Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.011
Adriana Migliorini, Sabrina Ge, Michael H. Atkins, Amanda Oakie, Rangarajan Sambathkumar, Gregory Kent, Haiyang Huang, Angel Sing, Conan Chua, Adam J. Gehring, Gordon M. Keller, Faiyaz Notta, Maria Cristina Nostro
{"title":"Embryonic macrophages support endocrine commitment during human pancreatic differentiation","authors":"Adriana Migliorini, Sabrina Ge, Michael H. Atkins, Amanda Oakie, Rangarajan Sambathkumar, Gregory Kent, Haiyang Huang, Angel Sing, Conan Chua, Adam J. Gehring, Gordon M. Keller, Faiyaz Notta, Maria Cristina Nostro","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"Organogenesis is a complex process that relies on a dynamic interplay between extrinsic factors originating from the microenvironment and tissue-specific intrinsic factors. For pancreatic endocrine cells, the local niche consists of acinar and ductal cells as well as neuronal, immune, endothelial, and stromal cells. Hematopoietic cells have been detected in human pancreas as early as 6 post-conception weeks, but whether they play a role during human endocrinogenesis remains unknown. To investigate this, we performed single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) of the second-trimester human pancreas and identified a wide range of hematopoietic cells, including two distinct subsets of tissue-resident macrophages. Leveraging this discovery, we developed a co-culture system of human embryonic stem cell-derived endocrine-macrophage organoids to model their interaction <em>in vitro</em>. Here, we show that macrophages support the differentiation and viability of endocrine cells <em>in vitro</em> and enhance tissue engraftment, highlighting their potential role in tissue engineering strategies for diabetes.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142431233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.007
Laertis Ikonomou, Megan Munsie, Carl Power, Douglas Sipp, Leigh Turner, John E.J. Rasko
{"title":"Effective regulatory responses to predatory stem cell markets in Australia and Canada","authors":"Laertis Ikonomou, Megan Munsie, Carl Power, Douglas Sipp, Leigh Turner, John E.J. Rasko","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid proliferation of businesses engaged in direct-to-consumer advertising of unproven stem cell interventions has raised troubling questions about whether government bodies can regulate this health market effectively. Recent developments in Australia and Canada suggest that such fears are unfounded and that targeted regulatory action can have meaningful effects.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.006
Claudia R. Ball, Stefan Fröhling
{"title":"Let’s get functional: Drug sensitivity profiling to enable precision sarcoma medicine","authors":"Claudia R. Ball, Stefan Fröhling","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"Drug sensitivity profiling in patient-derived tumor models offers new hope for improving outcomes in cancers lacking effective therapies. Al Shihabi et al.<span><span><sup>1</sup></span></span> demonstrate that short-term cultures from bone and soft tissue sarcomas enable clinically meaningful screening of multiple drugs and combinations, marking a significant advance in personalized care for these high-risk diseases.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.07.008
Hiroaki Okae, Shun Shibata, Takahiro Arima
{"title":"Common and uncommon findings in marmoset and human trophoblast stem cells","authors":"Hiroaki Okae, Shun Shibata, Takahiro Arima","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"In this issue of <em>Cell Stem Cell</em>, Siriwardena et al. analyze peri- and post-implantation marmoset trophoblast development in detail and establish marmoset trophoblast stem cell (TSC) lines from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). Comparative analysis of marmoset and human TSCs provides insights into species-specific implantation and placentation strategies.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.005
Thomas H. Ambrosi, Michael T. Longaker
{"title":"Charles “Chuck” K.F. Chan (1975–2024)","authors":"Thomas H. Ambrosi, Michael T. Longaker","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.002
Marta N. Shahbazi, Vincent Pasque
{"title":"Early human development and stem cell-based human embryo models","authors":"Marta N. Shahbazi, Vincent Pasque","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"The use of stem cells to model the early human embryo promises to transform our understanding of developmental biology and human reproduction. In this review, we present our current knowledge of the first 2 weeks of human embryo development. We first focus on the distinct cell lineages of the embryo and the derivation of stem cell lines. We then discuss the intercellular crosstalk that guides early embryo development and how this crosstalk is recapitulated <em>in vitro</em> to generate stem cell-based embryo models. We highlight advances in this fast-developing field, discuss current limitations, and provide a vision for the future.