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ArticleRegenerative therapy2022

Critical roles of FGF, RA, and WNT signalling in the development of the human otic placode and subsequent lineages in a dish.

Tsubasa Saeki, Sho Yoshimatsu, Mitsuru Ishikawa, Chung-Chau Hon, Ikuko Koya, Shinsuke Shibata, Makoto Hosoya, Chika Saegusa, Kaoru Ogawa, Jay W Shin and 2 more

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Article in Regenerative therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tsubasa SaekiDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Sho YoshimatsuDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Mitsuru IshikawaDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Chung-Chau HonRIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Division of Genomic Technologies, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
Ikuko KoyaRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
Shinsuke ShibataDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Makoto HosoyaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Chika SaegusaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Kaoru OgawaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Jay W ShinRIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Division of Genomic Technologies, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan.
Masato FujiokaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Hideyuki OkanoDepartment of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Keio University Hospital · JPKeio University · JPRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Efficient induction of the otic placode, the developmental origin of the inner ear from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), provides a robust platform for otic development and sensorineural hearing loss modelling. Nevertheless, there remains a limited capacity of otic lineage specification from hPSCs by stepwise differentiation methods, since the critical factors for successful otic cell differentiation have not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we developed a novel differentiation system involving the use of a three-dimensional (3D) floating culture with signalling factors for generating otic cell lineages via stepwise differentiation of hPSCs. Methods: We differentiated hPSCs into preplacodal cells under a two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture. Then, we transferred the induced preplacodal cells into a 3D floating culture under the control of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), retinoic acid (RA) and WNT signalling pathways. We evaluated the characteristics of the induced cells using immunocytochemistry, quantitative PCR (qPCR), population averaging, and single-cell RNA-seq (RNA-seq) analysis. We further investigated the methods for differentiating otic progenitors towards hair cells by overexpression of defined transcription factors. Results: We demonstrated that hPSC-derived preplacodal cells acquired the potential to differentiate into posterior placodal cells in 3D floating culture with FGF2 and RA. Subsequent activation of WNT signalling induced otic placodal cell formation. By single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) analysis, we identified multiple clusters of otic placode- and otocyst marker-positive cells in the induced spheres. Moreover, the induced otic cells showed the potential to generate hair cell-like cells by overexpression of the transcription factors Conclusions: We demonstrated the critical role of FGF2, RA and WNT signalling in a 3D environment for the

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2D, two-dimensional3D, three-dimensionalBMP, bone morphogenetic proteinCHIR, CHIR-99021EGF, epidermal growth factorFGF, fibroblast growth factorFloating cultureHair cellhESCs, human embryonic stem cellshPSCs, human pluripotent stem cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellKSR, KnockOut serum replacementLDN, LDN-193189OCT, optimal cutting temperatureOtic placodePBS, phosphate-buffered salineqPCR, quantitative PCRRA, retinoic acidSB, SB-431542scRNA-seq, single-cell RNA-sequencingSEM, scanning electron microscopeSF, serum freeSingle cell RNA-seqTGFβ, transforming growth factor-β

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PMID35620640
PMCPMC9114627
OpenAlexW4280642864

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