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ArticleNature protocols2025

Assembly of a stem cell-derived human postimplantation embryo model.

Carlos W Gantner, Bailey A T Weatherbee, Yuntao Wang, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz

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Article in Nature protocols, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Carlos W Gantner *Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0825-7786
Bailey A T Weatherbee *Mammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6825-6278
Yuntao WangMammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Magdalena Zernicka-GoetzMammalian Embryo and Stem Cell Group, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. magdaz@caltech.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7004-2471

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 669198Leverhulme Trust ECF-2021-492Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) 207415/Z/17/Z
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Abstract

The embryonic and extraembryonic tissue interactions underlying human embryogenesis at implantation stages are not currently understood. We have generated a pluripotent stem cell-derived model that mimics aspects of peri-implantation development, allowing tractable experimentation otherwise impossible in the human embryo. Activation of the extraembryonic lineage-specific transcription factors GATA6 and SOX17 (hypoblast factors) or GATA3 and TFAP2C (encoding AP2γ; trophoblast factors) in human embryonic stem (ES) cells drive conversion to extraembryonic-like cells. When combined with wild-type ES cells, self-organized embryo-like structures form in the absence of exogenous factors, termed human inducible embryoids (hiEmbryoids). The epiblast-like domain of hiEmbryoids polarizes and differentiates in response to extraembryonic-secreted extracellular matrix and morphogen cues. Extraembryonic mesenchyme, amnion and primordial germ cells are specified in hiEmbryoids in a stepwise fashion. After establishing stable inducible ES lines and converting ES cells to RSeT culture media, the protocol takes 7-10 d to generate hiEmbryoids. Generation of hiEmbryoids can be performed by researchers with basic expertise in stem cell culture.

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Cell Culture TechniquesEmbryo, MammalianModels, BiologicalCell DifferentiationGATA3 Transcription FactorGATA6 Transcription FactorHMGB ProteinsHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansSOXF Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor AP-2GATA3 Transcription FactorGATA6 protein, humanGATA6 Transcription FactorHMGB ProteinsSOX17 protein, humanSOXF Transcription FactorsTFAP2C protein, humanTranscription Factor AP-2

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