Short-term Activin A and BMP4 stimulation experiments with human ES cells
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE9060 | GEO | 2008/03/12
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA105319
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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2009-07-31 | E-MEXP-1192 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Human embryonic stem cells (HESCs) herald tremendous promise for the production of clinically useful cell types for the treatment of injury and disease. Numerous reports demonstrate their differentiation into definitive endoderm (DE) cells, the germ layer from which pancreatic β cells and hepatocytes arise, solely from exposure to a high dose of recombinant Activin/Nodal. Here, we show that combining a second related ligand, BMP4, in combination with Activin A yields 15 to 20% more DE as compared to Activin A alone. The addition of recombinant BMP4 accelerates the downregulation of pluripotency factors, particularly SOX2, and results in upregulation of endogenous BMP2 and BMP4, which in turn leads to elevated levels of phospho-SMAD1/5/8 over the next three days of differentiation. Combined Activin A and BMP4 treatment also leads to an increase in the expression of DE genes CXCR4, SOX17 and FOXA2 when compared to Activin A addition alone. Comparative microarray studies between DE cells harvested on day 3 of differentiation further reveal a novel set of genes upregulated in response to initial BMP4 exposure. Several of these, including APLNR, LRIG3, MCC and LZTS1, are expressed either in the mouse primitive streak, the site of DE formation, or in nascent DE itself. Thus, this synergism between Activin A and BMP4 during the in vitro differentiation of HESC into DE suggests a complex interplay between BMP and Activin/Nodal signaling during the in vivo allocation and expansion of the endoderm lineage. 3 biological replicates of 3-day ActivinA treated HES3 human stem cell culture were compared to 3-day ActivinA+Bmp4 treated HES3 human stem cell culture and observed for differential genes expression
2011-11-10 | E-GEOD-30630 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Human embryonic stem cells (HESCs) herald tremendous promise for the production of clinically useful cell types for the treatment of injury and disease. Numerous reports demonstrate their differentiation into definitive endoderm (DE) cells, the germ layer from which pancreatic β cells and hepatocytes arise, solely from exposure to a high dose of recombinant Activin/Nodal. Here, we show that combining a second related ligand, BMP4, in combination with Activin A yields 15 to 20% more DE as compared to Activin A alone. The addition of recombinant BMP4 accelerates the downregulation of pluripotency factors, particularly SOX2, and results in upregulation of endogenous BMP2 and BMP4, which in turn leads to elevated levels of phospho-SMAD1/5/8 over the next three days of differentiation. Combined Activin A and BMP4 treatment also leads to an increase in the expression of DE genes CXCR4, SOX17 and FOXA2 when compared to Activin A addition alone. Comparative microarray studies between DE cells harvested on day 3 of differentiation further reveal a novel set of genes upregulated in response to initial BMP4 exposure. Several of these, including APLNR, LRIG3, MCC and LZTS1, are expressed either in the mouse primitive streak, the site of DE formation, or in nascent DE itself. Thus, this synergism between Activin A and BMP4 during the in vitro differentiation of HESC into DE suggests a complex interplay between BMP and Activin/Nodal signaling during the in vivo allocation and expansion of the endoderm lineage.
2011-11-10 | GSE30630 | GEO
Project description:Members of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily play essential roles in the pluripotency, self-renewal, and differentiation of embryonic stem cells. While bone morphogenic proteins maintain pluripotency of undifferentiated mouse ES cells, the role of Activin/Nodal signaling is less clear. To determine the target genes of Activin/Nodal-Smad2 signaling in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells, changes in gene expression were examined following stimulation with recombinant Activin (2 hours) or after inhibition of Activin/Nodal with SB431542 (24 hours) using defined media culture conditions with LIF and 20 ng/mL BMP4. SB431542 is a specific inhibitor of ALK4/5/7 receptors and antagonizes both Activin and Nodal signaling. Via western analysis, Activin stimulation increased pSmad2 in ES cells after 2 hours, and treatment with SB431542 for 24 hours virtually eliminated pSmad2. Total Smad2 expression remained unchanged through these manipulations. RNA from cells treated with Activin or SB431542 was extracted by standard methods with Qiagen RNeasy columns. The RNA was analyzed with the Mouse Genome 430A Array from Affymetrix. Samples were performed in duplicate, and RNA from cells treated with Activin or SB431542 was compared to untreated embryonic stem cells. Experiment Overall Design: RNA from cells treated with Activin or SB431542 was extracted by standard methods with Qiagen RNeasy columns. The RNA was analyzed with the Mouse Genome 430A Array from Affymetrix. Samples were performed in duplicate, and RNA from cells treated with Activin or SB431542 was compared to untreated embryonic stem cells.
2009-09-12 | E-GEOD-17879 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2009-08-31 | GSE17879 | GEO
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