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ArticleNature communications2019

Implantation initiation of self-assembled embryo-like structures generated using three types of mouse blastocyst-derived stem cells.

Shaopeng Zhang, Tianzhi Chen, Naixin Chen, Dengfeng Gao, Bingbo Shi, Shuangbo Kong, Rachel Claire West, Ye Yuan, Minglei Zhi, Qingqing Wei and 11 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Shaopeng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-357X
Tianzhi ChenState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Naixin ChenState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Dengfeng GaoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Bingbo ShiState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8678-9748
Shuangbo KongFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
Rachel Claire WestColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA.
Ye YuanColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA.
Minglei ZhiState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0609-869X
Qingqing WeiState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Jinzhu XiangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Haiyuan MuState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Liang YueState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Xiaohua LeiState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Xuepeng WangState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Liang ZhongCAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Hui LiangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China.
Suying CaoAnimal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, China.
Juan Carlos Izpisua BelmonteSalk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Haibin WangFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
Jianyong HanState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 10094, China. hanjy@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-3279

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatially ordered embryo-like structures self-assembled from blastocyst-derived stem cells can be generated to mimic embryogenesis in vitro. However, the assembly system and developmental potential of such structures needs to be further studied. Here, we devise a nonadherent-suspension-shaking system to generate self-assembled embryo-like structures (ETX-embryoids) using mouse embryonic, trophoblast and extra-embryonic endoderm stem cells. When cultured together, the three cell types aggregate and sort into lineage-specific compartments. Signaling among these compartments results in molecular and morphogenic events that closely mimic those observed in wild-type embryos. These ETX-embryoids exhibit lumenogenesis, asymmetric patterns of gene expression for markers of mesoderm and primordial germ cell precursors, and formation of anterior visceral endoderm-like tissues. After transplantation into the pseudopregnant mouse uterus, ETX-embryoids efficiently initiate implantation and trigger the formation of decidual tissues. The ability of the three cell types to self-assemble into an embryo-like structure in vitro provides a powerful model system for studying embryogenesis.

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AnimalsBlastocystEmbryo ImplantationEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsMiceStem Cells

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PMID30700702
PMCPMC6353907

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