ArticleCell stem cell2021
Biphasic Activation of WNT Signaling Facilitates the Derivation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons from hESCs for Translational Use.
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- Developmentally Guided Differentiation of Ventral Midbrain Dopaminergic Cells Validated in Proteopathy-Based Parkinson's Disease Models.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- iSCORE-PD: an isogenic stem cell collection to research Parkinson's disease.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Modulation of WNT and FGF18 enhances yield and subtype identity of hPSC-derived midbrain dopamine neurons.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Article
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- Human pluripotent stem cell engineering with CRISPR-Cas9 for Parkinson's disease.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
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- Differentiation of human iPSCs into dopaminergic neurons: comparative analysis of 2D and 3D protocols for disease modeling and pharmacology.Neuroscience applied · 2026Review
- Melatonin orchestrates mitochondrial fusion dynamics-mediated WNT/β-catenin signaling to promote dopaminergic neuronal differentiation of human iPS and nerve regeneration in a MPTP-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- Age-related nigral downregulation of the Parkinson's risk factor FAM49B primes human microglia for inflammaging.npj aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
Human pluripotent stem cells show considerable promise for applications in regenerative medicine, including the development of cell replacement paradigms for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Protocols have been developed to generate authentic midbrain dopamine (mDA) neurons capable of reversing dopamine-related deficits in animal models of Parkinson's disease. However, the generation of mDA neurons at clinical scale suitable for human application remains an important challenge. Here, we present an mDA neuron derivation protocol based on a two-step WNT signaling activation strategy that improves expression of midbrain markers, such as Engrailed-1 (EN1), while minimizing expression of contaminating posterior (hindbrain) and anterior (diencephalic) lineage markers. The resulting neurons exhibit molecular, biochemical, and electrophysiological properties of mDA neurons. Cryopreserved mDA neuron precursors can be successfully transplanted into 6-hydroxydopamine (6OHDA) lesioned rats to induce recovery of amphetamine-induced rotation behavior. The protocol presented here is the basis for clinical-grade mDA neuron production and preclinical safety and efficacy studies.
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