Objective: To differentiate
human embryonic stem cells (
hESCs ) into
keratinocytes ( K-
hESCs ) and analyse the expression characteristics of
biomarkers of K-
hESCs .
Methods: The
hESCs of line H9 were seeded on matrigel in mTeSR1 medium.The
hESCs were directly differentiated into kerati-nocytes in epithelial differentiation medium with
bone morphogenetic protein 4 ,
retinoic acid and N2 sup-plement.The
karyotype of K-
hESCs was analyzed, comparing the
gene expression differences of K-
hESCs with
human gingival
epithelial cells (HGECs),
human immortalized oral
epithelial cells (HIOECs) and HaCaT by
Real-time PCR .Molecular characteristics of the
cell differentiation were observed throughout the process by immunocytochemical
techniques .
Results: H9-
hESCs were successfully differentiated into the
cells that exhibited characteristics of
keratinocytes in epithelial differentiation medium.The
karyotype of K-
hESCs was 46, XX; and the
keratinocyte gene p63 expression in K-
hESCs was significantly lower than that in HaCaT ( P0.05 ) .
Conclusion: H9-
hESCs could be directly differentiated into K-
hESCs .The
gene expression of K-
hESCs was
similar to that of
epithelial cells in the early stage of monolayer
cells differentiation with high proliferative activity.