An Improved Method for Differentiating Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells into Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons

被引:3
作者
Alexander, Christopher J. [1 ]
Hammer, John A. [1 ]
机构
[1] NHLBI, Cell & Dev Biol Ctr, NIH, Bldg 10, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Mouse embryonic stem cells; Cerebellar Purkinje neurons; Cerebellar granule neurons; Co-culture; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION; DENDRITIC SPINES; ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM; EFFICIENT GENERATION; NEURAL PRECURSORS; DOPAMINE NEURONS; GENE-EXPRESSION; ANIMAL-MODEL; RHOMBIC-LIP; ES CELLS;
D O I
10.1007/s12311-019-1007-0
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
While mixed primary cerebellar cultures prepared from embryonic tissue have proven valuable for dissecting structure-function relationships in cerebellar Purkinje neurons (PNs), this technique is technically challenging and often yields few cells. Recently, mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) have been successfully differentiated into PNs, although the published methods are very challenging as well. The focus of this study was to simplify the differentiation of mESCs into PNs. Using a recently described neural differentiation media, we generate monolayers of neural progenitor cells from mESCs and differentiate them into PN precursors using specific extrinsic factors. These PN precursors are then differentiated into mature PNs by co-culturing them with granule neuron (GN) precursors also derived from neural progenitors using different extrinsic factors. The morphology of mESC-derived PNs is indistinguishable from PNs grown in primary culture in terms of gross morphology, spine length, and spine density. Furthermore, mESC-derived PNs express Calbindin D28K, IP3R1, IRBIT, PLC beta 4, PSD93, and myosin IIB-B2, all of which are either PN-specific or highly expressed in PNs. Moreover, we show that mESC-derived PNs form synapses with GN-like cells as in primary culture, express proteins driven by the PN-specific promoter Pcp2/L7, and exhibit the defect in spine ER inheritance seen in PNs isolated from dilute-lethal (myosin Va-null) mice when expressing a Pcp2/L7-driven miRNA directed against myosin Va. Finally, we define a novel extracellular matrix formulation that reproducibly yields monolayer cultures conducive for high-resolution imaging. Our improved method for differentiating mESCs into PNs should facilitate the dissection of molecular mechanisms and disease phenotypes in PNs.
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页码:406 / 421
页数:16
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