
This week’s journal club focuses on a study from Cell Metabolism (2025) describing a regulatory axis where HNF1A controls transcription of A1CF, which orchestrates an RNA splicing program encompassing genes that regulate β cell function.
by Lucas Unger Yang et al. demonstrate that HHEX is a lineage-restricting transcription factor essential for pancreas specification from foregut progenitors. Through CRISPR-Cas9 loss-of-function screening combined with hiPSC differentiation and single-cell multiomics, the study reveals that deletion of HHEX diverts…
by Lucas Unger The differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells holds great potential for both transplantation-based treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes and diabetes research. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of publicly available single-cell RNA sequencing data…
During pancreas development the HH-signaling modulations plays an essential role, its inactivation being absolutely required for pancreas organogenesis, even slight ectopic activation compromising this process. Moreover, the pathway also plays a role in adult pancreas regeneration, its inactivation promoting regenerative…