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The expression of microRNAs in embryoid bodies derived from mouse embryonic stem cells

ABSTRACT: Mouse embryonic stem cells can spontaneously differentiate and assemble into a spherical embryoid body (EB) during suspension culture. The initial study aims to identify the up-regulated or down-regulated microRNAs during the differentiation process of pluripotent stem cells. From the microRNA profiling, we will focus on the microRNAs associated with mesodermal and endothelial differentiation of embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE76662 | GEO | 2016/01/08

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA308286

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Stem cell differentiation strategies and optimization for generating lineage-specific cells and tissues most frequently rely on a three-dimensional embryoid body (EB) intermediate. We previously applied nanotechnology tools of photolithography to generate custom microarrays that allow high throughput uniform formation of EBs of custom size for precise downstream analysis. Formation of EBs of 200 or 500 micron size revealed distinct morphological differences that are single or multicystic cores, respectively, independent of method of formation from single cells or two-dimensional (2D) clusters. Here we utilize photolithographic array generated EBs to obtain 3D cultures under a standardized platform for transcriptome analysis to compare EB size and the method of EB formation from single cells or mechanically passaged 2D clusters. Our analysis evaluates RNA expression in EBs formed from the human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line WA09 and from ethnically diverse human induced pluripotent stem cell lines (ED-iPSC) of African American and Hispanic Latino ethnicity recently derived in our laboratory. This is the first comprehensive study on EB transcriptomes including multiple size parameters, EB formation methodologies, and ethnicities. Our analysis indicates upregulation of genes involved in wound healing for mechanically passaged cells and of genes for embryonic tube formation in 500 micron multicystic EBs. We propose that EB maturation may be a longer process then previously realized. In addition, the type or extent of maturation possible may be influenced by EB size, with larger EBs capable of more extensive remodeling as revealed by multicystic morphology and initiation of early tube formation pathways while retaining pluripotency status. We anticipate that this information will be broadly useful to the stem cell and bioengineering communities in optimization of tissue engineering with pluripotent stem cells and understanding sources of variation. mRNA profiles by RNA-seq from embryoid bodies generated by different methods

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The expression of microRNAs in embryoid bodies derived from mouse embryonic stem cells

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