Search Results - "Sousa, Susana de"
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Kidney organoids from human iPS cells contain multiple lineages and model human nephrogenesis
Published in Nature (London) (22-10-2015)“…The kidney arises from two types of progenitors; here, the signalling conditions that induce the production of collecting ducts and functional nephrons from…”
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Rethinking organoid technology through bioengineering
Published in Nature materials (01-02-2021)“…In recent years considerable progress has been made in the development of faithful procedures for the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs)…”
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveals gene expression dynamics of human fetal kidney development
Published in PLoS biology (01-02-2019)“…The current understanding of mammalian kidney development is largely based on mouse models. Recent landmark studies revealed pervasive differences in renal…”
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Changes in genotoxic stress response, ribogenesis and PAP (3′‐phosphoadenosine 5′‐phosphate) levels are associated with loss of desiccation tolerance in overprimed Medicago truncatula seeds
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-05-2022)“…Re‐establishment of desiccation tolerance is essential for the survival of germinated seeds facing water deficit in the soil. The molecular and ultrastructural…”
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Piwi Proteins and piRNAs in Mammalian Oocytes and Early Embryos
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (31-03-2015)“…Germ cells of most animals critically depend on piRNAs and Piwi proteins. Surprisingly, piRNAs in mouse oocytes are relatively rare and dispensable. We present…”
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Derivation of pluripotent epiblast stem cells from mammalian embryos
Published in Nature (12-07-2007)“…Although the first mouse embryonic stem (ES) cell lines were derived 25 years ago using feeder-layer-based blastocyst cultures, subsequent efforts to extend…”
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Physical Methods for Seed Invigoration: Advantages and Challenges in Seed Technology
Published in Frontiers in plant science (12-05-2016)“…In the context of seed technology, the use of physical methods for increasing plant production offers advantages over conventional treatments based on chemical…”
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Computational Stem Cell Biology: Open Questions and Guiding Principles
Published in Cell stem cell (07-01-2021)“…Computational biology is enabling an explosive growth in our understanding of stem cells and our ability to use them for disease modeling, regenerative…”
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Long-Term Expansion of Functional Mouse and Human Hepatocytes as 3D Organoids
Published in Cell (29-11-2018)“…The mammalian liver possesses a remarkable regenerative ability. Two modes of damage response have been described: (1) The “oval cell” response emanates from…”
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Dynamic equilibrium and heterogeneity of mouse pluripotent stem cells with distinct functional and epigenetic states
Published in Cell stem cell (09-10-2008)“…Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are apparently homogeneous self-renewing cells, but we observed heterogeneous expression of Stella in ESCs, which is a marker of…”
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Germ Cell Specification in Mice
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (20-04-2007)“…Specification of germ cells in mice occurs relatively late in embryonic development. It is initiated by signals that induce expression of Blimp1, a key…”
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Mutation accumulation and developmental lineages in normal and Down syndrome human fetal haematopoiesis
Published in Scientific reports (31-07-2020)“…Children show a higher incidence of leukemia compared to young adolescents, yet their cells have less age-related (oncogenic) somatic mutations. Newborns with…”
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The Seed Repair Response during Germination: Disclosing Correlations between DNA Repair, Antioxidant Response, and Chromatin Remodeling in Medicago truncatula
Published in Frontiers in plant science (14-11-2017)“…This work provides novel insights into the effects caused by the histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) during seed germination, with emphasis on…”
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Transcriptional progression during meiotic prophase I reveals sex-specific features and X chromosome dynamics in human fetal female germline
Published in PLoS genetics (09-09-2021)“…During gametogenesis in mammals, meiosis ensures the production of haploid gametes. The timing and length of meiosis to produce female and male gametes differ…”
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Memory CD4+ T cells are generated in the human fetal intestine
Published in Nature immunology (01-03-2019)“…The fetus is thought to be protected from exposure to foreign antigens, yet CD45RO + T cells reside in the fetal intestine. Here we combined functional assays…”
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Fusarium Wilt Management in Legume Crops
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-08-2020)“…Legumes are among the most important crops worldwide for human and animal consumption. However, yield inconsistency due to susceptibility to pests and diseases…”
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Strand-specific single-cell methylomics reveals distinct modes of DNA demethylation dynamics during early mammalian development
Published in Nature communications (24-02-2021)“…DNA methylation (5mC) is central to cellular identity. The global erasure of 5mC from the parental genomes during preimplantation mammalian development is…”
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DNA Methylation Landscapes of Human Fetal Development
Published in PLoS genetics (01-10-2015)“…Remodelling the methylome is a hallmark of mammalian development and cell differentiation. However, current knowledge of DNA methylation dynamics in human…”
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Metabolic and gene expression hallmarks of seed germination uncovered by sodium butyrate in Medicago truncatula
Published in Plant, cell and environment (01-01-2019)“…Because high‐quality seeds are essential for successful crop production in challenging environments, understanding the molecular bases of seed vigour will lead…”
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Tracking the progression of the human inner cell mass during embryonic stem cell derivation
Published in Nature biotechnology (01-03-2012)“…The events that lead from plated human blastocysts to embryonic stem cells are poorly understood. Close analysis reveals a transient intermediate state with a…”
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