discovery of insulin to the implantation of stem cell–derived islets

A Ramzy, PJ Belmonte, MJS Braam, S Ida… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
For the past century, insulin injections have saved millions of lives, but glycemic instability is
still a persistent challenge for people with diabetes, leading to tremendous morbidity and …

[HTML][HTML] Organoids from the human fetal and adult pancreas

JRA Balak, J Juksar, F Carlotti, A Lo Nigro… - Current diabetes …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Novel 3D organoid culture techniques have enabled long-term
expansion of pancreatic tissue. This review comprehensively summarizes and evaluates the …

[HTML][HTML] Region-specific transcriptional control of astrocyte function oversees local circuit activities

AYS Huang, J Woo, D Sardar, B Lozzi, NAB Huerta… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Astrocytes play essential roles in brain function by supporting synaptic connectivity and
associated circuits. How these roles are regulated by transcription factors is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] NEUROD1 reinforces endocrine cell fate acquisition in pancreatic development

R Bohuslavova, V Fabriciova, O Smolik… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
NEUROD1 is a transcription factor that helps maintain a mature phenotype of pancreatic β
cells. Disruption of Neurod1 during pancreatic development causes severe neonatal …

[HTML][HTML] The first transcriptomic atlas of the adult lacrimal gland reveals epithelial complexity and identifies novel progenitor cells in mice

V Delcroix, O Mauduit, HS Lee, A Ivanova, T Umazume… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The lacrimal gland (LG) secretes aqueous tears. Previous studies have provided insights
into the cell lineage relationships during tissue morphogenesis. However, little is known …

Pancreas organoid models of development and regeneration

A Grapin-Botton, YH Kim - Development, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Organoids have become one of the fastest progressing and applied models in biological
and medical research, and various organoids have now been developed for most of the …

Insights from the genetic characterization of central precocious puberty associated with multiple anomalies

APM Canton, ACV Krepischi… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is there an (epi) genetic basis in patients with central precocious puberty
(CPP) associated with multiple anomalies that unmasks underlying mechanisms or reveals …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell chromatin accessibility of developing murine pancreas identifies cell state-specific gene regulatory programs

X Yao, S Chang, Z Liu, JB Sneddon - Molecular Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have characterized the existence of cell subtypes, along with their
corresponding transcriptional profiles, within the developing mouse pancreas. The upstream …

[HTML][HTML] Gene signatures of NEUROGENIN3+ endocrine progenitor cells in the human pancreas

HJ Yong, G Xie, C Liu, W Wang, A Naji… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
NEUROGENIN3+ (NEUROG3+) cells are considered to be pancreatic endocrine
progenitors. Our current knowledge on the molecular program of NEUROG3+ cells in …

Silencing hsa_circ_0032449 inhibits the pancreatic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells via the hsa_miR-195-5p/CCND1/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Y Xu, T Xu, Y Huang, J Wan, Z Jiang - Experimental Cell Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Stem cell-derived β cells (SC-β cells) differentiated from stem cell-derived pancreatic
progenitor (PP) cells are promising tools for enabling normal glucose control of islet …