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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2024

Improving iPSC Differentiation Using a Nanodot Platform.

Men Yee Chiew, Erick Wang, Kuan-Chun Lan, Yan-Ren Lin, Yu-Huan Hsueh, Yuan-Kun Tu, Chu-Feng Liu, Po-Chun Chen, Huai-En Lu, Wen Liang Chen

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Men Yee ChiewCenter for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC.
Erick WangDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC.
Kuan-Chun LanCenter for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8397, Japan.
Yan-Ren LinDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan, ROC.
Yu-Huan HsuehCollege of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC.
Yuan-Kun TuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan.
Chu-Feng LiuEmergency Medicine Department, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan, ROC.
Po-Chun ChenInstitute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
Huai-En LuCenter for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC.
Wen Liang ChenCenter for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, ROC.ORCID 0000-0003-4308-3128

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Abstract

Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is an extremely complex process that has proven difficult to study. In this research, we utilized nanotopography to elucidate details regarding iPSC differentiation by developing a nanodot platform consisting of nanodot arrays of increasing diameter. Subjecting iPSCs cultured on the nanodot platform to a cardiomyocyte (CM) differentiation protocol revealed several significant gene expression profiles that were associated with poor differentiation. The observed expression trends were used to select existing small-molecule drugs capable of modulating differentiation efficiency. BRD K98 was repurposed to inhibit CM differentiation, while iPSCs treated with NSC-663284, carmofur, and KPT-330 all exhibited significant increases in not only CM marker expression but also spontaneous beating, suggesting improved CM differentiation. In addition, quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed to determine the gene regulation responsible for modulating differentiation efficiency. Multiple genes involved in extracellular matrix remodeling were correlated with a CM differentiation efficiency, while genes involved in the cell cycle exhibited contrasting expression trends that warrant further studies. The results suggest that expression profiles determined via short time-series expression miner analysis of nanodot-cultured iPSC differentiation can not only reveal drugs capable of enhancing differentiation efficiency but also highlight crucial sets of genes related to processes such as extracellular matrix remodeling and the cell cycle that can be targeted for further investigation. Our findings confirm that the nanodot platform can be used to reveal complex mechanisms behind iPSC differentiation and could be an indispensable tool for optimizing iPSC technology for clinical applications.

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Cell DifferentiationInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMyocytes, CardiacCells, CulturedHumansNanoparticlesNanostructurescardiomyocyte differentiation mechanismdifferentiation efficiencydrug screeningiPSC differentiationnanotopography

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PMCPMC11261571

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