Ex Utero Development of Post-Gastrulation Synthetic-Embryos Generated Solely from Mouse Naïve Pluripotent Stem Cells [scRNA-seq]

ABSTRACT: Different types of in vitro expanded stem cells can contribute to embryonic or extra-embryonic compartments after microinjection into blastocysts. However, whether stem cells could give rise to advanced gastrulating whole embryo-like structures with both embryonic and extra-embryonic compartments, without relying on a micro-injected host embryo, remains to be achieved. Thus far, in vitro aggregated stem cells have failed to generate post-gastrulation embryos ex utero or in utero, which partially resulted from the lack of methods for prolonged expansion of embryos until advanced developmental stages ex utero. Here we adapt recently optimized platform and conditions for ex utero growth of natural embryos, to generate complete mouse synthetic embryos, with both embryonic and extra-embryonic compartments, and by starting solely from naïve ESCs. The latter is achieved following co-aggregating non-transduced naïve ESCs, with Cdx2- and Gata4- transiently pulsed naïve ESCs, to promote their trophoblast and primitive endoderm lineage induction, respectively. The obtained synthetic embryos adequately advance in this platform through developmental milestones and accomplish gastrulation and develop organs progenitors within normally developed extra-embryonic compartments. Our findings highlight the plastic developmental potential of the naïve pluripotent state to functionally self-organize and reconstitute the entire early mammalian embryo.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE208680 | GEO | 2022/07/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO