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ArticleBiology2021

A Novel Vitronectin Peptide Facilitates Differentiation of Oligodendrocytes from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (Synthetic ECM for Oligodendrocyte Differentiation).

Won Ung Park, Gyu-Bum Yeon, Myeong-Sang Yu, Hui-Gwan Goo, Su-Hee Hwang, Dokyun Na, Dae-Sung Kim

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Article in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Won Ung ParkDepartment of Biotechnology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Gyu-Bum YeonDepartment of Biotechnology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Myeong-Sang YuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea.
Hui-Gwan GooAMO Life Sciences, 91 Gimpo-daero 1950 beon-gil, Tongjin-eup, Gyeonggi-do 10014, Korea.
Su-Hee HwangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea.
Dokyun NaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9107-7040
Dae-Sung KimDepartment of Biotechnology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Chung-Ang University · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

Korea University Guro Hospital #K2107491National Research Foundation of Korea 2015M3A9B4071076National Research Foundation of Korea 2017M3A9F8032402
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Differentiation of oligodendrocytes (ODs) presents a challenge in regenerative medicine due to their role in various neurological diseases associated with dysmyelination and demyelination. Here, we designed a peptide derived from vitronectin (VN) using in silico docking simulation and examined its use as a synthetic substrate to support the differentiation of ODs derived from human pluripotent stem cells. The designed peptide, named VNP2, promoted OD differentiation induced by the overexpression of SOX10 in OD precursor cells compared with Matrigel and full-length VN. ODs differentiated on VNP2 exhibited greater contact with axon-mimicking nanofibers than those differentiated on Matrigel. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the genes associated with morphogenesis, cytoskeleton remodeling, and OD differentiation were upregulated in cells grown on VNP2 compared with cells grown on Matrigel. This new synthetic VN-derived peptide can be used to develop a culture environment for efficient OD differentiation.

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differentiationhPSCsoligodendrocytestranscriptomic analysisvitronectin

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PMID34943169
PMCPMC8698880
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