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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2025

Mitochondrial dysfunction by glyoxalase 1 deficiency disrupts definitive endoderm and alveolar development of human pluripotent stem cells.

Suji Jeong, Hyebin Koh, Minje Kang, Ji-Young Kim, Roya Rasaei, Woo Jin Kim, Seon-Sook Han, In Sun Hong, Se-Ran Yang, Jong-Hee Lee and 1 more

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Suji Jeong *Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Hyebin Koh *National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Minje KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Young KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Roya RasaeiDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Woo Jin KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Seon-Sook HanDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
In Sun HongDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-0127
Se-Ran YangDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Hee LeeNational Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. jonglee@kribb.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8619-1383
Seok-Ho HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea. shhong@kangwon.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-442X

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2022-NR067319National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00279214National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2025-00522418
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Abstract

Normal mitochondrial function is essential for human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cell differentiation into definitive endoderm (DE). However, the underlying mechanisms that maintain mitochondrial homeostasis during DE differentiation are not fully elucidated. Here we report that glyoxalase 1 (GLO1) is a novel regulator of DE differentiation and subsequent alveolar development in hiPS cells via maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis. To determine the role of GLO1 in these processes, we first established GLO1-knockout hiPS cells using CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome deletion and demonstrated that GLO1 deficiency significantly reduced the differentiation efficiency of DE, leading to defects in alveolar epithelial cell differentiation and alveolar organoid development. Moreover, GLO1 deficiency interfered with mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration during the early DE stage. Defects in DE differentiation due to dysfunctional mitochondria were effectively rescued by high-dose treatment with CHIR99021, a glycogen synthase kinase 3 inhibitor. Our study uncovered an essential role of GLO1 as a key regulator of mitochondrial homeostasis for early lineage specification of hiPS cells, moving away from its conventional role as a primary enzyme in methylglyoxal detoxification.

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EndodermInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLactoylglutathione LyaseMitochondriaPluripotent Stem CellsCell DifferentiationHumansGLO1 protein, humanLactoylglutathione Lyase

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PMID40887500
PMCPMC12508193

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