Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34990240›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2022

Tissue geometry drives deterministic organoid patterning.

N Gjorevski, M Nikolaev, T E Brown, O Mitrofanova, N Brandenberg, F W DelRio, F M Yavitt, P Liberali, K S Anseth, M P Lutolf

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 239 papers.

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239citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

239 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. Mimicking Cellular Membranes With Micropatterned Lipid Bilayers.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  16. The role of geometry in morphogenesis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

N Gjorevski *Laboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Engineering (STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8320-0443
M Nikolaev *Laboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Engineering (STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-900X
T E Brown *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7852-7561
O MitrofanovaLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Engineering (STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
N BrandenbergLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Engineering (STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1609-1862
F W DelRioMaterial, Physical, and Chemical Sciences Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1727-8220
F M YavittDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9278-9082
P LiberaliFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0695-6081
K S AnsethDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4449-9806
M P LutolfLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences (SV) and School of Engineering (STI), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5898-305X

Funding

Predoctoral Training Molecular BiophysicsT32GM065103 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI FALKE, JOSEPH J · 2002 to 2021
$4.3M
Synthetic hydrogels to study formation and maintenance of intestinal cryptsR01DK120921 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI KRISTI S. ANSETH, PETER J DEMPSEY · 2019 to 2026
$3.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120921NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM065103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial organoids are stem cell–derived tissues that approximate aspects of real organs, and thus they have potential as powerful tools in basic and translational research. By definition, they self-organize, but the structures formed are often heterogeneous and irreproducible, which limits their use in the lab and clinic. We describe methodologies for spatially and temporally controlling organoid formation, thereby rendering a stochastic process more deterministic. Bioengineered stem cell microenvironments are used to specify the initial geometry of intestinal organoids, which in turn controls their patterning and crypt formation. We leveraged the reproducibility and predictability of the culture to identify the underlying mechanisms of epithelial patterning, which may contribute to reinforcing intestinal regionalization in vivo. By controlling organoid culture, we demonstrate how these structures can be used to answer questions not readily addressable with the standard, more variable, organoid models.

Indexed as

OrganogenesisTissue EngineeringAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ShapeEpithelial CellsHydrogelsIntestinal MucosaMiceOrganoidsPaneth CellsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionStem CellsTissue Culture TechniquesYAP-Signaling ProteinsHydrogelsReceptors, NotchYAP-Signaling Proteins

Identifiers

PMID34990240
PMCPMC9131435

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