User profiles for C. A. Agu

Chukwuma Agu

- Verified email at unn.edu.ng - Cited by 2356

Obiora Samuel Agu

- Verified email at usask.ca - Cited by 124

Human blood vessel organoids as a model of diabetic vasculopathy

…, JA Bagley, D Lindenhofer, G Chen, M Boehm, CA Agu… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The increasing prevalence of diabetes has resulted in a global epidemic 1 . Diabetes is a
major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and amputation of lower limbs. …

Common genetic variation drives molecular heterogeneity in human iPSCs

…, N Moens, F Soares, A Mann, I Streeter, CA Agu… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Technology utilizing human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) has enormous potential
to provide improved cellular models of human disease. However, variable genetic and …

A systematic CRISPR screen defines mutational mechanisms underpinning signatures caused by replication errors and endogenous DNA damage

…, A Degasperi, K Urgo, TI Roumeliotis, CA Agu… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Mutational signatures are imprints of pathophysiological processes arising through tumorigenesis.
We generated isogenic CRISPR–Cas9 knockouts (∆) of 43 genes in human induced …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of IL-10 signaling in macrophages limits bacterial killing driven by prostaglandin E2

…, T Schwerd, JL Forbester, C Hale, CA Agu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Loss of IL-10 signaling in macrophages (Mφs) leads to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were generated from an infantile-onset IBD patient …

A reversible haploid mouse embryonic stem cell biobank resource for functional genomics

…, R Riedl, F Yang, B Fu, T Dechat, Z Ivics, CA Agu… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The ability to directly uncover the contributions of genes to a given phenotype is fundamental
for biology research. However, ostensibly homogeneous cell populations exhibit large …

[PDF][PDF] Successful generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from blood samples held at room temperature for up to 48 hr

CA Agu, FAC Soares, A Alderton, M Patel, R Ansari… - Stem cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
The collection sites of human primary tissue samples and the receiving laboratories, where
the human induced pluripotent stem cells (hIPSCs) are derived, are often not on the same site…

The cytotoxic activity of the bacteriophage λ‐holin protein reduces tumour growth rates in mammary cancer cell xenograft models

CA Agu, R Klein, S Schwab… - The Journal of Gene …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The cytotoxic activity of the bacteriophage λ‐holin protein reduces tumour growth rates in
mammary cancer cell xenograft models - Agu - 2006 - The Journal of Gene Medicine - Wiley …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of function mutations in VARS encoding cytoplasmic valyl-tRNA synthetase cause microcephaly, seizures, and progressive cerebral atrophy

…, NJ Tolman, JM Penninger, U Elling, CA Agu… - Human genetics, 2018 - Springer
Progressive microcephaly and neurodegeneration are genetically heterogenous conditions,
largely associated with genes that are essential for the survival of neurons. In this study, we …

Bacteriophage‐encoded toxins: the λ‐holin protein causes caspase‐independent non‐apoptotic cell death of eukaryotic cells

CA Agu, R Klein, J Lengler, F Schilcher… - Cellular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The bacteriophage‐encoded holin proteins are known to promote bacterial cell lysis by
forming lesions within the cytoplasmic membrane. Recently, we have shown that the …

Toxin Kid uncouples DNA replication and cell division to enforce retention of plasmid R1 in Escherichia coli cells

…, MA Preston, CA Agu… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Worldwide dissemination of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is facilitated by plasmids that
encode postsegregational killing (PSK) systems. These produce a stable toxin (T) and a labile …