ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2021
A Two-Step Protocol to Erase Human Skin Fibroblasts and Convert Them into Trophoblast-like Cells.
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- Use of miR-200-Mediated Reprogramming and Mechanical Cues to Generate Human Blastocyst Models.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Generation of Artificial Blastoids Combining miR-200-Mediated Reprogramming and Mechanical Cues.Cells · 2024Article
- Bioengineering-tissue strategies to model mammalian implantationFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Use of Epigenetic Cues and Mechanical Stimuli to Generate Blastocyst-Like Structures from Mammalian Skin Dermal Fibroblasts.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Generation of Trophoblast-Like Cells From Hypomethylated Porcine Adult Dermal Fibroblasts.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Article
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Abstract
The first differentiation event in mammalian embryos is the formation of the trophectoderm, which is the progenitor of the outer epithelial component of the placenta and supports the fetus during intrauterine life. Our understanding of these events is limited, particularly in human, because of ethical and legal restrictions and availability of adequate in vitro models would be very advantageous. Here we describe a method that converts human fibroblasts into trophoblast-like cells, combining the use of 5-azacytidine-CR (5-aza-CR) to erase the original cell phenotype and a cocktail containing bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) with inhibitors of the Activin/Nodal/ERK signaling pathways, to drive erased fibroblasts into the trophoblastic differentiation. This innovative method uses very easily accessible cells to derive trophoblast-like cells and it can be useful to study embryo implantation disorders related to aging.
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