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ArticleBioMed research international2013

HTR8/SVneo cells display trophoblast progenitor cell-like characteristics indicative of self-renewal, repopulation activity, and expression of "stemness-" associated transcription factors.

Maja Weber, Ilka Knoefler, Ekkehard Schleussner, Udo R Markert, Justine S Fitzgerald

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Article in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maja WeberPlacenta-Lab, Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Jena, Germany.
Ilka Knoefler
Ekkehard Schleussner
Udo R Markert
Justine S Fitzgerald
Jena University Hospital · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionJEG3 is a choriocarcinoma--and HTR8/SVneo a transformed extravillous trophoblast--cell line often used to model the physiologically invasive extravillous trophoblast. Past studies suggest that these cell lines possess some stem or progenitor cell characteristics. Aim was to study whether these cells fulfill minimum criteria used to identify stem-like (progenitor) cells. In summary, we found that the expression profile of HTR8/SVneo (CDX2+, NOTCH1+, SOX2+, NANOG+, and OCT-) is distinct from JEG3 (CDX2+ and NOTCH1+) as seen only in human-serum blocked immunocytochemistry. This correlates with HTR8/SVneo's self-renewal capacities, as made visible via spheroid formation and multi-passagability in hanging drops protocols paralleling those used to maintain embryoid bodies. JEG3 displayed only low propensity to form and reform spheroids. HTR8/SVneo spheroids migrated to cover and seemingly repopulate human chorionic villi during confrontation cultures with placental explants in hanging drops. We conclude that HTR8/SVneo spheroid cells possess progenitor cell traits that are probably attained through corruption of "stemness-" associated transcription factor networks. Furthermore, trophoblastic cells are highly prone to unspecific binding, which is resistant to conventional blocking methods, but which can be alleviated through blockage with human serum.

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Neoplastic Stem CellsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChoriocarcinomaEpithelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansSerumSpheroids, CellularStem CellsTranscription FactorsTrophoblastsTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC3615586
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