Self-organized emergence of hyaline cartilage in hiPSC-derived multi-tissue organoids
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ABSTRACT: Here, we developed a simple xeno- and feeder-free protocol for human hyaline cartilage production in vitro using hydrogel-cultured multi-tissue organoids (MTO). We investigate gene regulatory networks during spontaneous hiPSC-MTO differentiation using RNA sequencing and bioinformatic analyses. We find the interplays between BMPs and neural FGF pathways are associated with MTO phenotype transition. We recognize TGF-beta/BMP and Wnt signaling likely contribute to the long-term maintenance of cartilage growth and specific increase in articular cartilage development. By comparing MTO cartilage transcription signature with human lower limb chondrocytes, we observe MTO chondrocytes show strong correlation with fetal lower limb cartilage tissues. Collectively, our findings describe self-organized emergence of MTO hyaline cartilage, its associated molecular pathways, and spontaneous adoption of articular cartilage development trajectories by MTO.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE184007 | GEO | 2022/09/12
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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