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ArticleStem cell reports2021

Gastruloids generated without exogenous Wnt activation develop anterior neural tissues.

Mehmet U Girgin, Nicolas Broguiere, Lorenzo Mattolini, Matthias P Lutolf

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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4 authors.

Mehmet U GirginLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nicolas BroguiereLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lorenzo MattoliniLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Matthias P LutolfLaboratory of Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Science, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: matthias.lutolf@epfl.ch.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When stimulated with a pulse from an exogenous WNT pathway activator, small aggregates of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can undergo embryo-like axial morphogenesis and patterning along the three major body axes. However, these structures, called gastruloids, currently lack the anterior embryonic regions, such as those belonging to the brain. Here, we describe an approach to generate gastruloids that have a more complete antero-posterior development. We used hydrogel microwell arrays to promote the robust derivation of mouse ESCs into post-implantation epiblast-like (EPI) aggregates in a reproducible and scalable manner. These EPI aggregates break symmetry and axially elongate without external chemical stimulation. Inhibition of WNT signaling in early stages of development leads to the formation of gastruloids with anterior neural tissues. Thus, we provide a new tool to study the development of the mouse after implantation in vitro, especially the formation of anterior neural regions.

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Body PatterningOrganogenesisAnimalsCell AggregationCell LineGastrulaGerm LayersHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHydrogelsMiceNerve TissuePolyethylene GlycolsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHydrogelsPolyethylene GlycolsWnt ProteinsXAV939axial patterningembryo developmentembryoidsembryonic stem cellsgastrulationgastruloidsorganoidsself-organizationsymmetry breakingtrophoblast stem cells

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PMID33891872
PMCPMC8185432

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