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Specification of positional identity in forebrain organoids

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Cederquist, Gustav Y., Asciolla, James J., Tchieu, Jason, Walsh, Ryan M., Cornacchia, Daniela, Resh, Marilyn D., Studer, Lorenz·2019·Nature Biotechnology

Abstract

Human brain organoids generated with current technologies recapitulate histological features of the human brain, but they lack a reproducible topographic organization. During development, spatial topography is determined by gradients of signaling molecules released from discrete signaling centers. We hypothesized that introduction of a signaling center into forebrain organoids would specify the positional identity of neural tissue in a distance-dependent manner. Here, we present a system to trigger a Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) protein gradient in developing forebrain organoids that enables ordered self-organization along dorso-ventral and antero-posterior positional axes. SHH-patterned forebrain organoids establish major forebrain subdivisions that are positioned with in vivo-like topography. Consistent with its behavior in vivo, SHH exhibits long-range signaling activity in organoids. Finally, we use SHH-patterned cerebral organoids as a tool to study the role of cholesterol metabolism in SHH signaling. Together, this work identifies inductive signaling as an effective organizing strategy to recapitulate in vivo-like topography in human brain organoids. Supplying forebrain organoids with a developmental signaling gradient induces topographical patterning along dorso-ventral and antero-posterior axes.

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Authors
Cederquist, G. Y., Asciolla, J. J., Tchieu, J., Walsh, R. M., Cornacchia, D., Resh, M. D., & Studer, L.
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2019-04
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
436-444
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
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W2935521291
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332
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16
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12.32
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journal article
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en
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Cederquist, G. Y., Asciolla, J. J., Tchieu, J., Walsh, R. M., Cornacchia, D., Resh, M. D., & Studer, L. (2019). Specification of positional identity in forebrain organoids. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-019-0085-3

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