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Stem Cell Rev Rep ; 18(2): 718-731, 2022 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33725267

RESUMO

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is the most important susceptibility gene for late onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD), with the presence of APOE-ε4 associated with increased risk of developing AD. Here, we reprogrammed human fibroblasts from individuals with different APOE-ε genotypes into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and generated isogenic lines with different APOE profiles. Following characterisation of the newly established iPSC lines, we used an unguided/unpatterning differentiation method to generate six-month-old cerebral organoids from all iPSC lines to assess the suitability of this in vitro system to measure APOE, ß amyloid, and Tau phosphorylation levels. We identified variabilities in the organoids' cell composition between cell lines, and between batches of differentiation for each cell line. We observed more homogenous cerebral organoids, and similar levels of APOE, ß amyloid, and Tau when using the CRISPR-edited APOE isogenic lines, with the exception of one site of Tau phosphorylation which was higher in the APOE-ε4/ε4 organoids. These data describe that pathological hallmarks of AD are observed in cerebral organoids, and that their variation is mainly independent of the APOE-ε status of the cells, but associated with the high variability of cerebral organoid differentiation. It demonstrates that the cell-line-to-cell-line and batch-to-batch variabilities need to be considered when using cerebral organoids.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas , Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/genética , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/farmacologia , Apolipoproteína E4/genética , Apolipoproteína E4/metabolismo , Apolipoproteínas E/genética , Apolipoproteínas E/metabolismo , Humanos , Organoides/patologia , Fenótipo
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iScience ; 7: 30-39, 2018 Sep 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30267684

RESUMO

We assessed the pluripotency of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) maintained on an automated platform using StemFlex and TeSR-E8 media. Analysis of transcriptome of single cells revealed similar expression of core pluripotency genes, as well as genes associated with naive and primed states of pluripotency. Analysis of individual cells from four samples consisting of two different iPSC lines each grown in the two culture media revealed a shared subpopulation structure with three main subpopulations different in pluripotency states. By implementing a machine learning approach, we estimated that most cells within each subpopulation are very similar between all four samples. The single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of iPSC lines grown in both media reports the molecular signature in StemFlex medium and how it compares to that observed in the TeSR-E8 medium.

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Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids ; 1863(7): 750-761, 2018 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29660533

RESUMO

The human retina is a complex structure of organised layers of specialised cells that support the transmission of light signals to the visual cortex. The outermost layer of the retina, the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), forms part of the blood retina barrier and is implicated in many retinal diseases. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid exerting pleiotropic effects in various cell types, during development, normal physiology and disease. Its producing enzyme, AUTOTAXIN (ATX), is highly expressed by the pigmented epithelia of the human eye, including the RPE. Using human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived retinal cells, we interrogated the role of LPA in the human RPE and photoreceptors. hPSC-derived RPE cells express and synthesize functional ATX, which is predominantly secreted apically of the RPE, suggesting it acts in a paracrine manner to regulate photoreceptor function. In RPE cells, LPA regulates tight junctions, in a receptor-dependent mechanism, with an increase in OCCLUDIN and ZONULA OCCLUDENS (ZO)-1 expression at the cell membrane, accompanied by an increase in the transepithelial resistance of the epithelium. High concentration of LPA decreases phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments by the RPE. In hPSC-derived photoreceptors, LPA induces morphological rearrangements by modulating the actin myosin cytoskeleton, as evidenced by Myosin Light Chain l membrane relocation. Collectively, our data suggests an important role of LPA in the integrity and functionality of the healthy retina and blood retina barrier.


Assuntos
Barreira Hematorretiniana/fisiologia , Lisofosfolipídeos/fisiologia , Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados/fisiologia , Doenças Retinianas/patologia , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Citoesqueleto/metabolismo , Humanos , Fagocitose/fisiologia , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes , Doenças Retinianas/cirurgia , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/citologia , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/patologia , Junções Íntimas/metabolismo , Vitrectomia
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