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Developmental Biology
RBM14 is indispensable for pluripotency maintenance and mesoderm development of mouse embryonic stem cells.
May 20, 2018   Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications
Chen G, Zhang D, Zhang L, Feng G, Zhang B, Wu Y, Li W, Zhang Y, Hu B
RBM14 is indispensable for pluripotency maintenance and mesoderm development of mouse embryonic stem cells.
May 20, 2018
Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications
The pluripotency of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is maintained by core pluripotency transcription factors, cofactors and several signaling pathways. RBM14 is a component of the para-speckle complex, which has been implicated in multiple important biological processes. The role of RBM14 in ESCs and lineage differentiation remains to be elucidated. In the present study, we provided evidence that RBM14 plays important roles in maintaining pluripotency and in the early differentiation of ESCs. RBM14 was demonstrated to be expressed in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and localized in the nucleus. RBM14 expression was depleted in mESCs using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology. Our results also showed that RBM14 depletion altered the gene expression profiles of mESCs. In particular, pluripotency-associated genes and genes involved in the Wnt and TGF-β signaling pathways were downregulated in RBM14 knockout mESCs. Furthermore, RBM14 was found to be essential for mesoderm development in vitro and in vivo. The specific effects of RBM14 depletion were verified by conducting a rescue experiment. Our findings demonstrated that RBM14 not only plays an important role in maintaining the pluripotency of mESCs but is also indispensable for mesoderm development.
Quantitative Control of GPCR Organization and Signaling by Endocytosis in Epithelial Morphogenesis.
May 22, 2018   Current Biology : CB
Jha A, van Zanten TS, Philippe JM, Mayor S, Lecuit T
Quantitative Control of GPCR Organization and Signaling by Endocytosis in Epithelial Morphogenesis.
May 22, 2018
Current Biology : CB
Tissue morphogenesis arises from controlled cell deformations in response to cellular contractility. During Drosophila gastrulation, apical activation of the actomyosin networks drives apical constriction in the invaginating mesoderm and cell-cell intercalation in the extending ectoderm. Myosin II (MyoII) is activated by cell-surface G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as Smog and Mist, that activate G proteins, the small GTPase Rho1, and the kinase Rok. Quantitative control over GPCR and Rho1 activation underlies differences in deformation of mesoderm and ectoderm cells. We show that GPCR Smog activity is concentrated on two different apical plasma membrane compartments, i.e., the surface and plasma membrane invaginations. Using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, we probe the surface of the plasma membrane, and we show that Smog homo-clusters in response to its activating ligand Fog. Endocytosis of Smog is regulated by the kinase Gprk2 and β-arrestin-2 that clears active Smog from the plasma membrane. When Fog concentration is high or endocytosis is low, Smog rearranges in homo-clusters and accumulates in plasma membrane invaginations that are hubs for Rho1 activation. Lastly, we find higher Smog homo-cluster concentration and numerous apical plasma membrane invaginations in the mesoderm compared to the ectoderm, indicative of reduced endocytosis. We identify that dynamic partitioning of active Smog at the surface of the plasma membrane or plasma membrane invaginations has a direct impact on Rho1 signaling. Plasma membrane invaginations accumulate high Rho1-guanosine triphosphate (GTP) suggesting they form signaling centers. Thus, Fog concentration and Smog endocytosis form coupled regulatory processes that regulate differential Rho1 and MyoII activation in the Drosophila embryo.
Dissecting and Culturing Animal Cap Explants.
May 17, 2018   Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Dingwell KS, Smith JC
Dissecting and Culturing Animal Cap Explants.
May 17, 2018
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
The animal cap explant is a simple but adaptable tool available to developmental biologists. The use of animal cap explants in demonstrating the presence of mesoderm-inducting activity in the Xenopus embryo vegetal pole is one of many elegant examples of their worth. Animal caps respond to a range of growth factors (e.g., Wnts, FGF, TGF-β), making them especially useful for studying signal transduction pathways and gene regulatory networks. Explants are also suitable for examining cell behavior and have provided key insights into the molecular mechanisms controlling vertebrate morphogenesis. In this protocol, we outline two methods to isolate animal cap explants from Xenopus laevis, both of which can be applied easily to Xenopus tropicalis The first method is a standard manual method that can be used in any laboratory equipped with a standard dissecting microscope. For labs planning on dissecting large numbers of explants on a regular basis, a second, high throughput method is described that uses a specialized microcautery surgical instrument.
