![]() Bolognin, Silvia ![]() ![]() ![]() in Biomedical Science and Engineering (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 191 (24 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Analyst (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 43 (0 UL)![]() Boussaad, Ibrahim ![]() ![]() ![]() in Scientific Reports (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 146 (5 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Pharmaceutics (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 44 (0 UL)![]() ; Bolognin, Silvia ![]() in Cell Reports (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 91 (10 UL)![]() Jarazo, Javier ![]() ![]() in Movement Disorders (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 129 (24 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Molecular Neurobiology (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 34 (0 UL)![]() Boussaad, Ibrahim ![]() in Science translational medicine (2020), 12(560), Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder with monogenic forms representing prototypes of the underlying molecular pathology and reproducing to variable degrees the sporadic ... [more ▼] Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder with monogenic forms representing prototypes of the underlying molecular pathology and reproducing to variable degrees the sporadic forms of the disease. Using a patient-based in vitro model of PARK7-linked PD, we identified a U1-dependent splicing defect causing a drastic reduction in DJ-1 protein and, consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction. Targeting defective exon skipping with genetically engineered U1-snRNA recovered DJ-1 protein expression in neuronal precursor cells and differentiated neurons. After prioritization of candidate drugs, we identified and validated a combinatorial treatment with the small-molecule compounds rectifier of aberrant splicing (RECTAS) and phenylbutyric acid, which restored DJ-1 protein and mitochondrial dysfunction in patient-derived fibroblasts as well as dopaminergic neuronal cell loss in mutant midbrain organoids. Our analysis of a large number of exomes revealed that U1 splice-site mutations were enriched in sporadic PD patients. Therefore, our study suggests an alternative strategy to restore cellular abnormalities in in vitro models of PD and provides a proof of concept for neuroprotection based on precision medicine strategies in PD. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 226 (29 UL)![]() Gomez Giro, Gemma ![]() ![]() in Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 209 (31 UL)![]() Monzel, Anna Sophia ![]() ![]() in Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 128 (21 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Neurobiology of Aging (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 47 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in NPJ Parkinson's Disease (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 53 (2 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Biosensors and Bioelectronics (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 65 (0 UL)![]() Smits, Lisa ![]() ![]() in Cell and Tissue Research (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 114 (14 UL)![]() ; ; et al in ACS Applied Nano Materials (2020) Detailed reference viewed: 108 (5 UL)![]() ; ; Bolognin, Silvia ![]() E-print/Working paper (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 95 (4 UL)![]() Smits, Lisa ![]() ![]() ![]() E-print/Working paper (2019) Human stem cell-derived organoids have great potential for modelling physiological and pathological processes. They recapitulate in vitro the organisation and function of a respective organ or part of an ... [more ▼] Human stem cell-derived organoids have great potential for modelling physiological and pathological processes. They recapitulate in vitro the organisation and function of a respective organ or part of an organ. Human midbrain organoids (hMOs) have been described to contain midbrain-specific dopaminergic neurons that release the neurotransmitter dopamine. However, the human midbrain contains also additional neuronal cell types, which are functionally interacting with each other. Here, we analysed hMOs at high-resolution by means of single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq), imaging and electrophysiology to unravel cell heterogeneity. Our findings demonstrate that hMOs show essential neuronal functional properties as spontaneous electrophysiological activity of different neuronal subtypes, including dopaminergic, GABAergic, and glutamatergic neurons. Recapitulating these in vivo features makes hMOs an excellent tool for in vitro disease phenotyping and drug discovery. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 298 (53 UL)![]() Smits, Lisa ![]() in NPJ Parkinson's Disease (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 293 (24 UL)![]() Nickels, Sarah ![]() ![]() in Parkinsonism and Related Disorders (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 257 (43 UL)![]() ; Bolognin, Silvia ![]() ![]() in Stem Cell Reports (2019) Detailed reference viewed: 308 (37 UL) |
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