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Expression data from undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and Day 3.5 mesodermal progenitor (CD326neg CD56+) population

ABSTRACT: Our understanding of how mesodermal tissue is formed, has been limited by the absence of specific and reliable markers of early mesoderm commitment. We report that mesoderm commitment from human embryonic stem cells (hESC) is initiated by Epithelial to Mesenchymal transition (EMT) as shown by gene expression profiling and by reciprocal changes in expression of the cell surface proteins, EpCAM/CD326 and NCAM/CD56. Molecular and functional assays reveal that CD326negCD56+ cells, generated from hESC in the presence of activin A, BMP4, VEGF and FGF2, represent a novel, multi-potent mesoderm-committed progenitor population. CD326negCD56+ progenitors are unique in their ability to generate all mesodermal lineages including hematopoietic, endothelial, mesenchymal (bone, cartilage, fat, fibroblast), smooth muscle and cardiomyocytes, while lacking the pluripotency of hESC. CD326negCD56+ cells are the precursors of previously reported, more lineage-restricted mesodermal progenitors. These findings present a novel approach to study how germ layer specification is regulated, and offer a unique target for tissue engineering. We used microarrays to compare gene expression profile of early mesodermal progenitors with undifferentiated hESC (H9 line). Mesoderm induction from hESC was initiatiated with combination of morphogens and growth factors including activin A, bone morphogenic protein 4, basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor. Proposed mesodermal progenitor population was isolated by FACS on day 3.5 of culture based on the presence of CD56 expression and the absenbce of CD326 expression.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Denis Evseenko

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-21668 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Mapping the first stages of mesoderm commitment during differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

Evseenko Denis D Zhu Yuhua Y Schenke-Layland Katja K Kuo Jeffrey J Latour Brooke B Ge Shundi S Scholes Jessica J Dravid Gautam G Li Xinmin X MacLellan W Robb WR Crooks Gay M GM

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20100719 31

Our understanding of how mesodermal tissue is formed has been limited by the absence of specific and reliable markers of early mesoderm commitment. We report that mesoderm commitment from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is initiated by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as shown by gene expression profiling and by reciprocal changes in expression of the cell surface proteins, EpCAM/CD326 and NCAM/CD56. Molecular and functional assays reveal that the earliest CD326-CD56+ cells, generat ...[more]

PMID: 20643952

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Expression data from undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and Day 3.5 mesodermal progenitor (CD326neg CD56+) population

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Mapping the first stages of mesoderm commitment during differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.

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