Temporal specification of blood progenitors from mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells
- 1 September 2010
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Development
- Vol. 137 (17), 2829-2839
- https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.042119
Abstract
The efficient and reproducible generation of differentiated progenitors from pluripotent stem cells requires the recapitulation of appropriate developmental stages and pathways. Here, we have used the combination of activin A, BMP4 and VEGF under serum-free conditions to induce hematopoietic differentiation from both embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells, with the aim of modeling the primary sites of embryonic hematopoiesis. We identified two distinct Flk1-positive hematopoietic populations that can be isolated based on temporal patterns of emergence. The earliest arising population displays characteristics of yolk sac hematopoiesis, whereas a late developing Flk1-positive population appears to reflect the para-aortic splanchnopleura hematopoietic program, as it has reduced primitive erythroid capacity and substantially enhanced myeloid and lymphoid potential compared with the earlier wave. These differences between the two populations are accompanied by differences in the expression of Sox17 and Hoxb4, as well as in the cell surface markers AA4.1 and CD41. Together, these findings support the interpretation that the two populations are representative of the early sites of mammalian hematopoiesis.Keywords
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