title: Visualization of the Epiblast and Visceral Endodermal Cells Using Fgf5-P2A-Venus BAC Transgenic Mice and Epiblast Stem Cells.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factor 5 (Fgf5) has been widely used as a marker for the epiblast in the postimplantation embryo and epiblast stem cells (mEpiSCs) in the mouse, making it valuable for study of differentiation of various tissues and epiblast cells in vivo and in vitro. Here, we report for the first time the generation of Fgf5-P2A-Venus BAC transgenic (Tg) mice and show that the BAC Tg can recapitulate endogenous Fgf5 expression in epiblast and visceral endodermal cells of E6.5 and 7.5 embryos. We also show that Fgf5-P2A-Venus BAC Tg mEpiSCs in the undifferentiated state expressed abundant Venus, and upon reprogramming into naïve state, Venus was suppressed. Furthermore, while most Tg mEpiSCs expressed Venus abundantly, surprisingly the Tg mEpiSCs contained a minor subpopulation of Venus-negative cells that were capable of conversion to Venus-positive cells, indicating that even Fgf5 expression shows dynamic heterogeneity in mEpiSCs. Taken together, Fgf5-P2A-Venus BAC Tg mice and mEpiSCs generated in this study will be useful for developmental biology as well as stem cell biology research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Le Tran Phuc
authors.initials: le TP
authors.lastname: Khoa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.|Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Azami
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsukiyama-Fujii
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.|International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, Life Science Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.|Animal Resource Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.|PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ema
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D065150:Cellular Reprogramming / Q000235:genetics*; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D004707:Endoderm / Q000166:cytology*; D051521:Fibroblast Growth Factor 5 / Q000235:genetics*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C496450:Fgf5 protein, mouse; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; C054562:yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria; D051521:Fibroblast Growth Factor 5