Jiang G et al. (SEP 2014)
Tissue engineering. Part C,Methods 20 9 731--740
Induced pluripotent stem cells from human placental chorion for perinatal tissue engineering applications.
The reliable derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a noninvasive autologous source at birth would facilitate the study of patient-specific in vitro modeling of congenital diseases and would enhance ongoing efforts aimed at developing novel cell-based treatments for a wide array of fetal and pediatric disorders. Accordingly,we have successfully generated iPSCs from human fetal chorionic somatic cells extracted from term pregnancies by ectopic expression of OCT4,SOX2,KLF4,and cMYC. The isolated parental somatic cells exhibited an immunophenotypic profile consistent with that of chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells (CMSCs). CMSC-iPSCs maintained pluripotency in feeder-free systems for more than 15 passages based on morphology,immunocytochemistry,and gene expression studies and were capable of embryoid body formation with spontaneous trilineage differentiation. CMSC-iPSCs could be selectively differentiated in vitro into various germ layer derivatives,including neural stem cells,beating cardiomyocytes,and definitive endoderm. This study demonstrates the feasibility of term placental chorion as a novel noninvasive alternative to dermal fibroblasts and cord blood for human perinatal iPSC derivation and may provide additional insights regarding the reprogramming capabilities of extra-embryonic tissues as they relate to developmental ontogeny and perinatal tissue engineering applications.
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Ng WL et al. (JAN 2014)
Cell death & disease 5 1 e1024
OCT4 as a target of miR-34a stimulates p63 but inhibits p53 to promote human cell transformation
Human cell transformation is a key step for oncogenic development,which involves multiple pathways; however,the mechanism remains unclear. To test our hypothesis whether cell oncogenic transformation shares some mechanisms with the process of reprogramming non-stem cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC),we studied the relationship among the key factors for promoting or inhibiting iPSC in radiation-transformed human epithelial cell lines derived from different tissues (lung,breast and colon). We unexpectedly found that p63 and OCT4 were highly expressed (accompanied by low expressed p53 and miR-34a) in all transformed cell lines examined when compared with their non-transformed counterparts. We further elucidated the relationship of these factors: the 3p strand of miR-34a directly targeted OCT4 by binding to the 3′ untranslated region (3′-UTR) of OCT4 and,OCT4,in turn,stimulated p63 but inhibited p53 expression by binding to a specific region of the p63 or p53 promoter. Moreover,we revealed that the effects of OCT4 on promoting cell oncogenic transformation were by affecting p63 and p53. These results support that a positive loop exists in human cells: OCT4 upregulation as a consequence of inhibition of miR-34a,promotes p63 but suppresses p53 expression,which further stimulates OCT4 upregulation by downregulating miR-34a. This functional loop contributes significantly to cell transformation and,most likely,also to the iPSC process.
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Park Y et al. (MAR 2014)
Journal of Biotechnology 174 1 39--48
Hepatic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells on microcarriers
Translation of stem cell research to industrial and clinical settings mostly requires large quantities of cells,especially those involving large organs such as the liver. A scalable reactor system is desirable to ensure a reliable supply of sufficient quantities of differentiated cells. To increase the culture efficiency in bioreactor system,high surface to volume ratio needs to be achieved. We employed a microcarrier culture system for the expansion of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) as well as for directed differentiation of these cells to hepatocyte-like cells. Cells in single cell suspension were attached to the bead surface in even distribution and were expanded to 1??106cells/ml within 2 days of hESC culture with maintenance of the level of pluripotency markers. Directed differentiation into hepatocyte-like cells on microcarriers,both in static culture and stirred bioreactors,induced similar levels of hepatocyte-like cell differentiation as observed with cells cultured in conventional tissue culture plates. The cells expressed both immature and mature hepatocyte-lineage genes and proteins such as asialoglycoprotein receptor-1 (ASGPR-1) and albumin. Differentiated cells exhibited functional characteristics such as secretion of albumin and urea,and CYP3A4 activity could be detected. Microcarriers thus offer the potential for large-scale expansion and differentiation of hESCs induced hepatocyte-like cells in a more controllable bioreactor environment. ?? 2014.
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Ikebe C and Suzuki K ( 2014)
BioMed research international 2014 951512
Mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative therapy: optimization of cell preparation protocols.
