Open AccessNeural conversion of ES cells by an inductive activity on human amniotic membrane matrix
Author(s) -
Masaki Ueno,
Michiru Matsumura,
Kiichi Watanabe,
Takahiro Nakamura,
Fumitaka Osakada,
Masayo Takahashi,
Hiroshi Kawasaki,
Shigeru Kinoshita,
Yoshiki Sasai
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.0600104103
Subject(s) - amniotic epithelial cells , stromal cell , microbiology and biotechnology , matrix (chemical analysis) , in vitro , biology , cell culture , cell , chemistry , neuroscience , adult stem cell , cancer research , biochemistry , endothelial stem cell , genetics , chromatography
Here we report a human-derived material with potent inductive activity that selectively converts ES cells into neural tissues. Both mouse and human ES cells efficiently differentiate into neural precursors when cultured on the matrix components of the human amniotic membrane in serum-free medium [amniotic membrane matrix-based ES cell differentiation (AMED)]. AMED-induced neural tissues have regional characteristics (brainstem) similar to those induced by coculture with mouse PA6 stromal cells [a common method called stromal cell-derived inducing activity (SDIA) culture]. Like the SDIA culture, the AMED system is applicable to the in vitro generation of various CNS tissues, including dopaminergic neurons, motor neurons, and retinal pigment epithelium. In contrast to the SDIA method, which uses animal cells, the AMED culture uses a noncellular inductive material derived from an easily available human tissue; therefore, AMED should provide a more suitable and versatile system for generating a variety of neural tissues for clinical applications.