From stem cells to somites: revealing genetic and exogenous factors of human embryogenesis
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S):
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Stem Cell, Hipsc Cell
DISEASE(S): Disease Free
SUBMITTER: 
S Stelloo
LAB HEAD: Suzan Stelloo
PROVIDER: PXD079129 | Pride | 2026-08-07
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Dataset's files
Items per page: 5 1 - 5 of 35 |
Similar Datasets
Project description:Emergence of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) technology has paved novel routes for regenerative medicine. iPSCs offer the possibilities of disease modeling, drug toxicity studies as well as cell replacement therapies by autologous transplantation. Classical protocols of iPSC generation harness infection by retro- or lenti-viruses. Although such integrating viruses represent very robust tools for reprogramming, the presence of viral transgenes in iPSCs is deleterious as it holds the risk of insertional mutagenesis leading to malignant transformation. Moreover, remaining reprogramming transgenes have been shown to affect the differentiation potential of iPSCs. More recently, alternative protocols have been explored to derive transgene-free iPSC, including use of transposons, mRNA transfection, episomal plasmid transfection, and infection with non-integrating viruses such as Sendai virus. However, the utility of such protocols remains limited due to low efficiency and narrow range of cell specificity. In this study we aim at combining the robustness of lentiviral reprogramming with the high efficacy of Cre recombinase protein transduction to readily delete reprogramming transgenes from iPSCs. We demonstrate rapid generation of transgene-free human iPSCs by excising the loxP-flanked reprogramming cassette employing direct delivery of biologically active Cre protein. By genome-wide analysis and targeted differentiation towards the cardiomyocyte lineage, we show that transgene-free iPSCs do resemble more to human ESCs and has better differentiation potential than iPSCs before Cre transduction. Our study provides a simple, rapid and robust protocol for the generation of superior transgene-free iPSCs suitable for disease modeling, tissue engineering and cell replacement therapies. mRNA extracted from human Fibroblasts (AR1034ZIMA), human Embryonic Stem Cell line I3 (hES I3), three human induced Pluripotent Stem Cell clones 1, 1.2 and 1.4 (fl-ARiPS cl1, del-ARiPS cl 1.2, del-ARiPS cl1.4) has been hybridized on Illumina Human HT-12 (version 4 revision 2) arrays for genome wide expression analysis. Samples were run at least as duplicate technical replicates. Differential gene expression analysis has been performed on the grouped expression data with the human embryonic stem cells (hES I3) group as the reference.
2014-03-11 | E-GEOD-55725 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:To investigate the effects of ZIKV infection or ZIKV-NS4B-transduction on the global proteome scale at early stages of hNPC differentiation into neurons, hNPC cells were infected with ZIKV (Asian strain: H/PF/2013; MOI=0.01) or transduced with ZIKV-NS4B or HCV-NS4B and one day later cells were either left under proliferative conditions or neuronal differentiation was induced with ROCK inhibitors treatment and growth factors withdrawals. Five days later samples were harvested and processed for quantitative label-free proteomics.
2018-09-03 | PXD009557 | Pride
Project description:Kabuki Syndrome (KS) is a multisystemic rare disorder, characterized by growth delay, distinctive facial features, intellectual disability, and rarely autism spectrum disorder. This condition is mostly caused by de novo mutations of KMT2D, encoding a catalytic subunit of the COMPASS complex involved in enhancer regulation. KMT2D catalyzes the deposition of histone-3-lysine-4 mono-methyl (H3K4Me1) that marks active and poised enhancers. To assess the impact of KMT2D mutations in the chromatin landscape of KS tissues, we have generated patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), which we further differentiated into neural crest stem cells (NCSC), mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and cortical neurons (iN). In addition, we further collected blood samples from 5 additional KS patients. To complete our disease modeling cohort we generated an isogenic KMT2D mutant line from human embryonic stem cells, which we differentiated into neural precursor and mature neurons. Micro-electrode-array (MEA)-based neural network analysis of KS iNs revealed an altered pattern of spontaneous network-bursts in a Kabuki-specific pattern. RNA-seq profiling was performed to relate this aberrant MEA pattern to transcriptional dysregulations, revealing that dysregulated genes were enriched for neuronal functions, such as ion channels, synapse activity, and electrophysiological activity. Here we show that KMT2D haploinsufficiency tends to heavily affect the transcriptome of cortical neurons and differentiated tissues while sparing multipotent states, suggesting that KMT2D has a most prevalent role in terminally differentiated cell and activate transcriptional circuitry unique to each cell type. Moreover, thorough profiling of H3K4Me1 unveiled the almost complete uncoupling between this chromatin mark and the regulatory effects of KMT2D on transcription, which is instead reflected by a defect of H3K27Ac. By integrating RNA-seq with ChIP-seq data we defined TEAD and REST as the master effectors of KMT2D haploinsufficiency. Also, we identified a subset of genes whose regulation is controlled by the balance between KMT2D and EZH2 dosage. Finally, we identified the bona fide direct targets of KMT2D in healthy and KS mature cortical neurons and TEAD2 as the main proxy of KMT2D dysregulation in KS. Overall, our study provides the transcriptional and epigenomic characterization of patient-derived tissues as well as iPSCs and differentiated disease-relevant cell types, as well as the identification of KMT2D direct target in cortical neurons, together with the identification of a neuronal phenotype of the spontaneous electrical activity.
