title: Discrimination of Stem Cell Status after Subjecting Cynomolgus Monkey Pluripotent Stem Cells to Naïve Conversion.
abstract: Experimental animal models have played an indispensable role in the development of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) research. The derivation of high-quality (so-called "true naïve state") iPSCs of non-human primates enhances their application and safety for human regenerative medicine. Although several attempts have been made to convert human and non-human primate PSCs into a truly naïve state, it is unclear which evaluation methods can discriminate them as being truly naïve. Here we attempted to derive naïve cynomolgus monkey (Cm) (Macaca fascicularis) embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and iPSCs. Several characteristics of naïve Cm ESCs including colony morphology, appearance of naïve-related mRNAs and proteins, leukaemia inhibitory factor dependency, and mitochondrial respiration were confirmed. Next, we generated Cm iPSCs and converted them to a naïve state. Transcriptomic comparison of PSCs with early Cm embryos elucidated the partial achievement (termed naïve-like) of their conversion. When these were subjected to in vitro neural differentiation, enhanced differentiating capacities were observed after naïve-like conversion, but some lines exhibited heterogeneity. The difficulty of achieving contribution to chimeric mouse embryos was also demonstrated. These results suggest that Cm PSCs could ameliorate their in vitro neural differentiation potential even though they could not display true naïve characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kibara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.|RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Arata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.affiliation: Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kibara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.affiliation: Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kibara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Narantsog
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Choijookhuu
authors.affiliation: Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kibara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Kimiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honsho
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.|JST, ERATO, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.|JST, ERATO, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yabuta
authors.affiliation: Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.|Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.|AMED-CREST, AMED, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.affiliation: RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.affiliation: Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0843, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sankai
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hishikawa
authors.affiliation: RIKEN BioResource Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0074, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.|JST, ERATO, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.|Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.|Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Ushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitinori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saitou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002678:Chimera; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D059467:Transcriptome / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003847:Deoxyglucose