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Defining the role of oxygen tension in human neural progenitor fate

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Xie, Yuan, Zhang, Jin, Lin, Ying, Gaeta, Xavier, Meng, Xiangzhi, Wisidagama, Dona R.R., Cinkornpumin, Jessica, Koehler, Carla M. +3 more·2014·Stem Cell Reports

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Hypoxia augments human embryonic stem cell (hESC) self-renewal via hypoxia-inducible factor 2α-activated OCT4 transcription. Hypoxia also increases the efficiency of reprogramming differentiated cells to a pluripotent-like state. Combined, these findings suggest that low O2 tension would impair the purposeful differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. Here, we show that low O2 tension and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) activity instead promote appropriate hESC differentiation. Through gain- and loss-of-function studies, we implicate O2 tension as a modifier of a key cell fate decision, namely whether neural progenitors differentiate toward neurons or glia. Furthermore, our data show that even transient changes in O2 concentration can affect cell fate through HIF by regulating the activity of MYC, a regulator of LIN28/let-7 that is critical for fate decisions in the neural lineage. We also identify key small molecules that can take advantage of this pathway to quickly and efficiently promote the development of mature cell types.

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Xie, Y., Zhang, J., Lin, Y., Gaeta, X., Meng, X., Wisidagama, D. R. R., Cinkornpumin, J., Koehler, C. M., Malone, C. S., Teitell, M. A., & Lowry, W. E.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • California State University, Northridge (US)
  • California NanoSystems Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Teitell, Michael A.
  • Lowry, William E.
Venue
Stem Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-11
Volume
3
Issue
5
Pages
743-757
ISSN
2213-6711 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2016736810
Cited by
65
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Stem Cell Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • John Spoor Broome Library Institutional Repository (California State University) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • CSUN ScholarWorks (California State University, Northridge) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • China Scholarship Council
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA107300, R01CA185189, R01 CA90571, R01CA090571, R01CA156674)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P01GM081621, R01GM073981, P01GM099134, F31GM113641, P01GM99134)
  • Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California Los Angeles
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
oxygen partial pressure, hypoxia, human embryonic stem cells, hypoxia-inducible factor, c-Myc, neuronal differentiation, glial differentiation, cell fate determination, small molecules
MeSH terms
Endothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Oxygen, Signal Transduction, Cell Hypoxia, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, RNA-Binding Proteins, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, RNA Interference, MicroRNAs, Cell Proliferation, Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit, Neurogenesis, Neural Stem Cells, Transcriptome

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