Improved Retinal Organoid Differentiation by Modulating Signaling Pathways Revealed by Comparative Transcriptome Analyses with Development In Vivo.

ABSTRACT: Stem cell-derived retinal organoids recapitulate many landmarks of in vivo differentiation but lack functional maturation of distinct cell types, especially photoreceptors. Using comprehensive temporal transcriptome analyses, we show that transcriptome shift from postnatal day 6 (P6) to P10, associated with morphogenesis and synapse formation during mouse retina development, was not evident in organoids, and co-expression clusters with similar patterns included different sets of genes. Furthermore, network analysis identified divergent regulatory dynamics between developing retina in vivo and in organoids, with temporal dysregulation of specific signaling pathways and delayed or reduced expression of genes involved in photoreceptor function(s) and survival. Accordingly, addition of docosah

SUBMITTER: Brooks MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6895716 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature