Tomohiro Nishino

Neural Crest-Derived Endocardial Cells Required for Heart Valve Development

The paper identifies a rare population of neural crest-derived endocardial cells essential for heart valve development in mice and humans, showing their role in valve morphogenesis through Pthlh signaling.

A cardiac microphysiological system for screening lipid nanoparticle/mRNA complexes predicts in vivo efficacy for heart transfection

The paper develops a cardiac microphysiological system to screen lipid nanoparticle/mRNA complexes and identifies a formulation with improved transfection efficiency and reduced off-target liver uptake.

Single Cell Multimodal Analyses Reveal Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Basis for Birth Defects in Maternal Diabetes

The paper uses single-cell multimodal analyses to show how maternal diabetes alters epigenomic and transcriptomic states in cardiac and craniofacial progenitors, leading to developmental defects.

Chromatin Remodeling Drives Immune-Fibroblast Crosstalk in Heart Failure Pathogenesis

The paper identifies BRD4-dependent immune-fibroblast crosstalk via IL1B in heart failure, showing IL1B inhibition reduces fibroblast activation and improves cardiac function.

CSDE1 is a Post-Transcriptional Regulator of the LDL Receptor

A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies CSDE1 as a key regulator of hepatic LDLR mRNA decay in vivo, making it a promising target for heart disease.

Single Cell Epigenetics Reveal Cell-Cell Communication Networks in Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Morphogenesis

The paper uses single-cell epigenomics and machine learning to model cell-cell communication networks in cardiac development and identify dysregulation in TBX1 deletion.