[PDF][PDF] Dynamic transcription of distinct classes of endogenous retroviral elements marks specific populations of early human embryonic cells

…, YS Chan, HH Ng, LH Ly, F Sachs, I Szczerbinska - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
About half of the human genome consists of highly repetitive elements, most of which are
considered dispensable for human life. Here, we report that repetitive elements originating …

[HTML][HTML] Human pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids as models of liver disease

…, W Tng, KAU Gonzales, CP Tan, I Szczerbinska… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims There are few in vitro models for studying the 3-dimensional interactions
among different liver cell types during organogenesis or disease development. We aimed …

[PDF][PDF] ELABELA is an endogenous growth factor that sustains hESC self-renewal via the PI3K/AKT pathway

…, NB Ramakrishna, SC Chng, S Nama, I Szczerbinska… - Cell stem cell, 2015 - cell.com
ELABELA (ELA) is a peptide hormone required for heart development that signals via the
Apelin Receptor (APLNR, APJ). ELA is also abundantly secreted by human embryonic stem …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatocyte mARC1 promotes fatty liver disease

…, SR Nagarajan, J Norlin, CE Daly, I Szczerbinska… - JHEP Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has a prevalence of ∼25%
worldwide, with significant public health consequences yet few effective treatments. Human …

[PDF][PDF] Krüppel-like factor 5 rewires NANOG regulatory network to activate human naive pluripotency specific LTR7Ys and promote naive pluripotency

Z Ai, X Xiang, Y Xiang, I Szczerbinska, Y Qian, X Xu… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have been reported to participate in pre-implantation
development of mammalian embryos. In early human embryogenesis, different ERV sub-families …

[PDF][PDF] A chemically defined feeder-free system for the establishment and maintenance of the human naive pluripotent state

I Szczerbinska, KAU Gonzales, E Cukuroglu… - Stem Cell Reports, 2019 - cell.com
The distinct states of pluripotency in the pre- and post-implantation embryo can be captured
in vitro as naive and primed pluripotent stem cell cultures, respectively. The study and …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale functional genomics screen to identify modulators of human β-cell insulin secretion

I Szczerbinska, A Tessitore, LK Hansson, A Agrawal… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic metabolic disorder affecting almost half a billion people
worldwide. Impaired function of pancreatic β-cells is both a hallmark of T2D and an …

Distinct SoxB1 networks are required for naïve and primed pluripotency

A Corsinotti, FCK Wong, T Tatar, I Szczerbinska… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.27746.001 Deletion of Sox2 from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) causes
trophectodermal differentiation. While this can be prevented by enforced expression of the …

A chemically well-defined, self-assembling 3D substrate for long-term culture of human pluripotent stem cells

Y Loo, YS Chan, I Szczerbinska, BCP Tan… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Clinical applications of human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are limited by the lack of chemically
well-defined scaffolds for cell expansion, differentiation, and implantation. In this study, …

Distinct SoxB1 networks are required for naïve and primed pluripotency

C Andrea, FCK Wong, T Tülin, S Iwona, H Florian… - eLife, 2017 - search.proquest.com
Deletion of Sox2 from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) causes trophectodermal
differentiation. While this can be prevented by enforced expression of the related SOXB1 proteins, …