Size-reduced embryos reveal a gradient scaling-based mechanism for zebrafish somite formation.
Jun 18, 2018   Development (Cambridge, England)
Ishimatsu K, Hiscock TW, Collins ZM, Sari DWK, Lischer K, Richmond DL, Bessho Y, Matsui T, Megason SG
Size-reduced embryos reveal a gradient scaling-based mechanism for zebrafish somite formation.
Jun 18, 2018
Development (Cambridge, England)
Little is known about how the sizes of animal tissues are controlled. A prominent example is somite size, which varies widely both within an individual and across species. Despite intense study of the segmentation clock governing the timing of somite generation, how it relates to somite size is poorly understood. Here, we examine somite scaling and find that somite size at specification scales with the length of the presomitic mesoderm (PSM) despite considerable variation in PSM length across developmental stages and in surgically size-reduced embryos. Measurement of clock period, axis elongation speed and clock gene expression patterns demonstrate that existing models fail to explain scaling. We posit a 'clock and scaled gradient' model, in which somite boundaries are set by a dynamically scaling signaling gradient across the PSM. Our model not only explains existing data, but also makes a unique prediction that we confirm experimentally - the formation of periodic 'echoes' in somite size following perturbation of the size of one somite. Our findings demonstrate that gradient scaling plays a central role in both progression and size control of somitogenesis.
Retinoic acid-induced expression of Hnf1b and Fzd4 is required for pancreas development in Xenopus laevis.
Jun 18, 2018   Development (Cambridge, England)
Gere-Becker MB, Pommerenke C, Lingner T, Pieler T
Retinoic acid-induced expression of Hnf1b and Fzd4 is required for pancreas development in Xenopus laevis.
Jun 18, 2018
Development (Cambridge, England)
Retinoic acid (RA) is required for pancreas specification in Xenopus and other vertebrates. However, the gene network that is directly induced by RA signalling in this context remains to be defined. By RNA sequencing of in vitro-generated pancreatic explants, we identified the genes encoding the transcription factor Hnf1β and the Wnt-receptor Fzd4/Fzd4s as direct RA target genes. Functional analyses of Hnf1b and Fzd4/Fzd4s in programmed pancreatic explants and whole embryos revealed their requirement for pancreatic progenitor formation and differentiation. Thus, Hnf1β and Fzd4/Fzd4s appear to be involved in pre-patterning events of the embryonic endoderm that allow pancreas formation in Xenopus.
Assessment of established techniques to determine developmental and malignant potential of human pluripotent stem cells.
May 19, 2018   Nature Communications
International Stem Cell Initiative
Assessment of established techniques to determine developmental and malignant potential of human pluripotent stem cells.
May 19, 2018
Nature Communications
The International Stem Cell Initiative compared several commonly used approaches to assess human pluripotent stem cells (PSC). PluriTest predicts pluripotency through bioinformatic analysis of the transcriptomes of undifferentiated cells, whereas, embryoid body (EB) formation in vitro and teratoma formation in vivo provide direct tests of differentiation. Here we report that EB assays, analyzed after differentiation under neutral conditions and under conditions promoting differentiation to ectoderm, mesoderm, or endoderm lineages, are sufficient to assess the differentiation potential of PSCs. However, teratoma analysis by histologic examination and by TeratoScore, which estimates differential gene expression in each tumor, not only measures differentiation but also allows insight into a PSC's malignant potential. Each of the assays can be used to predict pluripotent differentiation potential but, at this stage of assay development, only the teratoma assay provides an assessment of pluripotency and malignant potential, which are both relevant to the pre-clinical safety assessment of PSCs.
Ripply2 recruits proteasome complex for Tbx6 degradation to define segment border during murine somitogenesis.
May 17, 2018   ELife
Zhao W, Oginuma M, Ajima R, Kiso M, Okubo A, Saga Y
Ripply2 recruits proteasome complex for Tbx6 degradation to define segment border during murine somitogenesis.
May 17, 2018
ELife
The metameric structure in vertebrates is based on the periodic formation of somites from the anterior end of the presomitic mesoderm (PSM). The segmentation boundary is defined by the Tbx6 expression domain, whose anterior limit is determined by Tbx6 protein destabilization via Ripply2. However, the molecular mechanism of this process is poorly understood. Here, we show that Ripply2 directly binds to Tbx6 in cultured cells without changing the stability of Tbx6, indicating an unknown mechanism for Tbx6 degradation in vivo. We succeeded in reproducing in vivo events using a mouse ES induction system, in which Tbx6 degradation occurred via Ripply2. Mass spectrometry analysis of the PSM-fated ES cells revealed that proteasomes are major components of the Ripply2-binding complex, suggesting that recruitment of a protein-degradation-complex is a pivotal function of Ripply2. Finally, we identified a motif in the T-box, which is required for Tbx6 degradation independent of binding with Ripply2 in vivo.
