Efficient Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Functional Cerebellar-Like Cells


Por: S. ERCEG, M. RONAGHI, I. ZIPANCIC, S. LAINEZ, M. ROSELLO, C. XIONG, V. MORENO-MANZANO, F. RODRIGUEZ-JIMENEZ, R. PLANELLS, M. ALVAREZ-DOLADO, S. BHATTACHARYA and M. STOJKOVIC

Publicada: 1 nov 2010
Resumen:
The cerebellum has critical roles in motor and sensory learning and motor coordination. Many cerebellum-related disorders indicate cell therapy as a possible treatment of neural loss. Here we show that application of inductive signals involved in early patterning of the cerebellar region followed by application of different factors directs human embryonic stem cell differentiation into cerebellar-like cells such as granule neurons, Purkinje cells, interneuron, and glial cells. Neurons derived using our protocol showed a T-shaped polarity phenotype and express similar markers to the developed human cerebellum. Electrophysiological measurements confirmed functional electrical properties compatible with these cells. In vivo implantation of differentiated human embryonic stem cells transfected with MATH1-GFP construct into neonatal mice resulted in cell migration across the molecular and the Purkinje cell layers and settlement in the internal molecular layers. Our findings demonstrate that the universal mechanisms involved in the development of cerebellum can be efficiently recapitulated in vitro, which enables the design of new strategies for cell replacement therapy, to study early human development and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.

Filiaciones:
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 CABIMER Ctr Andaluz Biol Mol & Med Regenerat, Seville, Spain

 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

M. RONAGHI:
 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

I. ZIPANCIC:
 CIPF, Cell Regenerat Lab, Valencia, Spain

S. LAINEZ:
 CIPF, Sensorial Biol Lab, Valencia, Spain

M. ROSELLO:
 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

C. XIONG:
 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

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 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

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 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain

R. PLANELLS:
 CIPF, Sensorial Biol Lab, Valencia, Spain

M. ALVAREZ-DOLADO:
 CABIMER Ctr Andaluz Biol Mol & Med Regenerat, Seville, Spain

S. BHATTACHARYA:
 CIPF, Cell Regenerat Lab, Valencia, Spain

M. STOJKOVIC:
 CIPF, Cellular Reprogramming Lab, Valencia, Spain
ISSN: 15473287





STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT
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MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 19 Número: 11
Páginas: 1745-1756
WOS Id: 000283544200010
ID de PubMed: 20521974

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