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ArticleCell research2022

Generation and characterization of stable pig pregastrulation epiblast stem cell lines.

Minglei Zhi, Jinying Zhang, Qianzi Tang, Dawei Yu, Shuai Gao, Dengfeng Gao, Pengliang Liu, Jianxiong Guo, Tang Hai, Jie Gao and 37 more

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Article in Cell research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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47 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Minglei Zhi *State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jinying Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Qianzi Tang *Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Dawei Yu *State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shuai Gao *Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Dengfeng GaoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Pengliang LiuInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jianxiong GuoState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Tang HaiState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jie GaoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Suying CaoAnimal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Zimo ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Chongyang LiState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiaogang WengKey Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Mengnan HeInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Tianzhi ChenState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yingjie WangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Keren LongInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Deling JiaoState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Guanglei LiSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
Jiaman ZhangInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yan LiuKey Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Yu LinInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Daxin PangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Qianqian ZhuState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Naixin ChenState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jingjing HuangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xinze ChenState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yixuan YaoState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Jingcang YangAnimal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Zicong XieJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Xianya HuangAnimal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Mengxin LiuAnimal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Ran ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Qiuyan LiState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yiliang MiaoInstitute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1935-9833
Jianhui TianKey Laboratory of Animal Genetics, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xingxu HuangSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-1247
Hongsheng OuyangJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Bofeng LiuCenter for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, THU-PKU Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wei XieCenter for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, THU-PKU Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2126-3849
Qi ZhouState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hongjiang WeiState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5663-1093
Zhonghua LiuKey Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. liuzhonghua@neau.edu.cn.
Caihong ZhengKey Laboratory of Genomic and Precision Medicine, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and China National Center for Bioinformation, Beijing, China. ch_zheng@aliyun.com.
Mingzhou LiInstitute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. mingzhou.li@sicau.edu.cn.
Jianyong HanState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. hanjy@cau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-3279
China Agricultural University · CNSichuan Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNBeijing University of Agriculture · CNJilin University · CNNortheast Agricultural University · CNShanghaiTech University · CNYunnan Agricultural University · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CNHuazhong Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pig epiblast-derived pluripotent stem cells are considered to have great potential and broad prospects for human therapeutic model development and livestock breeding. Despite ongoing attempts since the 1990s, no stably defined pig epiblast-derived stem cell line has been established. Here, guided by insights from a large-scale single-cell transcriptome analysis of pig embryos from embryonic day (E) 0 to E14, specifically, the tracing of pluripotency changes during epiblast development, we developed an in vitro culture medium for establishing and maintaining stable pluripotent stem cell lines from pig E10 pregastrulation epiblasts (pgEpiSCs). Enabled by chemical inhibition of WNT-related signaling in combination with growth factors in the FGF/ERK, JAK/STAT3, and Activin/Nodal pathways, pgEpiSCs maintain their pluripotency transcriptome features, similar to those of E10 epiblast cells, and normal karyotypes after more than 240 passages and have the potential to differentiate into three germ layers. Strikingly, ultradeep in situ Hi-C analysis revealed functional impacts of chromatin 3D-spatial associations on the transcriptional regulation of pluripotency marker genes in pgEpiSCs. In practice, we confirmed that pgEpiSCs readily tolerate at least three rounds of successive gene editing and generated cloned gene-edited live piglets. Our findings deliver on the long-anticipated promise of pig pluripotent stem cells and open new avenues for biological research, animal husbandry, and regenerative biomedicine.

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Germ LayersPluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineSwineTranscriptome

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