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ArticleeLife2026

Arrayed single-gene perturbations identify drivers of human anterior neural tube closure.

Roya E Huang, Giridhar M Anand, Heitor C Megale, Jason Chen, Chudi Abraham-Igwe, Sharad Ramanathan

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Roya E Huang *Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7267-4758
Giridhar M Anand *Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.ORCID 0009-0002-0565-6642
Heitor C MegaleDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.
Jason ChenDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.
Chudi Abraham-IgweDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.
Sharad RamanathanDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9445-1248

Funding

Measuring and modeling the dynamics ofpatterning in human stem cellsR01GM131105 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI Sharad Ramanathan · 2019 to 2026
$2.9M
Platform to accurately recapitulate and perturb cortical development and morphogenesis in vitroR01MH136014 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI Sharad Ramanathan · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
NIH HHS R01GM131105NIH HHS R01MH136014U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic studies of human embryonic morphogenesis are constrained by ethical and practical challenges, restricting insights into developmental mechanisms and disorders. Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived organoids provide a powerful alternative for the study of embryonic morphogenesis. However, screening for genetic drivers of morphogenesis in vitro has been infeasible due to organoid variability and the high costs of performing scaled tissue-wide single-gene perturbations. By overcoming both these limitations, we developed a platform that integrates reproducible organoid morphogenesis with uniform single-gene perturbations, enabling high-throughput arrayed CRISPR interference screening in hPSC-derived organoids. To demonstrate the power of this platform, we screened 77 transcription factors in an organoid model of anterior neurulation to identify

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MorphogenesisNeural TubeNeurulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansOrganoidsPluripotent Stem CellsTranscription FactorsTranscription FactorsCRISPRdevelopmental biologyhumanmorphogenesisneural tuberegenerative medicinescreenstem cellstem cells

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