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142369199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selective translation of nuclear mitochondrial respiratory proteins reprograms succinate metabolism in AML development and chemoresistance","authors":"Guoqiang Han, Manman Cui, Pengbo Lu, Tiantian Zhang, Rong Yin, Jin Hu, Jihua Chai, Jing Wang, Kexin Gao, Weidong Liu, Shuxin Yao, Ziyan Cao, Yanbing Zheng, Wen Tian, Rongxia Guo, Min Shen, Zheming Liu, Weiming Li, Shanshan Zhao, Xiangpeng Lin, Haojian Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.008","url":null,"abstract":"Mitochondrial adaptations dynamically reprogram cellular bioenergetics and metabolism and confer key properties for human cancers. However, the selective regulation of these mitochondrial responses remains largely elusive. Here, inspired by a genetic screening in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), we identify RAS effector RREB1 as a translational regulator and uncover a unique translation control system for nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins in human cancers. RREB1 deletion reduces mitochondrial activities and succinate metabolism, thereby damaging leukemia stem cell (LSC) function and AML development. Replenishing complex II subunit SDHD rectifies these deficiencies. Notably, inhibition of complex II re-sensitizes AML cells to venetoclax treatment. Mechanistically, a short RREB1 variant binds to a conserved motif in the 3′ UTRs and cooperates with elongation factor eEF1A1 to enhance protein translation of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial mRNAs. Overall, our findings reveal a unique translation control mechanism for mitochondrial adaptations in AML pathogenesis and provide a potential strategy for targeting this vulnerability of LSCs.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142360191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A human organoid drug screen identifies α2-adrenergic receptor signaling as a therapeutic target for cartilage regeneration","authors":"Xiaocui Wei, Jingyang Qiu, Ruijun Lai, Tiantian Wei, Zhijie Lin, Shijiang Huang, Yuanjun Jiang, Zhanpeng Kuang, Hao Zeng, Yan Gong, Xiaoling Xie, Jun Yang, Yue Zhang, Sheng Zhang, Zhipeng Zou, Xuefei Gao, Xiaochun Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"Directed differentiation of stem cells toward chondrogenesis <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in situ</em> to regenerate cartilage suffers from off-target differentiation and hypertrophic tendency. Here, we generated a cartilaginous organoid system from human expanded pluripotent stem cells (hEPSCs) carrying a COL2A1<sup>mCherry</sup> and COL10A1<sup>eGFP</sup> double reporter, enabling real-time monitoring of chondrogenesis and hypertrophy. After screening 2,040 FDA-approved drugs, we found that α-adrenergic receptor (α-AR) antagonists, especially phentolamine, stimulated chondrogenesis but repressed hypertrophy, while α2-AR agonists reduced chondrogenesis and induced hypertrophy. Phentolamine prevented cartilage degeneration in hEPSC cartilaginous organoid and human cartilage explant models and stimulated microfracture-activated endogenous skeletal stem cells toward hyaline-like cartilage regeneration without fibrotic degeneration <em>in situ</em>. Mechanistically, α2-AR signaling induced hypertrophic degeneration via cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) production. SLPI-deleted cartilaginous organoid was degeneration resistant, facilitating large cartilage defect healing. Ultimately, targeting α2-AR/SLPI was a promising and clinically feasible strategy to regenerate cartilage via promoting chondrogenesis and repressing hypertrophy.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142330145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.003
Rui-Jin Ji, Guo-Hua Cao, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Mu-Yao Wang, Pan Gao, Yi-Zhou Zhang, Xue-Bin Wang, Hou-Yuan Qiu, Di-Di Chen, Xiao-Han Tong, Min Duan, Hao Yin, Ying Zhang
{"title":"Epitope prime editing shields hematopoietic cells from CD123 immunotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia","authors":"Rui-Jin Ji, Guo-Hua Cao, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Mu-Yao Wang, Pan Gao, Yi-Zhou Zhang, Xue-Bin Wang, Hou-Yuan Qiu, Di-Di Chen, Xiao-Han Tong, Min Duan, Hao Yin, Ying Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant cancer characterized by abnormal differentiation of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). While chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell immunotherapies target AML cells, they often induce severe on-target/off-tumor toxicity by attacking normal cells expressing the same antigen. Here, we used base editors (BEs) and a prime editor (PE) to modify the epitope of CD123 on HSPCs, protecting healthy cells from CAR-T-induced cytotoxicity while maintaining their normal function. Although BE effectively edits epitopes, complex bystander products are a concern. To enhance precision, we optimized prime editing, increasing the editing efficiency from 5.9% to 78.9% in HSPCs. Epitope-modified cells were resistant to CAR-T lysis while retaining normal differentiation and function. Furthermore, BE- or PE-edited HSPCs infused into humanized mice endowed myeloid lineages with selective resistance to CAR-T immunotherapy, demonstrating a proof-of-concept strategy for treating relapsed AML.","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142330271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell stem cellPub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.012
Zuzana Tothova, John M. Krill-Burger, Katerina D. Popova, Catherine C. Landers, Quinlan L. Sievers, David Yudovich, Roger Belizaire, Jon C. Aster, Elizabeth A. Morgan, Aviad Tsherniak, Benjamin L. Ebert
{"title":"Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9-Based Genome Editing in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Models Clonal Hematopoiesis and Myeloid Neoplasia","authors":"Zuzana Tothova, John M. Krill-Burger, Katerina D. Popova, Catherine C. Landers, Quinlan L. Sievers, David Yudovich, Roger Belizaire, Jon C. Aster, Elizabeth A. Morgan, Aviad Tsherniak, Benjamin L. Ebert","doi":"10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":9665,"journal":{"name":"Cell stem cell","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":23.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}