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Lei J, Jiang X, Huang D, Jing Y, Yang S, Geng L, Yan Y, Zheng F, Cheng F, Zhang W, Belmonte JCI, Liu GH, Wang S, Qu J. Human ESC-derived vascular cells promote vascular regeneration in a HIF-1α dependent manner. Protein Cell 2024; 15:36-51. [PMID: 37158785 PMCID: PMC10762672 DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwad027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α), a core transcription factor responding to changes in cellular oxygen levels, is closely associated with a wide range of physiological and pathological conditions. However, its differential impacts on vascular cell types and molecular programs modulating human vascular homeostasis and regeneration remain largely elusive. Here, we applied CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of human embryonic stem cells and directed differentiation to generate HIF-1α-deficient human vascular cells including vascular endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as a platform for discovering cell type-specific hypoxia-induced response mechanisms. Through comparative molecular profiling across cell types under normoxic and hypoxic conditions, we provide insight into the indispensable role of HIF-1α in the promotion of ischemic vascular regeneration. We found human MSCs to be the vascular cell type most susceptible to HIF-1α deficiency, and that transcriptional inactivation of ANKZF1, an effector of HIF-1α, impaired pro-angiogenic processes. Altogether, our findings deepen the understanding of HIF-1α in human angiogenesis and support further explorations of novel therapeutic strategies of vascular regeneration against ischemic damage.
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- Jinghui Lei
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
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- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400062, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Beijing 100101, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing 100101, China
- Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
- Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing 101408, China
- Aging Biomarker Consortium, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
- Aging Biomarker Consortium, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- Aging Translational Medicine Center, International Center for Aging and Cancer, Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
- The Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 400062, China
- Aging Biomarker Consortium, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
- Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Beijing 100101, China
- Aging Biomarker Consortium, China
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Janssens S, Schotsaert M, Manganaro L, Dejosez M, Simon V, García-Sastre A, Zwaka TP. FACS-Mediated Isolation of Neuronal Cell Populations From Virus-Infected Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cerebral Organoid Cultures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 48:e65. [PMID: 30358129 DOI: 10.1002/cpsc.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Organoids-or pluripotent stem cell-derived in vitro-grown simplified mini organs-have become a tremendously important model to study human organ development and disease. To restrict the noise inherent to the heterogeneous cell mixtures derived from organoid cultures, we developed a new technique of fluorescence-assisted cell sorting (FACS) of virus-infected cerebral organoid cultures. This method still includes the advantage of growing cells in a more natural environment than traditional cell culture, but now renders samples suitable for downstream cell type-specific multi-omics analyses. The protocol starts from stem cell-derived mature brain organoids and includes steps for: preparing the culture for viral infection, production of the viral stocks, FACS sample preparation, and gating and sorting implementation. The protocol has been developed for Zika virus infection, but can be extrapolated to other viruses or fluorescent marker expression as illustrated in an alternate protocol using a single-cycle lentivirus expressing a fluorescent reporter protein. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Sylvie Janssens
- Huffington Center for Cell-Based Research, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Microbiology, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Microbiology, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.,Present Address: INGM, National Institute of Molecular Genetics, Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Milan, Italy
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- Huffington Center for Cell-Based Research, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Microbiology, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Microbiology, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Huffington Center for Cell-Based Research, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Iraha S, Tu HY, Yamasaki S, Kagawa T, Goto M, Takahashi R, Watanabe T, Sugita S, Yonemura S, Sunagawa GA, Matsuyama T, Fujii M, Kuwahara A, Kishino A, Koide N, Eiraku M, Tanihara H, Takahashi M, Mandai M. Establishment of Immunodeficient Retinal Degeneration Model Mice and Functional Maturation of Human ESC-Derived Retinal Sheets after Transplantation. Stem Cell Reports 2018; 10:1059-1074. [PMID: 29503091 PMCID: PMC5918611 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Increasing demand for clinical retinal degeneration therapies featuring human ESC/iPSC-derived retinal tissue and cells warrants proof-of-concept studies. Here, we established two mouse models of end-stage retinal degeneration with immunodeficiency, NOG-rd1-2J and NOG-rd10, and characterized disease progress and immunodeficient status. We also transplanted human ESC-derived retinal sheets into NOG-rd1-2J and confirmed their long-term survival and maturation of the structured graft photoreceptor layer, without rejection or tumorigenesis. We recorded light responses from the host ganglion cells using a multi-electrode array system; this result was consistent with whole-mount immunostaining suggestive of host-graft synapse formation at the responding sites. This study demonstrates an application of our mouse models and provides a proof of concept for the clinical use of human ESC-derived retinal sheets. Two mouse models of immunodeficient end-stage retinal degeneration were established Immunodeficient host permitted transplantation of human ESC-derived retinal sheets Transplanted human ESC-derived retinal sheets survived long term and maturated After transplantation, light responses were recorded from the degenerated host retina
