a 2013

In vitro developmental potential of human embryonic stem cell lines evaluated by gene expression analysis of a new set of differentiation markers

TESAŘOVÁ, Lenka, Irena KRONTORÁD KOUTNÁ, Alena DRDÚLOVÁ, Stanislav STEJSKAL, Michaela POTĚŠILOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

In vitro developmental potential of human embryonic stem cell lines evaluated by gene expression analysis of a new set of differentiation markers

Authors

TESAŘOVÁ, Lenka, Irena KRONTORÁD KOUTNÁ, Alena DRDÚLOVÁ, Stanislav STEJSKAL, Michaela POTĚŠILOVÁ and Pavel ŠIMARA

Edition

2013 ISSCR’s Stem Cell in Translation, Florence, Italy, Sept 15-18, 2013

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Field of Study

10601 Cell biology

Country of publisher

Italy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

Keywords (in Czech)

embryonální kmenové buňky; vývojový potenciál

Keywords in English

embryonic stem cells; developmental potential

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 2/3/2018 10:10, Mgr. Pavel Šimara, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The ability to direct differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into specific cell types presents great promise for regenerative medicine. For example in vitro generated hematopoietic progenitors could provide an alternative to hematopoietic stem cells used for transplantations. However, the current limiting factor is the low efficiency of differentiation protocols and functional defects of derived blood progenitors. One of the issues to address these obstacles is to focus on the selection of original cells, as significant differences in the ability to differentiate into various germ layers and into hematopoietic cells were found among hESC lines. The aim of this study was to design the methodology to determine hESC differentiation potential with focus to hematopoietic differentiation and to evaluate this parameter in several hESC lines. Gene expression of twelve selected markers was monitored by RT-qPCR technology using hydrolysis probes from the Universal ProbeLibrary in multiplex assay with the Universal ProbeLibrary Reference Gene. hESC lines CCTL-12, CCTL-14, and HUES-1 were evaluated during their spontaneous differentiation induced by embryoid body formation using hanging drop method, while undifferentiated hESCs and cells from days three, seven, eleven, fifteen, and twenty-one of differentiation were analysed. A set of differentiation markers was established representing three germ layers: mesoderm (Brachyury T, MIXL1), endoderm (AFP, SOX17) and ectoderm (NEFH, PAX6); hemangioblasts and hematopoietic stem cells (KDR, PECAM1, PROM1, CD34); and pluripotent cells (NANOG, POU5F1) and including two housekeeping genes (G6PD, TBP). Expression pattern of these markers during hESC differentiation revealed their developmental potential. While CCTL-12 cell line demonstrated the potential to differentiate into all three germ layers, HUES-1 cell line showed skewed differentiation to endoderm layer and CCTL-14 cell line was characterised by preferential expression of ectoderm and mesoderm markers making this line the most suitable one for directed hematopoietic differentiation. Derivation of hematopoietic precursors defined by CD34 expression is inefficient during spontaneous differentiation of hESC, which was demonstrated by very low expression of this marker in all three developing cell lines in our study. Optimal RT-qPCR conditions were determined for twelve newly designed assays enabling the sensitive gene expression analysis of selected differentiation markers. Using this set of markers developing pluripotent stem cells can be monitored under various conditions, enabling to evaluate the differentiation potential of these cells.

Links

CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0030, interní kód MU
Name: Rozvoj lidských zdrojů pro oblast buněčné biologie
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 2.3 Human resources in research and development
GBP302/12/G157, research and development project
Name: Dynamika a organizace chromosomů během buněčného cyklu a při diferenciaci v normě a patologii
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
MSM0021622430, plan (intention)
Name: Funkční a molekulární charakteristiky nádorových a normálních kmenových buněk - identifikace cílů pro nová terapeutika a terapeutické strategie
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Functional and molecular characteristics of cancer and normal stem cells - identification of targets for novel therapeutics and therapeutic strategies