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ArticleScience advances2024

Human surface ectoderm and amniotic ectoderm are sequentially specified according to cellular density.

Shota Nakanoh, Kendig Sham, Sabitri Ghimire, Irina Mohorianu, Teresa Rayon, Ludovic Vallier

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shota NakanohWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9016-7992
Kendig ShamWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8360-2407
Sabitri GhimireWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.
Irina MohorianuWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4863-761X
Teresa RayonEpigenetics & Signalling Programmes, Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 3AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5173-1442
Ludovic VallierWellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AW, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3848-2602
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBBabraham Institute · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanisms specifying amniotic ectoderm and surface ectoderm are unresolved in humans due to their close similarities in expression patterns and signal requirements. This lack of knowledge hinders the development of protocols to accurately model human embryogenesis. Here, we developed a human pluripotent stem cell model to investigate the divergence between amniotic and surface ectoderms. In the established culture system, cells differentiated into functional amnioblast-like cells. Single-cell RNA sequencing analyses of amnioblast differentiation revealed an intermediate cell state with enhanced surface ectoderm gene expression. Furthermore, when the differentiation started at the confluent condition, cells retained the expression profile of surface ectoderm. Collectively, we propose that human amniotic ectoderm and surface ectoderm are specified along a common nonneural ectoderm trajectory based on cell density. Our culture system also generated extraembryonic mesoderm-like cells from the primed pluripotent state. Together, this study provides an integrative understanding of the human nonneural ectoderm development and a model for embryonic and extraembryonic human development around gastrulation.

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EctodermPluripotent Stem CellsCell DifferentiationHumansMesoderm

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PMID38427729
PMCPMC10906920
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