2022-12-25 | E-MTAB-10244 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Acute pancreatitis (AP), a severe inflammatory disorder of the pancreas, lacks effective pharmacological treatment. The disease is primarily driven by necrosis of pancreatic acinar cells (PACs), which intensifies inflammation and organ injury. This study explores the potential of BCL2 inhibitors, specifically Navitoclax and Venetoclax, to shift cell death pathways from necrosis to apoptosis and thereby mitigate disease severity. Ex vivo models using cerulein or ethanol/palmitoleic acid (EtOH/POA) showed that both inhibitors significantly reduced necrosis, increased apoptosis, and improved PAC viability and ATP levels. In mouse models of AP, both drugs promoted apoptosis and decreased tissue necrosis, with Venetoclax showing superior efficacy and safety. Venetoclax markedly reduced disease severity in two AP models without affecting healthy tissue or inducing thrombocytopenia. In contrast, Navitoclax caused apoptosis even in healthy tissue and triggered thrombocytopenia. Importantly, both drugs attenuated pathological Ca2+ responses in PACs and upregulated the expression of Ca²⁺-binding proteins S100A8/A9 and the chemokine CCL8. The latter may mediate enhanced apoptotic clearance and limit secondary necrosis, supporting the therapeutic shift from necrosis to apoptosis. Proteomic analyses revealed extensive drug-induced remodeling. In the short-term AP model, both inhibitors altered expression of proteins linked to intracellular compartments and extracellular signaling, reflecting cellular adaptation. In CP, Navitoclax strongly upregulated ECM and lysosomal proteins while downregulating ribosomal components – indicating intensified fibrosis and suppressed protein synthesis. Venetoclax had milder effects and did not worsen fibrosis. Despite Navitoclax’s efficacy toward activated pancreatic stellate cells in vitro, it exacerbated fibrosis and tissue atrophy in CP in vivo, likely due to ongoing parenchymal damage and stellate cell activation. Together, these findings demonstrate that selective BCL2 inhibition with Venetoclax promotes apoptosis, reduces necrosis, and improves outcomes in AP, supporting its repurposing as a therapeutic strategy. However, BCL2 inhibition does not benefit CP and may aggravate fibrosis, underscoring the need for context-specific approaches.
2025-08-04 | PXD064881 | Pride
Project description:Relative quantitative analysis of Sec24D interactions using nanoscale liquid chromotography coupled with MS1 based LFQ on an Orbitrap Astral.
2026-04-01 | PXD058582 | Pride
Project description:Standardization of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) remains a major obstacle in regenerative medicine. Starting material and culture expansion affect cell preparations and render comparison between studies difficult. In contrast, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) assimilate towards a ground-state and may therefore give rise to more standardized cell preparations. We reprogrammed bone marrow MSCs into iPSCs which were subsequently re-differentiated towards MSCs. These iPS-MSCs revealed similar morphology, immunophenotype, in vitro differentiation potential, and gene expression profiles as primary MSCs. DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles of iPSCs maintained some donor-specific characteristics, whereas tissue-specific, senescence-associated, and age-related DNAm patterns were erased during reprogramming. iPS-MSCs reacquired senescence-associated DNAm during culture expansion but they remained rejuvenated with regard to age-related DNAm. Overall, iPS-MSCs and MSCs are similar in function but differ in their epigenetic makeup. 8 samples were hybridized to the GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST Array (Affymetrix)
2014-09-24 | E-GEOD-54766 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:SLAM-sequencing was performed on i3 LMNs following protocols adapted from Herzog et al. (2017). Three biological replicates of i3 LMNs were treated with 100 µM 4sU (Control) + labelling medium or 100 µM 4sU + BDNF (BDNF condition) labelling medium on Day 7 for 1h, 2h, and 6h. Cells were washed with PBS and RNA was extracted using the Qiagen RNeasy isolation and purification kit. RNA concentration was measured, and after equilibrating the amount of RNA in each sample, iodoacetamide (10 mM), NaPOH4 (pH 8, 50 mM), and DMSO (50% v/v) were added to each sample and incubated at 50 C for 15 min to facilitate the thiol-alkylation of 4sU. The samples were processed on RNeasy columns to re-isolate RNA. Sequencing libraries were prepared using the KAPA HyperPrep Kit with RiboErase kit (Roche). Samples were sequenced at 2 x 100 base pairs on an Illumina NextSeq 2000 machine.