Membrane trafficking in morphogenesis and planar polarity.
May 26, 2018   Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Xie Y, Miao H, Blankenship JT
Membrane trafficking in morphogenesis and planar polarity.
May 26, 2018
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Our understanding of how membrane trafficking pathways function to direct morphogenetic movements and the planar polarization of developing tissues is a new and emerging field. While a central focus of developmental biology has been on how protein asymmetries and cytoskeletal force generation direct cell shaping, the role of membrane trafficking in these processes has been less clear. Here, we review recent advances in Drosophila and vertebrate systems in our understanding of how trafficking events are coordinated with planar cytoskeletal function to drive lasting changes in cell and tissue topologies. We additionally explore the function of trafficking pathways in guiding the complex interactions that initiate and maintain core PCP (Planar Cell Polarity) asymmetries and drive the generation of systemically oriented cellular projections during development. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
A Linc1405/Eomes Complex Promotes Cardiac Mesoderm Specification and Cardiogenesis.
Jun 02, 2018   Cell Stem Cell
Guo X, Xu Y, Wang Z, Wu Y, Chen J,   . . . . . .   , Jiapaer Z, Wan X, Liu Z, Gao S, Kang J
A Linc1405/Eomes Complex Promotes Cardiac Mesoderm Specification and Cardiogenesis.
Jun 02, 2018
Cell Stem Cell
Large intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) play widespread roles in epigenetic regulation during multiple differentiation processes, but little is known about their mode of action in cardiac differentiation. Here, we identified the key roles of a lincRNA, termed linc1405, in modulating the core network of cardiac differentiation by functionally interacting with Eomes. Chromatin- and RNA-immunoprecipitation assays showed that exon 2 of linc1405 physically mediates a complex consisting of Eomes, trithorax group (TrxG) subunit WDR5, and histone acetyltransferase GCN5 binding at the enhancer region of Mesp1 gene and activates its expression during cardiac mesoderm specification of embryonic stem cells. Importantly, linc1405 co-localizes with Eomes, WDR5, and GCN5 at the primitive streak, and linc1405 depletion impairs heart development and function in vivo. In summary, linc1405 mediates a Eomes/WDR5/GCN5 complex that contributes to cardiogenesis, highlighting the critical roles of lincRNA-based complexes in the epigenetic regulation of cardiogenesis in vitro and in vivo.
Rif1 prolongs the embryonic S phase at the Drosophila mid-blastula transition.
Jun 03, 2018   PLoS Biology
Seller CA, O'Farrell PH
Rif1 prolongs the embryonic S phase at the Drosophila mid-blastula transition.
Jun 03, 2018
PLoS Biology
In preparation for dramatic morphogenetic events of gastrulation, rapid embryonic cell cycles slow at the mid-blastula transition (MBT). In Drosophila melanogaster embryos, down-regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) activity initiates this slowing by delaying replication of heterochromatic satellite sequences and extending S phase. We found that Cdk1 activity inhibited the chromatin association of Rap1 interacting factor 1 (Rif1), a candidate repressor of replication. Furthermore, Rif1 bound selectively to satellite sequences following Cdk1 down-regulation at the MBT. In the next S phase, Rif1 dissociated from different satellites in an orderly schedule that anticipated their replication. Rif1 lacking potential phosphorylation sites failed to dissociate and dominantly prevented completion of replication. Loss of Rif1 in mutant embryos shortened the post-MBT S phase and rescued embryonic cell cycles disrupted by depletion of the S phase-promoting kinase, cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7). Our work shows that Rif1 and S phase kinases compose a replication timer controlling first the developmental onset of late replication and then the precise schedule of replication within S phase. In addition, we describe how onset of late replication fits into the progressive maturation of heterochromatin during development.
Drosophila TNF Modulates Tissue Tension in the Embryo to Facilitate Macrophage Invasive Migration.
May 29, 2018   Developmental Cell
Ratheesh A, Biebl J, Vesela J, Smutny M, Papusheva E, Krens SFG, Kaufmann W, Gyoergy A, Casano AM, Siekhaus DE
Drosophila TNF Modulates Tissue Tension in the Embryo to Facilitate Macrophage Invasive Migration.
