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Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells

INTRODUCTION: Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSC) derived from umbilical cord blood are an attractive alternative to human embryonic stem cells (hESC) for cellular therapy. USSC are capable of forming cells representative of all three germ line layers. The aim of this study was to determine the p...

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Autores principales: Filby, Caitlin E, Williamson, Robert, van Kooy, Peter, Pébay, Alice, Dottori, Mirella, Elwood, Ngaire J, Zaibak, Faten
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21463501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/scrt57
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author Filby, Caitlin E
Williamson, Robert
van Kooy, Peter
Pébay, Alice
Dottori, Mirella
Elwood, Ngaire J
Zaibak, Faten
author_facet Filby, Caitlin E
Williamson, Robert
van Kooy, Peter
Pébay, Alice
Dottori, Mirella
Elwood, Ngaire J
Zaibak, Faten
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description INTRODUCTION: Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSC) derived from umbilical cord blood are an attractive alternative to human embryonic stem cells (hESC) for cellular therapy. USSC are capable of forming cells representative of all three germ line layers. The aim of this study was to determine the potential of USSC to form definitive endoderm following induction with Activin A, a protein known to specify definitive endoderm formation of hESC. METHODS: USSC were cultured for (1) three days with or without 100 ng/ml Activin A in either serum-free, low-serum or serum-containing media, (2) three days with or without 100 ng/ml Activin A in combination with 10 ng/ml FGF4 in pre-induction medium, or (3) four days with or without small molecules Induce Definitive Endoderm (IDE1, 100 nM; IDE2, 200 nM) in serum-free media. Formation of definitive endoderm was assessed using RT-PCR for gene markers of endoderm (Sox17, FOXA2 and TTF1) and lung epithelium (surfactant protein C; SPC) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; CFTR). The differentiation capacity of Activin A treated USSC was also assessed. RESULTS: Activin A or IDE1/2 induced formation of Sox17+ definitive endoderm from hESC but not from USSC. Activin A treated USSC retained their capacity to form cells of the ectoderm (nerve), mesoderm (bone) and endoderm (lung). Activin A in combination with FGF4 did not induce formation of Sox17+ definitive endoderm from USSC. USSC express both Activin A receptor subunits at the mRNA and protein level, indicating that these cells are capable of binding Activin A. CONCLUSIONS: Stimulation of the Nodal signaling pathway with Activin A or IDE1/2 is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation from USSC, indicating that USSC differ in their stem cell potential from hESC.
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spelling pubmed-32262872011-11-30 Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells Filby, Caitlin E Williamson, Robert van Kooy, Peter Pébay, Alice Dottori, Mirella Elwood, Ngaire J Zaibak, Faten Stem Cell Res Ther Research INTRODUCTION: Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSC) derived from umbilical cord blood are an attractive alternative to human embryonic stem cells (hESC) for cellular therapy. USSC are capable of forming cells representative of all three germ line layers. The aim of this study was to determine the potential of USSC to form definitive endoderm following induction with Activin A, a protein known to specify definitive endoderm formation of hESC. METHODS: USSC were cultured for (1) three days with or without 100 ng/ml Activin A in either serum-free, low-serum or serum-containing media, (2) three days with or without 100 ng/ml Activin A in combination with 10 ng/ml FGF4 in pre-induction medium, or (3) four days with or without small molecules Induce Definitive Endoderm (IDE1, 100 nM; IDE2, 200 nM) in serum-free media. Formation of definitive endoderm was assessed using RT-PCR for gene markers of endoderm (Sox17, FOXA2 and TTF1) and lung epithelium (surfactant protein C; SPC) and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; CFTR). The differentiation capacity of Activin A treated USSC was also assessed. RESULTS: Activin A or IDE1/2 induced formation of Sox17+ definitive endoderm from hESC but not from USSC. Activin A treated USSC retained their capacity to form cells of the ectoderm (nerve), mesoderm (bone) and endoderm (lung). Activin A in combination with FGF4 did not induce formation of Sox17+ definitive endoderm from USSC. USSC express both Activin A receptor subunits at the mRNA and protein level, indicating that these cells are capable of binding Activin A. CONCLUSIONS: Stimulation of the Nodal signaling pathway with Activin A or IDE1/2 is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation from USSC, indicating that USSC differ in their stem cell potential from hESC. BioMed Central 2011-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3226287/ /pubmed/21463501 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/scrt57 Text en Copyright ©2011 Filby et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Research
Filby, Caitlin E
Williamson, Robert
van Kooy, Peter
Pébay, Alice
Dottori, Mirella
Elwood, Ngaire J
Zaibak, Faten
Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title_full Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title_fullStr Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title_full_unstemmed Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title_short Stimulation of Activin A/Nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
title_sort stimulation of activin a/nodal signaling is insufficient to induce definitive endoderm formation of cord blood-derived unrestricted somatic stem cells
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21463501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/scrt57
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