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Recapitulation of endochondral ossification by human pluripotent stem cell-derived SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors

ABSTRACT: Regeneration of human cartilage and bone remains a challenge due to the limitations from current stem cell sources. Here, we developed a four-day differentiation strategy that achieved near uniform derivation (>98.5%) of SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors from multiple human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Importantly, SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors exhibited typical bipotential of mesenchymal progenitors during skeletal development. Upon lineage-specific induction, they were able to differentiate either into chondroprogenitors that could repair articular cartilage defects and early chondrocytes that could undergo endochondral ossification for human bone formation. Furthermore, we identified ITGA9 as the specific surface marker that facilitated reporter-independent isolation of SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors and established an in vitro culture system that could expand these cells for at least 15,000-fold. Collectively, these findings highlight the SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors as a promising stem cell source for next-generation human cartilage/bone bioengineering.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE222109 | GEO | 2025/02/21

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) give rise to chondrogenic activity in culture. Such activity was found in mesodermal and neural crest like progeny of hPSCs, and readily expanded as SOX9+ msenchymal cells in a medium containing FGF2. However, once expanded, the type of chondrocytes they perfer to form is growth plate-ike transient chondrocytes that are destined to form bone. However, we have recently developed a method to generate GDF5+ mesenchymal cells from such SOX9+ cells which ehibit activity to preferentially form articular-like permanent chondrocytes. The aim of the present prospective follow-up study was to reveal the cell-type and developmental origin of the GDF5+ cells as well as the SOX9+ cells. Methods: Paraxial mesoderm was generated from human PSCs, purified by FACS, and expanded to generate SOX9+ chondroprogenitors. Then, the SOX9+ cells were further differentiated into joint progenitor-like GDF5+ chondroprogenitors. These two chondroprogenitors were subjcted to bulk RNA-seq. Results: Based on the transcriptomic data, we examined differentially expressed genes, cell-type deconvolution analysis, and cell-type correlation analysis. The results suggested that GDF5+ cells might contain a teno/ligamento-genic potential (e.g., SCX+ cells), while SOX9+ cells were related to (neural crest-derived) ectomesenchymal chondroprogenitors. The followup biological analyses indicated as follows. The fast-growing SOX9+ cells formed cartilage that expressed chondrocyte hypertrophy markers and was readily mineralized after ectopic transplantation. In contrast, the slowly-growing GDF5+ cells were derived from SOX9+ cells. They formed cartilage that tended to express low to no chondrocyte hypertrophy markers, while expressing PRG4, a marker of embryonic articular chondrocytes, and to remain largely unmineralized in vivo. Conclusions: Our results imply that GDF5+ cells specified to generate permanent-like cartilage are likely to emerge in association with the commitment of SOX9+ cells to the tendon/ligament lineage.

Project description:Limb development has long served as a model system for studying how a pool of progenitor cells undergoes coordinated spatial patterning and differentiation to produce complex and well-organized structures. Here, we identify a population of naïve-state limb progenitors and show that they differentiate progressively to form the skeleton in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. First, by performing single-cell RNA sequencing of the developing mouse forelimb we created an atlas of cellular compositions and transcriptional states. This atlas revealed three progenitor states: naïve, proximal and autopodial, as well as Msx1 as a marker for the naïve progenitors. In vivo lineage tracing analysis firmly established this role of Msx1 and localized the naïve progenitors to the outer margin of the developing limb, along the anterior-posterior axis. Sequential pulse-chase experiments showed that Msx1 naïve progenitors undergo progressive and simultaneous transition into both proximal and autopodial progenitors and then to Sox9+ chondroprogenitors. Interestingly, the progressive differentiation to chondroprogenitors occurred along all the skeletal segments concurrently, suggesting that skeleton form in a nonconsecutive way. Indeed, by tracking the spatiotemporal sequence of naïve progenitor differentiation, we found that the skeleton forms in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. Overall, these findings propose a new model for limb skeleton development. Limb development has long served as a model system for studying how a pool of progenitor cells undergoes coordinated spatial patterning and differentiation to produce complex and well-organized structures. Here, we identify a population of naïve-state limb progenitors and show that they differentiate progressively to form the skeleton in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. First, by performing single-cell RNA sequencing of the developing mouse forelimb we created an atlas of cellular compositions and transcriptional states. This atlas revealed three progenitor states: naïve, proximal and autopodial, as well as Msx1 as a marker for the naïve progenitors. In vivo lineage tracing analysis firmly established this role of Msx1 and localized the naïve progenitors to the outer margin of the developing limb, along the anterior-posterior axis. Sequential pulse-chase experiments showed that Msx1 naïve progenitors undergo progressive and simultaneous transition into both proximal and autopodial progenitors and then to Sox9+ chondroprogenitors. Interestingly, the progressive differentiation to chondroprogenitors occurred along all the skeletal segments concurrently, suggesting that skeleton form in a nonconsecutive way. Indeed, by tracking the spatiotemporal sequence of naïve progenitor differentiation, we found that the skeleton forms in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. Overall, these findings propose a new model for limb skeleton development. Limb development has long served as a model system for studying how a pool of progenitor cells undergoes coordinated spatial patterning and differentiation to produce complex and well-organized structures. Here, we identify a population of naïve-state limb progenitors and show that they differentiate progressively to form the skeleton in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. First, by performing single-cell RNA sequencing of the developing mouse forelimb we created an atlas of cellular compositions and transcriptional states. This atlas revealed three progenitor states: naïve, proximal and autopodial, as well as Msx1 as a marker for the naïve progenitors. In vivo lineage tracing analysis firmly established this role of Msx1 and localized the naïve progenitors to the outer margin of the developing limb, along the anterior-posterior axis. Sequential pulse-chase experiments showed that Msx1 naïve progenitors undergo progressive and simultaneous transition into both proximal and autopodial progenitors and then to Sox9+ chondroprogenitors. Interestingly, the progressive differentiation to chondroprogenitors occurred along all the skeletal segments concurrently, suggesting that skeleton form in a nonconsecutive way. Indeed, by tracking the spatiotemporal sequence of naïve progenitor differentiation, we found that the skeleton forms in a complex nonconsecutive three-dimensional pattern. Overall, these findings propose a new model for limb skeleton development.

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