May 29, 2018
Developmental Cell
Migrating cells penetrate tissue barriers during development, inflammatory responses, and tumor metastasis. We study if migration in vivo in such three-dimensionally confined environments requires changes in the mechanical properties of the surrounding cells using embryonic Drosophila melanogaster hemocytes, also called macrophages, as a model. We find that macrophage invasion into the germband through transient separation of the apposing ectoderm and mesoderm requires cell deformations and reductions in apical tension in the ectoderm. Interestingly, the genetic pathway governing these mechanical shifts acts downstream of the only known tumor necrosis factor superfamily member in Drosophila, Eiger, and its receptor, Grindelwald. Eiger-Grindelwald signaling reduces levels of active Myosin in the germband ectodermal cortex through the localization of a Crumbs complex component, Patj (Pals-1-associated tight junction protein). We therefore elucidate a distinct molecular pathway that controls tissue tension and demonstrate the importance of such regulation for invasive migration in vivo.
Mechanical Strain Determines Cilia Length, Motility, and Planar Position in the Left-Right Organizer.
May 29, 2018   Developmental Cell
Chien YH, Srinivasan S, Keller R, Kintner C
Mechanical Strain Determines Cilia Length, Motility, and Planar Position in the Left-Right Organizer.
May 29, 2018
Developmental Cell
The Xenopus left-right organizer (LRO) breaks symmetry along the left-right axis of the early embryo by producing and sensing directed ciliary flow as a patterning cue. To carry out this process, the LRO contains different ciliated cell types that vary in cilia length, whether they are motile or sensory, and how they position their cilia along the anterior-posterior (A-P) planar axis. Here, we show that these different cilia features are specified in the prospective LRO during gastrulation, based on anisotropic mechanical strain that is oriented along the A-P axis, and graded in levels along the medial-lateral axis. Strain instructs ciliated cell differentiation by acting on a mesodermal prepattern present at blastula stages, involving foxj1. We propose that differential strain is a graded, developmental cue, linking the establishment of an A-P planar axis to cilia length, motility, and planar location during formation of the Xenopus LRO.
The Power of Strain: Organizing Left-Right Cilia.
May 21, 2018   Developmental Cell
Blum M, Ott T
The Power of Strain: Organizing Left-Right Cilia.
May 21, 2018
Developmental Cell
Left-right organizers require motile and polarized cilia to break symmetry. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Chien et al. (2018) demonstrate that gastrulation-derived mechanical strain of the precursor tissue orients cilia and is required for cilia lengthening and motility.
[Unilateral sinonasal disease in 376 adult patients: a retrospective study].
May 21, 2018   Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi = Journal Of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Head, And Neck Surgery
Cui XY, Wang LQ, Yin M, Chen X, Lu MP, Zhou H, Dong WD, Chen ZB, Cheng L
[Unilateral sinonasal disease in 376 adult patients: a retrospective study].
May 21, 2018
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi = Journal Of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Head, And Neck Surgery
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical and pathological features of patients with unilateral sinonasal disease (USD). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was completed on 376 adult patients with USD from January 2015 to December 2016. Their presenting symptoms, nasal endoscope, CT scanning, and pathology were analyzed respectively. RESULTS: Among the 267 (71.01%) patients with inflammatory disease, there were 4 pathological types. And there were 8 pathological types in 60 (15.96%) patients with benign tumor. Of the 49 patients with malignant tumor, there were 15 pathological types which included squamous carcinoma, malignant melanoma, and lymphoma, as well as myoepithelial carcinoma and Mesodermal mesoderm. The onset age of inflammation group was younger than that of benign (P<0.05) or malignant tumor groups (P<0.05). The misdiagnosis rate was 8.33% in benign tumor (5/60), and 10.20% in malignant tumor (5/49). Nasal polyps was the most common misdiagnosis in the groups of benign and malignant tumor. CONCLUSIONS: The pathology of adult patients with USD is complicated, and no specific clinical feature was found for distinguishing between benign and malignant lesions. The tumor took a quite proportion in adult patients with USD. Therefore, careful consideration should be taken before diagnosing patients with USD in order to reduce misdiagnosis rate.
Allele-specific control of replication timing and genome organization during development.
