Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37815089›Full record

ArticleEmerging topics in life sciences2023

Gastruloid optimization.

Lara Avni, Naama Farag, Binita Ghosh, Iftach Nachman

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Article in Emerging topics in life sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. From genes to germ layers: virtual twins of gastruloids.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2026
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  5. Retinoid-enhanced human gastruloids.Nature cell biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lara AvniSchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Naama FaragSchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Binita GhoshSchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Iftach NachmanSchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4667-0398

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The young field of gastruloids brings promise to modeling and understanding early embryonic development. However, being a complex model, gastruloids are prone to variability at different levels. In this perspective, we define the different levels of gastruloid variability, and parameters over which it can be measured. We discuss potential sources for variability, and then propose methods to better control and reduce it. We provide an example from definitive endoderm progression in gastruloids, where we harness gastruloid-to-gastruloid variation in early parameters to identify key driving factors for endoderm morphology. We then devise interventions that steer morphological outcome. A better control over the developmental progression of gastruloids will enhance their utility in both basic research and biomedical applications.

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EndodermGastrulaEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleHumansPregnancygastruloidoptimizationvariability

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PMID37815089
PMCPMC10754328

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