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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2022

1. Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology

Basic Science and Stem Cells

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1.1. Deciphering the spatial-temporal transcriptional landscape of human hypothalamus development

X Zhou , Y Lu , F Zhao , J Dong , W Ma , S Zhong , M Wang , B Wang , Y Zhao , Y Shi , Q Ma , T Lu , J Zhang , X Wang , Q Wu

Cell Stem Cell. 2022 Feb 3;29(2):328-343.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.11.009. PMID: 34879244.Brief Summary: By applying single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to 112,376 cells of human hypothalamus ranging from 7–20 gestational weeks (GW7–20), the authors produced a spatiotemporal transcriptome atlas of human hypothalamus development and revealed critical regulatory genes control...

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1.2. Cis-regulatory architecture of human ESC-derived hypothalamic neuron differentiation aids in variant-to-gene mapping of relevant complex traits

MC Pahl , CA Doege , KM Hodge , SH Littleton , ME Leonard , S Lu , R Rausch , JA Pippin , MC De Rosa , A Basak , JP Bradfield , RK Hammond , K Boehm , RI Berkowitz , C Lasconi , C Su , A Chesi , ME Johnson , AD Wells , BF Voight , RL Leibel , DL Cousminer , SFA Grant

Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 19;12(1):6749. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27001-4. PMID: 34799566.Brief Summary: The authors used RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, and promoter-focused Capture C to characterize the genetic architecture during hypothalamic differentiation. This information provides insights into mechanisms by which noncoding GWAS loci are associated with hypothalamic-regulated traits potentially mediat...

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1.3. Generation of hypothalamic arcuate organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells

WK Huang , SZH Wong , SR Pather , PTT Nguyen , F Zhang , DY Zhang , Z Zhang , L Lu , W Fang , L Chen , A Fernandes , Y Su , H Song , GL Ming

Cell Stem Cell. 2021 Sep 2;28(9):1657-1670.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2021.04.006. PMID: 33961804.Brief Summary: The authors established a novel protocol to generate hypothalamic arcuate organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells, which could be utilized to investigate the arcuate nuclei development and the underlying mechanism of arcuate nucleus-related diseases. <p class="abst...

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1.4. Pituitary stem cells produce paracrine WNT signals to control the expansion of their descendant progenitor cells

P Russell John , Lim Xinhong , Santambrogio Alice , Yianni Val , Kemkem Yasmine , Wang Bruce , Fish Matthew , Haston Scott , Grabek Anae¨lle , Hallang Shirleen , J Lodge Emily , L Patist Amanda , Schedl Andreas , Mollard Patrice , Nusse Roel , Andoniadou Cynthia L

Elife. 2021 Jan. 10:e59142. doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.59142.Brief Summary: The authors studied genetic mice models to show that pituitary stem cells can secrete WNT ligands to their committed progeny and promote their expansion.The anterior pituitary contains a population of Sox2 expressing stem cells (Sox2+ PSCs), which self-renew and give rise to lineage...