Jun 21, 2018   Genome Research
Rivera-Mulia JC, Dimond A, Vera D, Trevilla-Garcia C, Sasaki T, Zimmerman J, Dupont C, Gribnau J, Fraser P, Gilbert DM
Allele-specific control of replication timing and genome organization during development.
Jun 21, 2018
Genome Research
DNA replication occurs in a defined temporal order known as the replication-timing (RT) program. RT is regulated during development in discrete chromosomal units, coordinated with transcriptional activity and 3D genome organization. Here, we derived distinct cell types from F1 hybrid musculus × castaneus mouse crosses and exploited the high single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) density to characterize allelic differences in RT (Repli-seq), genome organization (Hi-C and promoter-capture Hi-C), gene expression (total nuclear RNA-seq), and chromatin accessibility (ATAC-seq). We also present HARP, a new computational tool for sorting SNPs in phased genomes to efficiently measure allele-specific genome-wide data. Analysis of six different hybrid mESC clones with different genomes (C57BL/6, 129/sv, and CAST/Ei), parental configurations, and gender revealed significant RT asynchrony between alleles across ∼12% of the autosomal genome linked to subspecies genomes but not to parental origin, growth conditions, or gender. RT asynchrony in mESCs strongly correlated with changes in Hi-C compartments between alleles but not as strongly with SNP density, gene expression, imprinting, or chromatin accessibility. We then tracked mESC RT asynchronous regions during development by analyzing differentiated cell types, including extraembryonic endoderm stem (XEN) cells, four male and female primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), and neural precursor cells (NPCs) differentiated in vitro from mESCs with opposite parental configurations. We found that RT asynchrony and allelic discordance in Hi-C compartments seen in mESCs were largely lost in all differentiated cell types, accompanied by novel sites of allelic asynchrony at a considerably smaller proportion of the genome, suggesting that genome organization of homologs converges to similar folding patterns during cell fate commitment.
Serrate-Notch Signaling Regulates the Size of the Progenitor Cell Pool in Drosophila Imaginal Rings.
May 18, 2018   Genetics
Yang SA, Deng WM
Serrate-Notch Signaling Regulates the Size of the Progenitor Cell Pool in Drosophila Imaginal Rings.
May 18, 2018
Genetics
Drosophila imaginal rings are larval tissues composed of progenitor cells that are essential for the formation of adult foreguts, hindguts and salivary glands. Specified from subsets of ectoderm in the embryo, imaginal ring cells are kept quiescent until mid-second larval instar, and undergo rapid proliferation during the third instar to attain adequate numbers of cells that will replace apoptotic larval tissues for adult organ formation. Here we show that Notch signaling is activated in all three imaginal rings from middle embryonic stage to early pupal stage and that Notch signaling positively controls cell proliferation in all three imaginal rings during the third larval instar. Our mutant clonal analysis, knockdown and gain-of-function studies indicate that canonical Notch pathway components are involved in regulating the proliferation of these progenitor cells. Both trans-activation and cis-inhibition between the ligand and receptor control Notch activation in the imaginal ring. Serrate (Ser) is the ligand provided from neighboring imaginal ring cells that trans-activates Notch signaling, whereas both Ser and Delta (Dl) could cis-inhibit Notch activity when the ligand and the receptor are in the same cell. In addition, we show that Notch signaling expressed in middle embryonic and first larval stages is required for the initial size of imaginal rings. Taken together, these findings indicate that imaginal rings are excellent in vivo models to decipher how progenitor cell number and proliferation are developmentally regulated and that Notch signaling in these imaginal tissues is the primary growth-promoting signal that controls the size of the progenitor cell pool.
Roles of Soybean Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein GmPIP2;9 in Drought Tolerance and Seed Development.
May 17, 2018   Frontiers In Plant Science
Lu L, Dong C, Liu R, Zhou B, Wang C, Shou H
Roles of Soybean Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Protein GmPIP2;9 in Drought Tolerance and Seed Development.
