Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding Reproduction and Molecular Design for Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Genes (Basel). 2024 Sep 13;15(9):1206. doi: 10.3390/genes15091206.
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) reprogrammed from somatic cells into cells with most of the ESC (embryonic stem cell) characteristics show promise toward solving ethical problems currently facing stem cell research and eventually yield clinical grade pluripotent stem cells for therapies and regenerative medicine. In recent years, an increasing body of research suggests that the chemical induction of pluripotency (CIP) method can yield iPSCs in vitro, yet its application in avian species remains unreported. Herein, we successfully obtained stably growing chicken embryonic fibroblasts (CEFs) using the tissue block adherence method and employed 12 small-molecule compounds to induce chicken iPSC formation. The final optimized iPSC induction system was bFGF (10 ng/mL), CHIR99021 (3 μM), RepSox (5 μM), DZNep (0.05 μM), BrdU (10 μM), BMP4 (10 ng/mL), vitamin C (50 μg/mL), EPZ-5676 (5 μM), and VPA (0.1 mM). Optimization of the induction system revealed that the highest number of clones was induced with 8 × 10 cells per well and at 1.5 times the original concentration. Upon characterization, these clones exhibited iPSC characteristics, leading to the development of a stable compound combination for iPSC generation in chickens. Concurrently, employing a deletion strategy to investigate the functionality of small-molecule compounds during induction, we identified CHIR99021 and BrdU as critical factors for inducing chicken iPSC formation. In conclusion, this study provides a reference method for utilizing small-molecule combinations in avian species to reprogram cells and establish a network of cell fate determination mechanisms.
诱导多能干细胞(iPSCs)是由体细胞重编程为具有多数胚胎干细胞(ESC)特征的细胞,有望解决当前干细胞研究面临的伦理问题,并最终为治疗和再生医学提供临床级别的多能干细胞。近年来,越来越多的研究表明,化学诱导多能性(CIP)方法可以在体外产生 iPSCs,但其在禽类中的应用尚未报道。在此,我们成功地使用组织块贴壁法获得了稳定生长的鸡胚胎成纤维细胞(CEFs),并采用 12 种小分子化合物诱导鸡 iPSC 的形成。最终优化的 iPSC 诱导系统为 bFGF(10ng/mL)、CHIR99021(3μM)、RepSox(5μM)、DZNep(0.05μM)、BrdU(10μM)、BMP4(10ng/mL)、维生素 C(50μg/mL)、EPZ-5676(5μM)和 VPA(0.1mM)。诱导系统的优化表明,在每孔 8×10 个细胞和原始浓度的 1.5 倍条件下,诱导克隆数最高。这些克隆表现出 iPSC 特征,表明建立了一种稳定的化合物组合,可用于在鸡中生成 iPSC。同时,通过采用缺失策略研究小分子化合物在诱导过程中的功能,我们确定 CHIR99021 和 BrdU 是诱导鸡 iPSC 形成的关键因素。总之,本研究为利用小分子组合在禽类中重编程细胞并建立细胞命运决定机制网络提供了参考方法。