2025-05-30 | E-MTAB-14537 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:The development of cancer immunotherapeutics is limited by the discovery of actionable tumor-specific antigens (TSAs), which need to be presented at high levels on cancer cells, but not presented by normal tissues or presented at levels below the threshold for T-cell recognition to prevent autoimmunity. Accumulating evidence indicates that pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), namely embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced PSCs (iPSCs), express a class of pluripotency-associated MHC-I-associated peptides (paMAPs) that can be recognized by tumor-specific T cells. Hence, being strictly confined to the embryonic stage of development and absent from healthy adult tissues, paMAPs shared by iPSCs and tumors would represent ideal targets for the development of TSA-based vaccines against a wide range of cancers. We performed immunopeptidomic analyses of human iPSCs and we identified a set of paMAPs that could serve for the design of TSA-based vaccines against many cancers.
2022-08-22 | PXD026702 | Pride
Project description:Standardization of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) remains a major obstacle in regenerative medicine. Starting material and culture expansion affect cell preparations and render comparison between studies difficult. In contrast, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) assimilate towards a ground-state and may therefore give rise to more standardized cell preparations. We reprogrammed bone marrow MSCs into iPSCs which were subsequently re-differentiated towards MSCs. These iPS-MSCs revealed similar morphology, immunophenotype, in vitro differentiation potential, and gene expression profiles as primary MSCs. DNA methylation (DNAm) profiles of iPSCs maintained some donor-specific characteristics, whereas tissue-specific, senescence-associated, and age-related DNAm patterns were erased during reprogramming. iPS-MSCs reacquired senescence-associated DNAm during culture expansion but they remained rejuvenated with regard to age-related DNAm. Overall, iPS-MSCs and MSCs are similar in function but differ in their epigenetic makeup. 12 samples were hybridized to the Illumina Infinium 450k Human Methylation Beadchip
2014-09-24 | E-GEOD-54767 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Single-cell proteomics (SCP) has advanced significantly, yet it remains largely unidimensional, focusing primarily on protein abundances. This limitation hinders our understanding of the dynamic processes occurring within individual cells, particularly protein turnover, which is crucial for cellular function and regulation. In this study, we employed a pulsed stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) approach to simultaneously evaluate protein abundance and turnover in single cells (SC-pSILAC). Using state-of-the-art SCP workflow, we demonstrated that two SILAC labels are detectable from ~4000 proteins in single HeLa cells recapitulating known biology. We investigated drug effects using protein synthesis and degradation inhibitors on global and specific protein turnover in single cells and performed a large-scale time-series SC-pSILAC analysis of undirected differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) encompassing six sampling times over two months and analyzed >1000 cells. Abundance measurements highlighted cell-specific markers of stem cells and various organ-specific cell types. Protein turnover dynamics highlighted differentiation-specific co-regulation of core members of protein complexes with core histone turnover discriminating dividing and non-dividing cells with potential in stem cell and cancer research. Lastly, correlating the abundance of individual proteins from cells displaying a wide range of diameters show that histones and some proteins involved in the cell cycle do not scale with cell size confirming previous observations in yeast. Our study represents the most comprehensive SCP analysis to date, offering new insights into cellular diversity and pioneering functional post-translational measurements beyond protein abundance. This method not only distinguishes SCP from other single-cell omics approaches and enhances its scientific relevance in biological research in a multidimensional manner but also showcase the discovery potential of SCP in fundamental biology.
2025-03-28 | PXD058753 | Pride