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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Human Pituitary Organoids: Transcriptional Landscape Deciphered by scRNA-Seq and Stereo-Seq, with Insights into SOX3's Role in Pituitary Development.

Shengjie Wang, Deyue Jiang, Yan Xiao, Qiaozhen Qin, Heyang Zhang, Lingtong Ye, Jide Jin, Xiaoxia Jiang, Qinghua Guo

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Shengjie WangDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8637-7308
Deyue JiangDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Yan XiaoDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Qiaozhen QinBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road of Haidian District, Beijing, 100850, China.
Heyang ZhangBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road of Haidian District, Beijing, 100850, China.
Lingtong YeDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Jide JinBeijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, 27 Taiping Road of Haidian District, Beijing, 100850, China.
Xiaoxia JiangBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, 27 Taiping Road of Haidian District, Beijing, 100850, China.
Qinghua GuoDepartment of Endocrinology, the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7232153National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 3D human pituitary organoid represents a promising laboratory model for investigating human pituitary diseases. Nonetheless, this technology is still in its nascent stage, with uncertainties regarding the cellular composition, intercellular interactions, and spatial distribution of the human pituitary organoids. To address these gaps, the culture conditions are systematically adjusted and the efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells' (iPSCs') differentiation into pituitary organoids is successfully improved, achieving results comparable to or exceeding those of previous studies. Additionally, single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) and stereomics sequencing (Stereo-seq) are performed on the pituitary organoids for the first time, and unveil the diverse cell clusters, intricate intercellular interactions, and spatial information within the organoids. Furthermore, the SOX3 gene interference impedes the iPSCs' differentiation into pituitary organoids, thereby highlighting the potential of pituitary organoids as an ideal experimental model. Altogether, the research provides an optimized protocol for the human pituitary organoid culture and a valuable transcriptomic dataset for future explorations, laying the foundation for subsequent research in the field of pituitary organoids or pituitary diseases.

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OrganoidsPituitary GlandSOXB1 Transcription FactorsCell DifferentiationHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisTranscriptomeSOX3 protein, humanSOXB1 Transcription FactorsorganoidspituitaryscRNA‐seqSOX3stereo‐seq

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PMID39951008
PMCPMC11984888

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