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ArticleStem cell reports2025

A human induced pluripotent stem cell toolbox for studying sex chromosome effects.

Ruta Meleckyte, Wazeer Varsally, Jasmin Zohren, Jerry Eriksson, Tania Incitti, Linda Starnes, Amy Pointon, Ryan Hicks, Benjamin E Powell, James M A Turner

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10 authors.

Ruta MeleckyteSex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK.
Wazeer VarsallySex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK.
Jasmin ZohrenSex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK; Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany.
Jerry ErikssonClinical Pharmacology and Safety Science, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden; Cell Culture & Fermentation Science, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Tania IncittiClinical Pharmacology and Safety Science, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden; Bioscience Metabolism, Early CVRM, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Linda StarnesClinical Pharmacology and Safety Science, R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Amy PointonClinical Pharmacology and Safety Science, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Ryan HicksBioPharmaceuticals R&D Cell Therapy Department, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Benjamin E PowellSex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK; School of Life and Medical Science, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: ben.powell@ucl.ac.uk.
James M A TurnerSex Chromosome Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, UK. Electronic address: james.turner@crick.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome Trust CC2052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex chromosomes shape male (XY)-female (XX) differences in development and disease. These differences can be modeled in vitro by comparing XY and XX human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). However, in this system, inter-individual autosomal variation and unstable X-dosage compensation can confound identification of sex chromosomal effects. Here, we utilize sex chromosome loss in XXY fibroblasts to generate XX and XY hiPSCs that are autosomally isogenic and exhibit stable X-dosage compensation. We also create X-monosomic (XO) hiPSCs, to investigate X-Y dosage effects. Using these autosomally isogenic lines, we examine sex differences in pluripotent stem cell expression. Transcriptional differences between XX and XY hiPSCs are surprisingly modest. However, X-haploinsufficiency induces transcriptional deregulation predominantly affecting autosomes. This effect is mediated by Y-genes with broad housekeeping functions that have X-homologs escaping X inactivation. Our isogenic hiPSC lines provide a resource for exploring sex chromosome effects on development and disease in vitro.

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Chromosomes, Human, XChromosomes, Human, YInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsSex ChromosomesCell LineDosage Compensation, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsHaploinsufficiencyHumansMaleX Chromosome Inactivationdisease modelinghiPSCshumaninduced pluripotent stem cellsiPSC modeliPSCssex differencessexual dimorphism

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PMID41106386
PMCPMC12790746

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