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Human cerebral cortex development from pluripotent stem cells to functional excitatory synapses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22306606     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Efforts to study the development and function of the human cerebral cortex in health and disease have been limited by the availability of model systems. Extrapolating from our understanding of rodent cortical development, we have developed a robust, multistep process for human cortical development from pluripotent stem cells: directed differentiation of human embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to cortical stem and progenitor cells, followed by an extended period of cortical neurogenesis, neuronal terminal differentiation to acquire mature electrophysiological properties, and functional excitatory synaptic network formation. We found that induction of cortical neuroepithelial stem cells from human ES cells and human iPS cells was dependent on retinoid signaling. Furthermore, human ES cell and iPS cell differentiation to cerebral cortex recapitulated in vivo development to generate all classes of cortical projection neurons in a fixed temporal order. This system enables functional studies of human cerebral cortex development and the generation of individual-specific cortical networks ex vivo for disease modeling and therapeutic purposes.
Authors:
Yichen Shi; Peter Kirwan; James Smith; Hugh P C Robinson; Frederick J Livesey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2012-02-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature neuroscience     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1546-1726     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-24     Completed Date:  2012-04-18     Revised Date:  2012-05-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9809671     Medline TA:  Nat Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  477-86, S1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione / pharmacology
Cell Differentiation / drug effects,  physiology
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Cerebral Cortex / cytology*,  embryology*
Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology*,  physiology
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / pharmacology
Fetus
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / drug effects
Glutamic Acid / pharmacology
Humans
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism
Membrane Proteins / metabolism
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Neurogenesis / physiology*
Patch-Clamp Techniques
Piperidines / pharmacology
Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology*,  drug effects,  physiology
Potassium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
RNA, Messenger
Retinoids / pharmacology
Signal Transduction / drug effects
Sodium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Synapses / drug effects,  physiology*
Synaptic Potentials / drug effects,  physiology
Tetrodotoxin / pharmacology
Time Factors
Transcription Factors / genetics,  metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council; //Wellcome Trust
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/4-aminopiperidine; 0/DLG4 protein, human; 0/Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; 0/Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 0/Ki-67 Antigen; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Piperidines; 0/Potassium Channel Blockers; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Retinoids; 0/Sodium Channel Blockers; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/UNC13B protein, human; 115066-14-3/6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; 4368-28-9/Tetrodotoxin; 56-86-0/Glutamic Acid

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