title: Generation of functional hippocampal neurons from self-organizing human embryonic stem cell-derived dorsomedial telencephalic tissue.
abstract: The developing dorsomedial telencephalon includes the medial pallium, which goes on to form the hippocampus. Generating a reliable source of human hippocampal tissue is an important step for cell-based research into hippocampus-related diseases. Here we show the generation of functional hippocampal granule- and pyramidal-like neurons from self-organizing dorsomedial telencephalic tissue using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). First, we develop a hESC culture method that utilizes bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and Wnt signalling to induce choroid plexus, the most dorsomedial portion of the telencephalon. Then, we find that titrating BMP and Wnt exposure allowed the self-organization of medial pallium tissues. Following long-term dissociation culture, these dorsomedial telencephalic tissues give rise to Zbtb20(+)/Prox1(+) granule neurons and Zbtb20(+)/KA1(+) pyramidal neurons, both of which were electrically functional with network formation. Thus, we have developed an in vitro model that recapitulates human hippocampus development, allowing the generation of functional hippocampal granule- and pyramidal-like neurons.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.|Laboratory for in vitro Histogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.|Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadoshima
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narii
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohgushi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Application, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.|Laboratory for in vitro Histogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Mototsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eiraku
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasai
mesh_terms: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology*; D000066449:Human Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology*; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D060449:Wnt Signaling Pathway
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D051153:Wnt Proteins