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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2022

Microgel culture and spatial identity mapping elucidate the signalling requirements for primate epiblast and amnion formation.

Clara Munger, Timo N Kohler, Erin Slatery, Anna L Ellermann, Sophie Bergmann, Christopher A Penfold, Ioakeim Ampartzidis, Yutong Chen, Florian Hollfelder, Thorsten E Boroviak

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Clara MungerDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0672-1602
Timo N KohlerWellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Puddicombe Way, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1949-0655
Erin SlateryDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-6618
Anna L EllermannDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
Sophie BergmannDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.
Christopher A PenfoldDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.
Ioakeim AmpartzidisDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.
Yutong ChenDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.
Florian HollfelderDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Hopkins Building, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1367-6312
Thorsten E BoroviakDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8703-8949
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 206684Wellcome Trust 206684/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust WT108438/C/15/ZWellcome Trust WTRG89228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The early specification and rapid growth of extraembryonic membranes are distinctive hallmarks of primate embryogenesis. These complex tasks are resolved through an intricate combination of signals controlling the induction of extraembryonic lineages and, at the same time, safeguarding the pluripotent epiblast. Here, we delineate the signals orchestrating primate epiblast and amnion identity. We encapsulated marmoset pluripotent stem cells into agarose microgels and identified culture conditions for the development of epiblast- and amnion-spheroids. Spatial identity mapping authenticated spheroids generated in vitro by comparison with marmoset embryos in vivo. We leveraged the microgel system to functionally interrogate the signalling environment of the post-implantation primate embryo. Single-cell profiling of the resulting spheroids demonstrated that activin/nodal signalling is required for embryonic lineage identity. BMP4 promoted amnion formation and maturation, which was counteracted by FGF signalling. Our combination of microgel culture, single-cell profiling and spatial identity mapping provides a powerful approach to decipher the essential cues for embryonic and extraembryonic lineage formation in primate embryogenesis.

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MicrogelsActivinsAmnionAnimalsCallithrixCell DifferentiationGerm LayersSepharoseActivinsMicrogelsSepharoseAgarose microgelsAmnionEmbryonic discEpiblastLineage specificationPrimate embryogenesis

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PMID36125063
PMCPMC7614365
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