Ban Qian, Hui Wenqiao, Duan Quanchao, Liu Wenfei, Zhang Meng, Li Xiaofeng, Kang Hanyue, Shi Zhenni, Zhang Yan, Hou Jinbin, Xu Xiuzhen, Ye Shoudong, Zhang Baowei, Xu Xiaobin
Center for Stem Cell and Translational Medicine, School of Life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of D&A for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804 China.
iScience. 2023 Mar 17;26(4):106446. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106446. eCollection 2023 Apr 21.
Here, we report the scalable fabrication of 2i-functionalized micro-pyramid-array (μPyA/+2i) inserts for use in commercial multi-well plates, as the alternative cultivation platform for maintaining long-term self-renewal and pluripotency of multiple mESCs and mouse induced pluripotent stem cells. Relevant evidence including cell morphology characterization increased alkaline phosphatase activity, high expression of mESC self-renewal markers, decreased levels of differentiation-associated markers, and high proportion of self-renewal marker cells are provided. Further studies demonstrated that μPyA/+2i could cause a higher cell density in mESC colony, and induce gene expression changes. Subsequent studies showed that μPyA/+2i can influence the cytoskeleton and promote cell adhesion through upregulation. In summary, these μPyA/+2i inserts offer flexible and gelatin-free micro-envriomnets to maintain long-term self-renewal and pluripotency of mESCs. Enabled by the microstructured inserst, the facile stem cell manipulation and transfer among culture dishes will broaden stem cells both in routine and translational applications.
在此,我们报告了用于商业多孔板的2i功能化微金字塔阵列(μPyA/+2i)插入物的可扩展制造方法,作为维持多种小鼠胚胎干细胞(mESCs)和小鼠诱导多能干细胞长期自我更新和多能性的替代培养平台。提供了相关证据,包括细胞形态特征、碱性磷酸酶活性增加、mESC自我更新标志物的高表达、分化相关标志物水平降低以及自我更新标志物细胞的高比例。进一步研究表明,μPyA/+2i可导致mESC集落中细胞密度更高,并诱导基因表达变化。后续研究表明,μPyA/+2i可通过上调影响细胞骨架并促进细胞粘附。总之,这些μPyA/+2i插入物提供了灵活且无明胶的微环境,以维持mESCs的长期自我更新和多能性。通过微结构插入物实现的便捷干细胞操作和在培养皿之间的转移将拓宽干细胞在常规和转化应用中的应用范围。