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- Satoshi Iraha
- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan; Application Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Regenerative and Cellular Medicine Office, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Animal Resources and Technical Research Center, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Animal Resources and Technical Research Center, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Animal Resources and Technical Research Center, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Ultrastructural Research Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies., Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Department of Cell Biology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Regenerative and Cellular Medicine Office, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Regenerative and Cellular Medicine Office, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for in vitro Histogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Application Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; RIKEN Program for Drug Discovery and Medical Technology Platforms (DMP), Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
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Glinsky GV. Viruses, stemness, embryogenesis, and cancer: a miracle leap toward molecular definition of novel oncotargets for therapy-resistant malignant tumors? Oncoscience 2015; 2:751-4. [PMID: 26501080 PMCID: PMC4606008 DOI: 10.18632/oncoscience.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent breakthrough studies documented consistent activation of specific endogenous retroviruses in human embryonic stem cells and preimplantation human embryos and demonstrated the essential role of the sustained retroviral activities for maintenance of pluripotency and embryonic stem cell identity. Present analysis has led to the hypothesis that activation of the human stem cell-associated retroviruses (SCARs), namely LTR7/HERVH and LTR5_Hs/HERVK, is likely associated with the emergence of clinically lethal therapy resistant death-from-cancer phenotypes in a sub-set of cancer patients diagnosed with different types of malignant tumors.
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- Gennadi V Glinsky
- Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Glinsky GV. Transposable Elements and DNA Methylation Create in Embryonic Stem Cells Human-Specific Regulatory Sequences Associated with Distal Enhancers and Noncoding RNAs. Genome Biol Evol 2015; 7:1432-54. [PMID: 25956794 PMCID: PMC4494056 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Despite significant progress in the structural and functional characterization of the human genome, understanding of the mechanisms underlying the genetic basis of human phenotypic uniqueness remains limited. Here, I report that transposable element-derived sequences, most notably LTR7/HERV-H, LTR5_Hs, and L1HS, harbor 99.8% of the candidate human-specific regulatory loci (HSRL) with putative transcription factor-binding sites in the genome of human embryonic stem cells (hESC). A total of 4,094 candidate HSRL display selective and site-specific binding of critical regulators (NANOG [Nanog homeobox], POU5F1 [POU class 5 homeobox 1], CCCTC-binding factor [CTCF], Lamin B1), and are preferentially located within the matrix of transcriptionally active DNA segments that are hypermethylated in hESC. hESC-specific NANOG-binding sites are enriched near the protein-coding genes regulating brain size, pluripotency long noncoding RNAs, hESC enhancers, and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine-harboring regions immediately adjacent to binding sites. Sequences of only 4.3% of hESC-specific NANOG-binding sites are present in Neanderthals’ genome, suggesting that a majority of these regulatory elements emerged in Modern Humans. Comparisons of estimated creation rates of novel TF-binding sites revealed that there was 49.7-fold acceleration of creation rates of NANOG-binding sites in genomes of Chimpanzees compared with the mouse genomes and further 5.7-fold acceleration in genomes of Modern Humans compared with the Chimpanzees genomes. Preliminary estimates suggest that emergence of one novel NANOG-binding site detectable in hESC required 466 years of evolution. Pathway analysis of coding genes that have hESC-specific NANOG-binding sites within gene bodies or near gene boundaries revealed their association with physiological development and functions of nervous and cardiovascular systems, embryonic development, behavior, as well as development of a diverse spectrum of pathological conditions such as cancer, diseases of cardiovascular and reproductive systems, metabolic diseases, multiple neurological and psychological disorders. A proximity placement model is proposed explaining how a 33–47% excess of NANOG, CTCF, and POU5F1 proteins immobilized on a DNA scaffold may play a functional role at distal regulatory elements.
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- Gennadi V Glinsky
- Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California, San Diego The Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford, California
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