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ArticleCell stem cell2025

An inducible model of human post-implantation development derived from primed and naive stem cells.

Seiya Oura, Leijie Li, Jun Wu

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Article in Cell stem cell, 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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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Seiya OuraDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Leijie LiDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: leijie.li@utsouthwestern.edu.
Jun WuDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: jun2.wu@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

UT Southwestern Medical Center Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterP30CA142543 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Kathryn Ann O'Donnell · 2010 to 2026
$53.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA142543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early post-implantation human development is poorly understood due to limited access to natural embryos. Integrated stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) offer an alternative, but current models face challenges in reproducibility, efficiency, and genomic stability. Here, we developed inducible SCBEMs (iSCBEMs) by combining primed human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) with transgene-induced extraembryonic cells derived from naive hPSCs. iSCBEMs recapitulate several key features of early post-implantation development, including amniotic-, yolk sac-, and chorionic-like cavity formation, differentiation of syncytiotrophoblast-like cells forming lacunae, bilaminar disk formation, anterior-posterior axis establishment, and early gastrulation. Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed that iSCBEMs recapitulate key cell types and developmental transitions characteristic of Carnegie stage 5-6 (CS5-CS6) embryos. We further traced the origins of amnion-, yolk sac endoderm-, and extraembryonic mesoderm-like cells, providing insights into their developmental trajectories. Although imperfect, human iSCBEMs represent a robust and valuable model for studying early post-implantation development, overcoming the limitations of natural embryo accessibility.

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Embryo ImplantationEmbryonic DevelopmentModels, BiologicalPluripotent Stem CellsCell DifferentiationHumansamniotic cavitybilaminar diskgastrulationhuman pluripotent stem cellshypoblastSCBEMstem cell-based embryo modeltrophoblastyolk sac

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PMID40885193
PMCPMC13325524

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