Noormohammadi A et al. (NOV 2016)
Nature Communications 7 13649
Somatic increase of CCT8 mimics proteostasis of human pluripotent stem cells and extends C. elegans lifespan
Human embryonic stem cells can replicate indefinitely while maintaining their undifferentiated state and,therefore,are immortal in culture. This capacity may demand avoidance of any imbalance in protein homeostasis (proteostasis) that would otherwise compromise stem cell identity. Here we show that human pluripotent stem cells exhibit enhanced assembly of the TRiC/CCT complex,a chaperonin that facilitates the folding of 10% of the proteome. We find that ectopic expression of a single subunit (CCT8) is sufficient to increase TRiC/CCT assembly. Moreover,increased TRiC/CCT complex is required to avoid aggregation of mutant Huntingtin protein. We further show that increased expression of CCT8 in somatic tissues extends Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan in a TRiC/CCT-dependent manner. Ectopic expression of CCT8 also ameliorates the age-associated demise of proteostasis and corrects proteostatic deficiencies in worm models of Huntington's disease. Our results suggest proteostasis is a common principle that links organismal longevity with hESC immortality.
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ACCUTASE™
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STEMdiff™ 神经诱导培养基
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Tomov ML et al. (DEC 2016)
Scientific Reports 6 1 37637
Distinct and Shared Determinants of Cardiomyocyte Contractility in Multi-Lineage Competent Ethnically Diverse Human iPSCs
The realization of personalized medicine through human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology can be advanced by transcriptomics,epigenomics,and bioinformatics that inform on genetic pathways directing tissue development and function. When possible,population diversity should be included in new studies as resources become available. Previously we derived replicate iPSC lines of African American,Hispanic-Latino and Asian self-designated ethnically diverse (ED) origins with normal karyotype,verified teratoma formation,pluripotency biomarkers,and tri-lineage in vitro commitment. Here we perform bioinformatics of RNA-Seq and ChIP-seq pluripotency data sets for two replicate Asian and Hispanic-Latino ED-iPSC lines that reveal differences in generation of contractile cardiomyocytes but similar and robust differentiation to multiple neural,pancreatic,and smooth muscle cell types. We identify shared and distinct genes and contributing pathways in the replicate ED-iPSC lines to enhance our ability to understand how reprogramming to iPSC impacts genes and pathways contributing to cardiomyocyte contractility potential.
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Although human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) hold great potential for the study of human diseases affecting disparate cell types,they have been underutilized in seeking mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of congenital craniofacial disorders. Craniofrontonasal syndrome (CFNS) is a rare X-linked disorder caused by mutations in EFNB1 and characterized by craniofacial,skeletal,and neurological anomalies. Heterozygous females are more severely affected than hemizygous males,a phenomenon termed cellular interference that involves mosaicism for EPHRIN-B1 function. Although the mechanistic basis for cellular interference in CFNS has been hypothesized to involve Eph/ephrin-mediated cell segregation,no direct evidence for this has been demonstrated. Here,by generating hiPSCs from CFNS patients,we demonstrate that mosaicism for EPHRIN-B1 expression induced by random X inactivation in heterozygous females results in robust cell segregation in human neuroepithelial cells,thus supplying experimental evidence that Eph/ephrin-mediated cell segregation is relevant to pathogenesis in human CFNS patients.
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Keller GM (DEC 1995)
Current opinion in cell biology 7 6 862--9
In vitro differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
Under appropriate conditions in culture,embryonic stem cells will differentiate and form embryoid bodies that have been shown to contain cells of the hematopoietic,endothelial,muscle and neuronal lineages. Many aspects of the lineage-specific differentiation programs observed within the embryoid bodies reflect those found in the embryo,indicating that this model system provides access to early cell populations that develop in a normal fashion. Recent studies involving the differentiation of genetically altered embryonic stem cells highlight the potential of this in vitro differentiation system for defining the function of genes in early development.
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Ishii Y et al. (MAR 2008)
Molecular and cellular neurosciences 37 3 507--18
Characterization of neuroprogenitor cells expressing the PDGF beta-receptor within the subventricular zone of postnatal mice.
We report a considerable number of cells in the ventricular and the subventricular zones (SVZ) of newborn mice to stain positive for the PDGF beta-receptor (PDGFRB). Many of them also stained for nestin and/or GFAP but less frequently for the neuroblast marker doublecortin and for the mitotic marker Ki-67. The SVZ of mice with nestin-Cre conditional deletion of PDGFRB expressed the receptor only on blood vessels and was devoid of any morphological abnormality. PDGFRB(-/-) neurospheres showed a higher rate of apoptosis without any significant decrease in proliferation. They demonstrated reduced capacities of migration and neuronal differentiation in response to not only PDGF-BB but also bFGF. Furthermore,the PDGFR kinase inhibitor STI571 blocked the effects of bFGF in control neurosphere cultures. bFGF increased the activity of the PDGFRB promoter as well as the expression and phosphorylation of PDGFRB. These results suggest the presence of the signaling convergence between PDGF and FGF. PDGFRB is needed for survival,and the effects of bFGF in migration and neural differentiation of the cells may be potentiated by induction of PDGFRB.
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NeuroCult™ 基础培养基(小鼠和大鼠)
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Chua SJ et al. (FEB 2009)
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 379 2 217--21
Neural progenitors, neurons and oligodendrocytes from human umbilical cord blood cells in a serum-free, feeder-free cell culture.
We have previously demonstrated that lineage negative cells (Lin(neg)) from umbilical cord blood (UCB) develop into multipotent cells capable of differentiation into bone,muscle,endothelial and neural cells. The objective of this study was to determine the optimal conditions required for Lin(neg) UCB cells to differentiate into neuronal cells and oligodendrocytes. We demonstrate that early neural stage markers (nestin,neurofilament,A2B5 and Sox2) are expressed in Lin(neg) cells cultured in FGF4,SCF,Flt3-ligand reprogramming culture media followed by the early macroglial cell marker O4. Early stage oligodendrocyte markers CNPase,GalC,Olig2 and the late-stage marker MOSP are observed,as is the Schwann cell marker PMP22. In summary,Lin(neg) UCB cells,when appropriately cultured,are able to exhibit characteristics of neuronal and macroglial cells that can specifically differentiate into oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells and express proteins associated with myelin production after in vitro differentiation.
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