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Human axial progenitors generate trunk neural crest cells in vitro.

eLife | 2018

The neural crest (NC) is a multipotent embryonic cell population that generates distinct cell types in an axial position-dependent manner. The production of NC cells from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) is a valuable approach to study human NC biology. However, the origin of human trunk NC remains undefined and current in vitro differentiation strategies induce only a modest yield of trunk NC cells. Here we show that hPSC-derived axial progenitors, the posteriorly-located drivers of embryonic axis elongation, give rise to trunk NC cells and their derivatives. Moreover, we define the molecular signatures associated with the emergence of human NC cells of distinct axial identities in vitro. Collectively, our findings indicate that there are two routes toward a human post-cranial NC state: the birth of cardiac and vagal NC is facilitated by retinoic acid-induced posteriorisation of an anterior precursor whereas trunk NC arises within a pool of posterior axial progenitors.

Pubmed ID: 30095409 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: MC_PC_14115
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: MC_PC_12009
  • Agency: Seventh Framework Programme, International
    Id: Plurimes
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: FC001051
  • Agency: Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, International
    Id: Iteromics Flagship project
  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
    Id: FC001051
  • Agency: Royal Society, International
    Id: University Research Fellow
  • Agency: Royal Society, International
    Id: RG160249
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: MR/K017047/1
  • Agency: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: BB/P000444/1
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: Mr/K011200/1
  • Agency: Cancer Research UK, United Kingdom
    Id: FC001051
  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
    Id: FC001051
  • Agency: Little Princess Trust and Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group, International
    Id: CCLGA 2016 01
  • Agency: University of Sheffield, International
    Id: Biomedical Science Departmental PhD studentship
  • Agency: Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom
  • Agency: Seventh Framework Programme, International
    Id: FP7/2007-2013 agreement no. 602423 (Plurimes)
  • Agency: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: BB/J015539/1

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