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Public on Jun 01, 2013 |
| Title |
Genome-wide analysis of gene expression in human pluripotent stem cell-derived melanocyte progenitors, mature melanocytes, and disease-specific melanocytes |
| Organism |
Homo sapiens |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
Melanocytes are pigment-producing cells of neural crest origin responsible for protecting the skin against UV-irradiation. Melanocyte dysfunction leads to pigmentation defects including albinism, vitiligo, and piebaldism and is a key feature of systemic pathologies such as Hermansky-Pudlak (HP) and Chediak-Higashi (CH) Syndromes. Pluripotent stem cell technology offers a novel approach for studying human melanocyte development and disease. Here we report that timed exposure to activators of WNT, BMP and EDN3 signaling triggers the sequential induction of neural crest and melanocyte precursor fates under dual-SMAD inhibition conditions. Using a SOX10::GFP hESC reporter line, we demonstrate that the temporal onset of WNT activation is particularly critical for human neural crest induction. Surprisingly, suppression of BMP signaling does reduce neural crest yield. Subsequent differentiation of hESC-derived melanocyte precursors under defined conditions yields pure populations of pigmented cells matching the molecular and functional properties of adult melanocytes. Melanocytes from patient-specific iPSCs faithfully reproduce the ultrastructural features of the HP- and CH-specific pigmentation defects with minimal variability across lines. Our data define a highly specific requirement for WNT signaling during neural crest induction and enable the generation of pure populations of hiPSC-derived melanocytes for faithful modeling of human pigmentation disorders.
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| Overall design |
Total RNA obtained from embryonic stem cells (ESCs), ESC-derived melanocyte progenitors, ESC-derived mature melanocytes, primary melanocytes, and disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cell-derived melanocytes.
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| Contributor(s) |
Mica Y, Lee G, Chambers SM, Tomishima M, Studer L |
| Citation(s) |
23583175 |
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| Submission date |
Mar 15, 2013 |
| Last update date |
Jul 20, 2016 |
| Contact name |
Yvonne Mica |
| E-mail(s) |
grubery@mskcc.org
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| Organization name |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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| Street address |
1275 York Avenue
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| City |
New York |
| State/province |
NY |
| ZIP/Postal code |
10021 |
| Country |
USA |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL10904 |
Illumina HumanHT-12 V4.0 expression beadchip (gene symbol) |
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| Samples (24)
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| This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries: |
| GSE45227 |
Genome-wide analysis of gene expression in melanocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells and patient specific induced pluripotent stem cells |
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA193274 |
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