Department of Experimental Medical Sciences, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 22;107(25):11602-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1006568107. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
In this study, we have used a microRNA-regulated lentiviral reporter system to visualize and segregate differentiating neuronal cells in pluripotent cultures. Efficient suppression of transgene expression, specifically in undifferentiated pluripotent cells, was achieved by using a lentiviral vector expressing a fluorescent reporter gene regulated by microRNA-292. Using this strategy, it was possible to track progeny from murine ES, human ES cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells as they differentiated toward the neural lineage. In addition, this strategy was successfully used to FACS purify neuronal progenitors for molecular analysis and transplantation. FACS enrichment reduced tumor formation and increased survival of ES cell-derived neuronal progenitors after transplantation. The properties and versatility of the microRNA-regulated vectors allows broad use of these vectors in stem cell applications.
在这项研究中,我们使用了一种 microRNA 调控的慢病毒报告系统来可视化和分离多能培养中的分化神经元细胞。通过使用表达受 microRNA-292 调控的荧光报告基因的慢病毒载体,实现了转基因表达的高效抑制,特别是在未分化的多能细胞中。利用这种策略,我们可以追踪从鼠 ES 细胞、人 ES 细胞和诱导多能干细胞分化为神经谱系的后代。此外,该策略还成功地用于 FACS 纯化神经祖细胞进行分子分析和移植。FACS 富集减少了肿瘤形成,并提高了 ES 细胞来源的神经元祖细胞移植后的存活率。microRNA 调控载体的特性和多功能性允许这些载体在干细胞应用中广泛使用。