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Uhlmann C, Nickel AC, Picard D, Rossi A, Li G, Hildebrandt B, Brockerhoff G, Bendt F, Hübenthal U, Hewera M, Steiger HJ, Wieczorek D, Perrakis A, Zhang W, Remke M, Koch K, Tigges J, Croner RS, Fritsche E, Kahlert UD. Progenitor cells derived from gene-engineered human induced pluripotent stem cells as synthetic cancer cell alternatives for in vitro pharmacology. Biotechnol J 2022; 17:e2100693. [PMID: 35334498 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202100693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Limitations in genetic stability and recapitulating accurate physiological disease properties challenge the utility of patient-derived (PD) cancer models for reproducible and translational research. We have genetically engineered a portfolio of isogenic human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) with different pan-cancer relevant oncoprotein signatures followed by differentiation into lineage-committed progenitor cells. Characterization on molecular and biological level validated successful stable genetic alterations in pluripotency state as well as upon differentiation to prove the functionality of our approach Meanwhile proposing core molecular networks possibly involved in early dysregulation of stem cell homeostasis, the application of our cell systems in comparative substance testing indicates the potential for cancer research such as identification of augmented therapy resistance of stem cells in response to activation of distinct oncogenic signatures. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Affiliation(s)
- Constanze Uhlmann
- Department for Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty and University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty and University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Daniel Picard
- Division of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), partner site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Andrea Rossi
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Guanzhang Li
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
| | - Barbara Hildebrandt
- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Ulrike Hübenthal
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Michael Hewera
- Department for Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty and University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Hans-Jakob Steiger
- Department for Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty and University Medical Center Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Dagmar Wieczorek
- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Aristoteles Perrakis
- Molecular and Experimental Surgery, University Clinic for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Magdeburg and Faculty of Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Wei Zhang
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P. R. China
| | - Marc Remke
- Division of Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), partner site Essen/Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Department of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Katharina Koch
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Julia Tigges
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Roland S Croner
- Molecular and Experimental Surgery, University Clinic for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Magdeburg and Faculty of Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Ellen Fritsche
- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
| | - Ulf D Kahlert
- Molecular and Experimental Surgery, University Clinic for General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Magdeburg and Faculty of Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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