Directed differentiation of human pluripotent cells to ureteric bud kidney progenitor-like cells.
Diseases affecting the kidney constitute a major health issue worldwide. Their incidence and poor prognosis affirm the urgent need for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Recently, differentiation of pluripotent cells to somatic lineages has emerged as a promising approach for disease modelling and cell transplantation. Unfortunately, differentiation of pluripotent cells into renal lineages has demonstrated limited success. Here we report on the differentiation of human pluripotent cells into ureteric-bud-committed renal progenitor-like cells. The generated cells demonstrated rapid and specific expression of renal progenitor markers on 4-day exposure to defined media conditions. Further maturation into ureteric bud structures was accomplished on establishment of a three-dimensional culture system in which differentiated human cells assembled and integrated alongside murine cells for the formation of chimeric ureteric buds. Altogether, our results provide a new platform for the study of kidney diseases and lineage commitment, and open new avenues for the future application of regenerative strategies in the clinic.
1] Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA [2].
Yun
Y
Xia
Emmanuel
E
Nivet
Ignacio
I
Sancho-Martinez
Thomas
T
Gallegos
Keiichiro
K
Suzuki
Daiji
D
Okamura
Min-Zu
MZ
Wu
Ilir
I
Dubova
Concepcion Rodriguez
CR
Esteban
Nuria
N
Montserrat
Josep M
JM
Campistol
Juan Carlos
JC
Izpisua Belmonte
D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D044968:Regenerative Medicine; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000502:physiology
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