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ArticleSTAR protocols2025

Protocol for generating human assembloids to investigate thalamocortical and corticothalamic synaptic transmission and plasticity.

Anjana Nityanandam, Mary H Patton, Ildar T Bayazitov, Kyle D Newman, Kristen T Thomas, Stanislav S Zakharenko

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Anjana NityanandamDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: anjana.nityanandam@stjude.org.
Mary H PattonDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Ildar T BayazitovDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Kyle D NewmanDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Kristen T ThomasDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Stanislav S ZakharenkoDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: stanislav.zakharenko@stjude.org.

Funding

Synaptic mechanisms of auditory memoryR01DC012833 · NIDCD · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI ZAKHARENKO, STANISLAV S · 2013 to 2022
$4.2M
Towards understanding cellular mechanisms of positive symptoms of schizophreniaR01MH097742 · NIMH · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI ZAKHARENKO, STANISLAV S · 2013 to 2022
$4.1M
Sensory-evoked adenosine release in cortical plasticityR01DC021511 · NIDCD · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Stanislav S Zakharenko · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
A novel circuit underlying amotivation in a mouse model of 22q11DSK99MH129617 · NIMH · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI PATTON, MARY H. · 2023 to 2024
$177k
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC012833NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC021511NIMH NIH HHS K99 MH129617NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH097742
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Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) can be used to generate assembloids that recreate thalamocortical circuitry displaying short-term and long-term synaptic plasticity. Here, we describe a protocol for differentiating hiPSCs into thalamic and cortical organoids and then fusing them to generate thalamocortical assembloids. We detail the steps for using whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology to investigate the properties of synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity in this model system. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Patton et al.

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Cerebral CortexInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsNeuronal PlasticityOrganoidsSynaptic TransmissionThalamusCell DifferentiationHumansPatch-Clamp TechniquesNeuroscienceOrganoidsStem Cells

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PMID39921865
PMCPMC11850219

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