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ArticleAging cell2020

Genetic correction of Werner syndrome gene reveals impaired pro-angiogenic function and HGF insufficiency in mesenchymal stem cells.

Jiajie Tu, Chao Wan, Fengjie Zhang, Lianbao Cao, Patrick Wai Nok Law, Yuyao Tian, Gang Lu, Owen M Rennert, Wai-Yee Chan, Hoi-Hung Cheung

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Article in Aging cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Jiajie TuSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chao WanSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Fengjie ZhangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lianbao CaoCUHK-SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive Genetics, School of Biomedical Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Patrick Wai Nok LawSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yuyao TianSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Gang LuSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Owen M RennertDivision of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Wai-Yee ChanSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Hoi-Hung CheungSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7178-9289
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

WRN mutation causes a premature aging disease called Werner syndrome (WS). However, the mechanism by which WRN loss leads to progeroid features evident with impaired tissue repair and regeneration remains unclear. To determine this mechanism, we performed gene editing in reprogrammed induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from WS fibroblasts. Gene correction restored the expression of WRN. WRN

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceGene EditingHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsNeovascularization, PathologicWerner SyndromeWerner Syndrome HelicaseHepatocyte Growth FactorHGF protein, humanWerner Syndrome HelicaseWRN protein, humanangiogenesisHGFiPSCPI3K/AKTWerner syndromeWRN

Identifiers

PMID32320127
PMCPMC7253065
OpenAlexW3016572290

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