Administration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an innovative approach for the treatment of a range of diseases that are not curable by current therapies including heart failure. A number of clinical trials have been completed and many others are ongoing; more than 2,000 patients worldwide have been administered with culture-expanded allogeneic or autologous MSCs for the treatment of various diseases,showing feasibility and safety (and some efficacy) of this approach. However,protocols for isolation and expansion of donor MSCs vary widely between these trials,which could affect the efficacy of the therapy. It is therefore important to develop international standards of MSC production,which should be evidence-based,regulatory authority-compliant,of good medical practice grade,cost-effective,and clinically practical,so that this innovative approach becomes an established widely adopted treatment. This review article summarizes protocols to isolate and expand bone marrow-derived MSCs in 47 recent clinical trials of MSC-based therapy,which were published after 2007 onwards and provided sufficient methodological information. Identified issues and possible solutions associated with the MSC production methods,including materials and protocols for isolation and expansion,are discussed with reference to relevant experimental evidence with aim of future clinical success of MSC-based therapy.
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Behar RZ et al. (MAR 2014)
Toxicology in Vitro 28 2 198--208
Identification of toxicants in cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refill fluids
In a prior study on electronic cigarette (EC) refill fluids,Cinnamon Ceylon was the most cytotoxic of 36 products tested. The purpose of the current study was to determine if high cytotoxicity is a general feature of cinnamon-flavored EC refill fluids and to identify the toxicant(s) in Cinnamon Ceylon. Eight cinnamon-flavored refill fluids,which were screened using the MTT assay,varied in their cytotoxicity with most being cytotoxic. Human embryonic stem cells were generally more sensitive than human adult pulmonary fibroblasts. Most products were highly volatile and produced vapors that impaired survival of cells in adjacent wells. Cinnamaldehyde (CAD),2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (2MOCA),dipropylene glycol,and vanillin were identified in the cinnamon-flavored refill fluids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). When authentic standards of each chemical were tested using the MTT assay,only CAD and 2MOCA were highly cytotoxic. The amount of each chemical in the refill fluids was quantified using HPLC,and cytotoxicity correlated with the amount of CAD/product. Duplicate bottles of the same product were similar,but varied in their concentrations of 2MOCA. These data show that the cinnamon flavorings in refill fluids are linked to cytotoxicity,which could adversely affect EC users. ?? 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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Liu B et al. (MAR 2014)
PLoS ONE 9 3 e90615
Nanog1 in NTERA-2 and recombinant NanogP8 from somatic cancer cells adopt multiple protein conformations and migrate at multiple M.W species
Human Nanog1 is a 305-amino acid (aa) homeodomain-containing transcription factor critical for the pluripotency of embryonic stem (ES) and embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells. Somatic cancer cells predominantly express a retrogene homolog of Nanog1 called NanogP8,which is ˜99% similar to Nanog at the aa level. Although the predicted M.W of Nanog1/NanogP8 is ∼35 kD,both have been reported to migrate,on Western blotting (WB),at apparent molecular masses of 29-80 kD. Whether all these reported protein bands represent authentic Nanog proteins is unclear. Furthermore,detailed biochemical studies on Nanog1/NanogpP8 have been lacking. By combining WB using 8 anti-Nanog1 antibodies,immunoprecipitation,mass spectrometry,and studies using recombinant proteins,here we provide direct evidence that the Nanog1 protein in NTERA-2 EC cells exists as multiple M.W species from ˜22 kD to 100 kD with a major 42 kD band detectable on WB. We then demonstrate that recombinant NanogP8 (rNanogP8) proteins made in bacteria using cDNAs from multiple cancer cells also migrate,on denaturing SDS-PAGE,at ˜28 kD to 180 kD. Interestingly,different anti-Nanog1 antibodies exhibit differential reactivity towards rNanogP8 proteins,which can spontaneously form high M.W protein species. Finally,we show that most long-term cultured cancer cell lines seem to express very low levels of or different endogenous NanogP8 protein that cannot be readily detected by immunoprecipitation. Altogether,the current study reveals unique biochemical properties of Nanog1 in EC cells and NanogP8 in somatic cancer cells.
