A System for the Surveillance of Stem Cell Fate and Function

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie Brand ◽  
Kiran Nakka ◽  
Jiayu Zhu ◽  
F. Jeffrey Dilworth

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (23) ◽  
pp. 1123-1135 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Brafman

Within the adult organism, stem cells reside in defined anatomical microenvironments called niches. These architecturally diverse microenvironments serve to balance stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. Proper regulation of this balance is instrumental to tissue repair and homeostasis, and any imbalance can potentially lead to diseases such as cancer. Within each of these microenvironments, a myriad of chemical and physical stimuli interact in a complex (synergistic or antagonistic) manner to tightly regulate stem cell fate. The in vitro replication of these in vivo microenvironments will be necessary for the application of stem cells for disease modeling, drug discovery, and regenerative medicine purposes. However, traditional reductionist approaches have only led to the generation of cell culture methods that poorly recapitulate the in vivo microenvironment. To that end, novel engineering and systems biology approaches have allowed for the investigation of the biological and mechanical stimuli that govern stem cell fate. In this review, the application of these technologies for the dissection of stem cell microenvironments will be analyzed. Moreover, the use of these engineering approaches to construct in vitro stem cell microenvironments that precisely control stem cell fate and function will be reviewed. Finally, the emerging trend of using high-throughput, combinatorial methods for the stepwise engineering of stem cell microenvironments will be explored.


2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. S49
Author(s):  
Eric Pietras ◽  
Cristina Mirantes-Barbeito ◽  
Sarah Fong ◽  
Dirk Loeffler ◽  
Larisa Kovtonyuk ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Suzanne N. Shapira ◽  
Heather R. Christofk

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 9306-9326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Ho Lee ◽  
Jeffrey Luo ◽  
Hye Kyu Choi ◽  
Sy-Tsong Dean Chueng ◽  
Ki-Bum Lee ◽  
...  

An overview of the recent progress of nanoarray synthesis and applications for controlling stem cell fate and monitoring live cell functions.


Author(s):  
Akshaya Srinivasan ◽  
Yi-Chin Toh ◽  
Xian Jun Loh ◽  
Xian Jun Loh ◽  
Xian Jun Loh ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 445-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Cha ◽  
Min-Joon Han ◽  
Hyuk-Jin Cha ◽  
Janet Zoldan ◽  
Alison Burkart ◽  
...  

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