May 17, 2018
Frontiers In Plant Science
Aquaporins play an essential role in water uptake and transport in vascular plants. The soybean genome contains a total of 22 plasma membrane intrinsic protein (PIP) genes. To identify candidate PIPs important for soybean yield and stress tolerance, we studied the transcript levels of all 22 soybean PIPs. We found that a GmPIP2 subfamily member, GmPIP2;9, was predominately expressed in roots and developing seeds. Here, we show that GmPIP2;9 localized to the plasma membrane and had high water channel activity when expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Using transgenic soybean plants expressing a native GmPIP2;9 promoter driving a GUS-reporter gene, it was found high GUS expression in the roots, in particular, in the endoderm, pericycle, and vascular tissues of the roots of transgenic plants. In addition, GmPIP2;9 was also highly expressed in developing pods. GmPIP2;9 expression significantly increased in short term of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-mediated drought stress treatment. GmPIP2;9 overexpression increased tolerance to drought stress in both solution cultures and soil plots. Drought stress in combination with GmPIP2;9 overexpression increased net CO2 assimilation of photosynthesis, stomata conductance, and transpiration rate, suggesting that GmPIP2;9-overexpressing transgenic plants were less stressed than wild-type (WT) plants. Furthermore, field experiments showed that GmPIP2;9-overexpressing plants had significantly more pod numbers and larger seed sizes than WT plants. In summary, the study demonstrated that GmPIP2;9 has water transport activity. Its relative high expression levels in roots and developing pods are in agreement with the phenotypes of GmPIP2;9-overexpressing plants in drought stress tolerance and seed development.
Quantitative Proteomics Study Reveals Changes in the Molecular Landscape of Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Impaired Stem Cell Differentiation upon Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles.
Jun 07, 2018   Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
Pan L, Lee YM, Lim TK, Lin Q, Xu X
Quantitative Proteomics Study Reveals Changes in the Molecular Landscape of Human Embryonic Stem Cells with Impaired Stem Cell Differentiation upon Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles.
Jun 07, 2018
Small (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
The increasing number of nanoparticles (NPs) being used in various industries has led to growing concerns of potential hazards that NP exposure can incur on human health. However, its global effects on humans and the underlying mechanisms are not systemically studied. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), with the ability to differentiate to any cell types, provide a unique system to assess cellular, developmental, and functional toxicity in vitro within a single system highly relevant to human physiology. Here, the quantitative proteomics approach is adopted to evaluate the molecular consequences of titanium dioxide NPs (TiO2 NPs) exposure in hESCs. The study identifies ≈328 unique proteins significantly affected by TiO2 NPs exposure. Proteomics analysis highlights that TiO2 NPs can induce DNA damage, elevated oxidative stress, apoptotic responses, and cellular differentiation. Furthermore, in vivo analysis demonstrates remarkable reduction in the ability of hESCs in teratoma formation after TiO2 NPs exposure, suggesting impaired pluripotency. Subsequently, it is found that TiO2 NPs can disrupt hESC mesoderm differentiation into cardiomyocytes. The study unveils comprehensive changes in the molecular landscape of hESCs by TiO2 NPs and identifies the impact which TiO2 NPs can have on the pluripotency and differentiation properties of human stem cells.
Effect of geometrical constraints on human pluripotent stem cell nuclei in pluripotency and differentiation.
May 22, 2018   Integrative Biology : Quantitative Biosciences From Nano To Macro
Grespan E, Giobbe GG, Badique F, Anselme K, Rühe J, Elvassore N
Effect of geometrical constraints on human pluripotent stem cell nuclei in pluripotency and differentiation.
May 22, 2018
Integrative Biology : Quantitative Biosciences From Nano To Macro
Mechanical stimuli and geometrical constraints transmitted across the cytoskeleton to the nucleus affect the nuclear morphology and cell function. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) represent an effective tool for evaluating transitions in nuclear deformability from the pluripotent to differentiated stage, and for deciphering the underlying mechanisms. We report the first study that investigates the nuclear deformability induced by geometrical constraints of hPSCs both in the pluripotent stage and during early germ layer specification. We specifically developed micro-structured surfaces coupled with high-content imaging analysis algorithms to quantitatively characterize nuclear deformability. Our results show that hPSCs possess high nuclear deformability, which does not alter pluripotency. We observed nuclear deformability transition along early germ layer specification: during early ectoderm differentiation nuclear deformability is strongly reduced, during early endoderm differentiation nuclei keep a deformed shape and during early mesoderm specification they show an intermediate behaviour. Different mRNA expressions between hPSCs differentiated on flat and micro-structured surfaces have been observed along early mesoderm and early endoderm specification. In order to better understand the mechanisms of the nuclear deformability transition observed during early ectoderm differentiation, we also employed cytoskeletal and nuclear protein inhibitors to evaluate their role in determining the nuclear shape. Actin and nesprin are essential for maintaining deformed nuclei, while lamin A/C and intermediate filaments confer rigidity to the nucleus. This study suggests that nuclear deformability is highly regulated during differentiation.

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