{"title":"Toward building kidney organoids with plumbing: Fusion of nephron with ureteric bud","authors":"Chao Zhang, Yun Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2025.06.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The fusion of distal nephron and ureteric bud represents a critical developmental milestone required for establishing a functional kidney plumbing system. In this issue of <em>Cell Stem Cell</em>, Shi et al.<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span> report a protocol for generating human kidney organoids with an integrated collecting system by recapitulating this key developmental fusion event.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":19.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell stem cell","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2025.06.001","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The fusion of distal nephron and ureteric bud represents a critical developmental milestone required for establishing a functional kidney plumbing system. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Shi et al.1 report a protocol for generating human kidney organoids with an integrated collecting system by recapitulating this key developmental fusion event.
期刊介绍:
Cell Stem Cell is a comprehensive journal covering the entire spectrum of stem cell biology. It encompasses various topics, including embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, germline stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, differentiation, epigenetics, genomics, cancer stem cells, stem cell niches, disease models, nuclear transfer technology, bioengineering, drug discovery, in vivo imaging, therapeutic applications, regenerative medicine, clinical insights, research policies, ethical considerations, and technical innovations. The journal welcomes studies from any model system providing insights into stem cell biology, with a focus on human stem cells. It publishes research reports of significant importance, along with review and analysis articles covering diverse aspects of stem cell research.