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Sareen D et al. (AUG 2014)
Journal of Comparative Neurology 522 12 2707--2728
Human induced pluripotent stem cells are a novel source of neural progenitor cells (iNPCs) that migrate and integrate in the rodent spinal cord
Transplantation of human neural progenitor cells (NPCs) into the brain or spinal cord to replace lost cells,modulate the injury environment,or create a permissive milieu to protect and regenerate host neurons is a promising therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases. Deriving NPCs from human fetal tissue is feasible,although problematic issues include limited sources and ethical concerns. Here we describe a new and abundant source of NPCs derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). A novel chopping technique was used to transform adherent iPSCs into free-floating spheres that were easy to maintain and were expandable (EZ spheres) (Ebert et al. [2013] Stem Cell Res 10:417–427). These EZ spheres could be differentiated towards NPC spheres with a spinal cord phenotype using a combination of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) mitogens. Suspension cultures of NPCs derived from human iPSCs or fetal tissue have similar characteristics,although they were not similar when grown as adherent cells. In addition,iPSC-derived NPCs (iNPCs) survived grafting into the spinal cord of athymic nude rats with no signs of overgrowth and with a very similar profile to human fetal-derived NPCs (fNPCs). These results suggest that human iNPCs behave like fNPCs and could thus be a valuable alternative for cellular regenerative therapies of neurological diseases. J. Comp. Neurol. 522:2707–2728,2014. textcopyright 2014 Wiley Periodicals,Inc.
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Serra RW et al. (MAR 2014)
eLife 3 3 e02313
A KRAS-directed transcriptional silencing pathway that mediates the CpG island methylator phenotype.
Approximately 70% of KRAS-positive colorectal cancers (CRCs) have a CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) characterized by aberrant DNA hypermethylation and transcriptional silencing of many genes. The factors involved in,and the mechanistic basis of,CIMP is not understood. Among the CIMP genes are the tumor suppressors p14(ARF),p15(INK4B),and p16(INK4A),encoded by the INK4-ARF locus. In this study,we perform an RNA interference screen and identify ZNF304,a zinc-finger DNA-binding protein,as the pivotal factor required for INK4-ARF silencing and CIMP in CRCs containing activated KRAS. In KRAS-positive human CRC cell lines and tumors,ZNF304 is bound at the promoters of INK4-ARF and other CIMP genes. Promoter-bound ZNF304 recruits a corepressor complex that includes the DNA methyltransferase DNMT1,resulting in DNA hypermethylation and transcriptional silencing. KRAS promotes silencing through upregulation of ZNF304,which drives DNA binding. Finally,we show that ZNF304 also directs transcriptional silencing of INK4-ARF in human embryonic stem cells. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.02313.001.
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Durruthy-Durruthy J et al. (APR 2014)
PLoS ONE 9 4 e94231
Rapid and efficient conversion of integration-free human induced pluripotent stem cells to GMP-grade culture conditions
Data suggest that clinical applications of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) will be realized. Nonetheless,clinical applications will require hiPSCs that are free of exogenous DNA and that can be manufactured through Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Optimally,derivation of hiPSCs should be rapid and efficient in order to minimize manipulations,reduce potential for accumulation of mutations and minimize financial costs. Previous studies reported the use of modified synthetic mRNAs to reprogram fibroblasts to a pluripotent state. Here,we provide an optimized,fully chemically defined and feeder-free protocol for the derivation of hiPSCs using synthetic mRNAs. The protocol results in derivation of fully reprogrammed hiPSC lines from adult dermal fibroblasts in less than two weeks. The hiPSC lines were successfully tested for their identity,purity,stability and safety at a GMP facility and cryopreserved. To our knowledge,as a proof of principle,these are the first integration-free iPSCs lines that were reproducibly generated through synthetic mRNA reprogramming that could be putatively used for clinical purposes.
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Radan L et al. (SEP 2014)
Stem cells and development 23 17 2046--2066
Microenvironmental Regulation of Telomerase Isoforms in Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
Recent evidence points to extra-telomeric,noncanonical roles for telomerase in regulating stem cell function. In this study,human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were cultured in 20% or 2% O2 microenvironments for up to 5 days and evaluated for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression and telomerase activity. Results showed increased cell survival and maintenance of the undifferentiated state with elevated levels of nuclear TERT in 2% O2-cultured hESCs despite no significant difference in telomerase activity compared with their high-O2-cultured counterparts. Pharmacological inhibition of telomerase activity using a synthetic tea catechin resulted in spontaneous hESC differentiation,while telomerase inhibition with a phosphorothioate oligonucleotide telomere mimic did not. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis revealed variations in transcript levels of full-length and alternate splice variants of TERT in hESCs cultured under varying O2 atmospheres. Steric-blocking of Δα and Δβ hTERT splicing using morpholino oligonucleotides altered the hTERT splicing pattern and rapidly induced spontaneous hESC differentiation that appeared biased toward endomesodermal and neuroectodermal cell fates,respectively. Together,these results suggest that post-transcriptional regulation of TERT under varying O2 microenvironments may help regulate hESC survival,self-renewal,and differentiation capabilities through expression of extra-telomeric telomerase isoforms.
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