Imaging-cytometry revealed spatial heterogeneities of marker expression in undifferentiated human pluripotent stem cells

Suga, Mika; Tachikawa, Saoko; Tateyama, Daiki; Ohnuma, Kiyoshi; Furue, Miho

doi:10.1007/s11626-016-0084-3

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“…In addition, hiPSC differentiation can easily be regulated using a defined culture medium [ 13 – 15 ]. Moreover, the dynamics of each hiPSC can easily be determined by examining single-cell monolayer cultures of hiPSCs under a microscope [ 16 – 18 ]. Despite these advantages, the use of hiPSCs in human gastrulation dynamics studies is still limited [ 19 ].…”

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Random migration of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived human gastrulation-stage mesendoderm

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Gastrulation is the initial systematic deformation of the embryo to form germ layers, which is characterized by the placement of appropriate cells in their destined locations. Thus, gastrulation, which occurs at the beginning of the second month of pregnancy, is a critical stage in human body formation. Although histological analyses indicate that human gastrulation is similar to that of other amniotes (birds and mammals), much of human gastrulation dynamics remain unresolved due to ethical and technical limitations. We used human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to study the migration of mesendodermal cells through the primitive streak to form discoidal germ layers during gastrulation. Immunostaining results showed that hiPSCs differentiated into mesendodermal cells and that epithelial–mesenchymal transition occurred through the activation of the Activin/Nodal and Wnt/beta-catenin pathways. Single-cell time-lapse imaging of cells adhered to cover glass showed that mesendodermal differentiation resulted in the dissociation of cells and an increase in their migration speed, thus confirming the occurrence of epithelial–mesenchymal transition. These results suggest that mesendodermal cells derived from hiPSCs may be used as a model system for studying migration during human gastrulation in vitro. Using random walk analysis, we found that random migration occurred for both undifferentiated hiPSCs and differentiated mesendodermal cells. Two-dimensional random walk simulation showed that homogeneous dissociation of particles may form a discoidal layer, suggesting that random migration might be suitable to effectively disperse cells homogeneously from the primitive streak to form discoidal germ layers during human gastrulation.

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