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Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a hematological malignancy characterized by activation of the JAK/STAT pathway and risk of leukemic transformation. In this study, we generated an induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cell line derived from a 65-year old male PMF patient carrying the 5-pb insertion in the CALR gene (CALRins5) and the c.437 G > A mutation in the TP53 gene (p.W146X). The newly derived PMF3.17 iPS cell line harbors the original mutations and was characterized as bona fide iPS. Resource table.

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Mielofibrose Primária/genética , Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53/genética , Idoso , Humanos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Masculino , Mutação , Mielofibrose Primária/patologia

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Neural crest stem cells (NCPCs) have been shown to differentiate into various cell types and tissues during embryonic development, including sensory neurons. The few studies addressing the generation of NCPCs and peripheral sensory neurons (PSNs) from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), generated sensory cells without displaying robust activity. Here, we describe an efficient strategy for hiPSCs differentiation into NCPCs and functional PSNs using chemically defined media and factors to achieve efficient differentiation, confirmed by the expression of specific markers. After 10 days hiPSCs differentiated into NCPCs, cells were then maintained in neural induction medium containing defined growth factors for PSNs differentiation, followed by 10 days in neonatal human epidermal keratinocytes- (HEKn-) conditioned medium (CM). We observed a further increase in PSN markers expression and neurites length after CM treatment. The resulting neurons elicited action potentials after current injection and released substance P (SP) in response to nociceptive agents such as anandamide and resiniferatoxin. Anandamide induced substance P release via activation of TRPV1 and not CB1. Transcriptomic analysis of the PSNs revealed the main dorsal root ganglia neuronal markers and a transcriptional profile compatible with C fiber-low threshold mechanoreceptors. TRPV1 was detected by immunofluorescence and RNA-Seq in multiple experiments. In conclusion, the developed strategy generated PSNs useful for drug screening that could be applied to patient-derived hiPSCs, consisting in a powerful tool to model human diseases in vitro.

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Peripheral blood sample was donated by a 61years old female patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia secondary to a primary myelofibrosis harboring the 52-bp deletion in the CALR gene (c.1092_1143del, p.L367fs*46) and the R693X mutation in the ASXL1 gene (c.2077C>T, p.R693X). CD34+ cells were isolated from the sample and subjected to the reprogramming procedure by using the Sendai virus carrying the reprogramming factors Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc. iPS colonies generated retained the original mutations and displayed all the features of bona fide iPS cells.

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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/terapia , Mielofibrose Primária/terapia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Linhagem Celular , Feminino , Humanos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Fator 4 Semelhante a Kruppel , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Mielofibrose Primária/patologia

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Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with microcephaly and other brain abnormalities; however, the molecular consequences of ZIKV to human brain development are still not fully understood. Here we describe alterations in human neurospheres derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells infected with the strain of Zika virus that is circulating in Brazil. Combining proteomics and mRNA transcriptional profiling, over 500 proteins and genes associated with the Brazilian ZIKV infection were found to be differentially expressed. These genes and proteins provide an interactome map, which indicates that ZIKV controls the expression of RNA processing bodies, miRNA biogenesis and splicing factors required for self-replication. It also suggests that impairments in the molecular pathways underpinning cell cycle and neuronal differentiation are caused by ZIKV. These results point to biological mechanisms implicated in brain malformations, which are important to further the understanding of ZIKV infection and can be exploited as therapeutic potential targets to mitigate it.

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Proteoma , Transcriptoma , Infecção por Zika virus/genética , Infecção por Zika virus/metabolismo , Zika virus/fisiologia , Biomarcadores , Ciclo Celular/genética , Genômica/métodos , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/citologia , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neurais/citologia , Células-Tronco Neurais/metabolismo , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/virologia , Filogenia , Infecção por Zika virus/virologia

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Urine samples were collected from three patients (2 males, 1 female) with clinically diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) according to DSM-5 criteria using semi-structured interviews (K-SADS adapted for adults) by a trained psychiatrist. Urine epithelial cell lines were established and expanded for subsequent reprogramming procedure. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were derived using integration-free CytoTune®-iPS 2.0 Sendai Reprogramming Kit, which includes Sendai virus particles of the four Yamanaka factors Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc.