Establishment of hepatic and neural differentiation platforms of Wilson's disease specific induced pluripotent stem cells.
10.1007/s13238-012-2064-z
- Author:
Fei YI
1
;
Jing QU
;
Mo LI
;
Keiichiro SUZUKI
;
Na Young KIM
;
Guang-Hui LIU
;
Juan Carlos Izpisua BELMONTE
Author Information
1. Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adenosine Triphosphatases;
genetics;
metabolism;
Cation Transport Proteins;
genetics;
metabolism;
Cell Differentiation;
Copper-transporting ATPases;
Hep G2 Cells;
Hepatocytes;
cytology;
metabolism;
Hepatolenticular Degeneration;
metabolism;
pathology;
Humans;
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells;
cytology;
Mutation;
Neural Stem Cells;
cytology;
metabolism;
Neurons;
cytology;
metabolism;
Sequence Analysis, DNA
- From:
Protein & Cell
2012;3(11):855-863
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The combination of disease-specific human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and directed cell differentiation offers an ideal platform for modeling and studying many inherited human diseases. Wilson's disease (WD) is a monogenic disorder of toxic copper accumulation caused by pathologic mutations of the ATP7B gene. WD affects multiple organs with primary manifestations in the liver and central nervous system (CNS). In order to better investigate the cellular pathogenesis of WD and to develop novel therapies against various WD syndromes, we sought to establish a comprehensive platform to differentiate WD patient iPSC into both hepatic and neural lineages. Here we report the generation of patient iPSC bearing a Caucasian population hotspot mutation of ATP7B. Combining with directed cell differentiation strategies, we successfully differentiated WD iPSC into hepatocyte-like cells, neural stem cells and neurons. Gene expression analysis and cDNA sequencing confirmed the expression of the mutant ATP7B gene in all differentiated cells. Hence we established a platform for studying both hepatic and neural abnormalities of WD, which may provide a new tool for tissue-specific disease modeling and drug screening in the future.
