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Farkas K, Ferretti E. Derivation of Human Extraembryonic Mesoderm-like Cells from Primitive Endoderm. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11366. [PMID: 37511125 PMCID: PMC10380231 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
In vitro modeling of human peri-gastrulation development is a valuable tool for understanding embryogenetic mechanisms. The extraembryonic mesoderm (ExM) is crucial in supporting embryonic development by forming tissues such as the yolk sac, allantois, and chorionic villi. However, the origin of human ExM remains only partially understood. While evidence suggests a primitive endoderm (PrE) origin based on morphological findings, current in vitro models use epiblast-like cells. To address this gap, we developed a protocol to generate ExM-like cells from PrE-like cell line called naïve extraembryonic endoderm (nEnd). We identified the ExM-like cells by specific markers (LUM and ANXA1). Moreover, these in vitro-produced ExM cells displayed angiogenic potential on a soft matrix, mirroring their physiological role in vasculogenesis. By integrating single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) data, we found that the ExM-like cells clustered with the LUM/ANXA1-rich cell populations of the gastrulating embryo, indicating similarity between in vitro and ex utero cell populations. This study confirms the derivation of ExM from PrE and establishes a cell culture system that can be utilized to investigate ExM during human peri-gastrulation development, both in monolayer cultures and more complex models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karin Farkas
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zeng B, Liu Z, Lu Y, Zhong S, Qin S, Huang L, Zeng Y, Li Z, Dong H, Shi Y, Yang J, Dai Y, Ma Q, Sun L, Bian L, Han D, Chen Y, Qiu X, Wang W, Marín O, Wu Q, Wang Y, Wang X. The single-cell and spatial transcriptional landscape of human gastrulation and early brain development. Cell Stem Cell 2023:S1934-5909(23)00134-0. [PMID: 37192616 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The emergence of the three germ layers and the lineage-specific precursor cells orchestrating organogenesis represent fundamental milestones during early embryonic development. We analyzed the transcriptional profiles of over 400,000 cells from 14 human samples collected from post-conceptional weeks (PCW) 3 to 12 to delineate the dynamic molecular and cellular landscape of early gastrulation and nervous system development. We described the diversification of cell types, the spatial patterning of neural tube cells, and the signaling pathways likely involved in transforming epiblast cells into neuroepithelial cells and then into radial glia. We resolved 24 clusters of radial glial cells along the neural tube and outlined differentiation trajectories for the main classes of neurons. Lastly, we identified conserved and distinctive features across species by comparing early embryonic single-cell transcriptomic profiles between humans and mice. This comprehensive atlas sheds light on the molecular mechanisms underlying gastrulation and early human brain development.
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- Bo Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK; MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, Guangdong 519031, China
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK; MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China.
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, Guangdong 519031, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China; New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Etoc F, Metzger J, Ruzo A, Kirst C, Yoney A, Ozair MZ, Brivanlou AH, Siggia ED. A Balance between Secreted Inhibitors and Edge Sensing Controls Gastruloid Self-Organization. Dev Cell 2016; 39:302-315. [PMID: 27746044 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The earliest aspects of human embryogenesis remain mysterious. To model patterning events in the human embryo, we used colonies of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) grown on micropatterned substrate and differentiated with BMP4. These gastruloids recapitulate the embryonic arrangement of the mammalian germ layers and provide an assay to assess the structural and signaling mechanisms patterning the human gastrula. Structurally, high-density hESCs localize their receptors to transforming growth factor β at their lateral side in the center of the colony while maintaining apical localization of receptors at the edge. This relocalization insulates cells at the center from apically applied ligands while maintaining response to basally presented ones. In addition, BMP4 directly induces the expression of its own inhibitor, NOGGIN, generating a reaction-diffusion mechanism that underlies patterning. We develop a quantitative model that integrates edge sensing and inhibitors to predict human fate positioning in gastruloids and, potentially, the human embryo.
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- Fred Etoc
- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA; Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Vertebrate Embryology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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