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Directed Differentiation and Functional Maturation of Cortical Interneurons from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

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Maroof, Asif M., Keros, Sotirios, Tyson, Jennifer A., Ying, Shui-Wang, Ganat, Yosif M., Merkle, Florian T., Liu, Becky, Goulburn, Adam +7 more·2013·Cell Stem Cell

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Human pluripotent stem cells are a powerful tool for modeling brain development and disease. The human cortex is composed of two major neuronal populations: projection neurons and local interneurons. Cortical interneurons comprise a diverse class of cell types expressing the neurotransmitter GABA. Dysfunction of cortical interneurons has been implicated in neuropsychiatric diseases, including schizophrenia, autism, and epilepsy. Here, we demonstrate the highly efficient derivation of human cortical interneurons in an NKX2.1::GFP human embryonic stem cell reporter line. Manipulating the timing of SHH activation yields three distinct GFP+ populations with specific transcriptional profiles, neurotransmitter phenotypes, and migratory behaviors. Further differentiation in a murine cortical environment yields parvalbumin- and somatostatin-expressing neurons that exhibit synaptic inputs and electrophysiological properties of cortical interneurons. Our study defines the signals sufficient for modeling human ventral forebrain development in vitro and lays the foundation for studying cortical interneuron involvement in human disease pathology.

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  • Human PSC-derived pyramidal cortical neurons and interneurons transplanted in the mouse brain develop morphologically and synaptically within their host.

    “Human PSC-derived pyramidal cortical neurons and interneurons transplanted in the mouse brain develop morphologically and synaptically within their host”

    From Xenotransplanted human cortical neurons reveal species-specific development and functional integration into mouse visual circuits (2019) · cites this paper as Maroof et al., 2013

    The Results section on neuronal differentiation and migration reports that transplanted human interneuron precursors migrated within the mouse cortex, but most retained immature morphologies at 1–2 months and had not become mature interneurons. The Discussion reports limited integration at three months; synaptic activity was demonstrated in vitro, not in the transplanted cells. The paper does not report transplanting human PSC-derived pyramidal neurons. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Xenotransplantation of human neurons into the mouse brain can provide a means to study human neuronal maturation under more physiologically realistic conditions.

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Maroof, A. M., Keros, S., Tyson, J. A., Ying, S.-W., Ganat, Y. M., Merkle, F. T., Liu, B., Goulburn, A., Stanley, E. G., Elefanty, A. G., Widmer, H. R., Eggan, K., Goldstein, P. A., Anderson, S. A., & Studer, L.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Corresponding author
  • Anderson, Stewart A.
  • Studer, Lorenz
Venue
Cell Stem Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-05
Volume
12
Issue
5
Pages
559-572
ISSN
  • 1875-9777 (ISSN-L)
  • 1934-5909
OpenAlex
W2003835684
Cited by
596
References
12
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FWCI
27.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell stem cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • BORIS (University Library Bern) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (135565)
  • National Institutes of Health (5k12ns066274-10)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH066912, RC1MH089690)
  • National Cancer Institute (P30CA008748)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS066390, K12-NS066274)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD060600)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
cortical interneurons, human embryonic stem cells, directed differentiation, Sonic hedgehog signaling, GABAergic neurons, parvalbumin, somatostatin, neuronal migration, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy
MeSH terms
Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1, Animals, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, Cell Movement, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Interneurons, Nuclear Proteins, Phenotype, Synapses, Time Factors, Transcription Factors, Signal Transduction, Cell Lineage, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Wnt Proteins, Mice, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, Embryonic Stem Cells, Hedgehog Proteins, Neural Stem Cells, GABAergic Neurons, Feeder Cells

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