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A proteomic time course through the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells.

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Peer-reviewed

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Hurrell, Tracey 
Segeritz, Charis-Patricia 
Vallier, Ludovic 
Lilley, Kathryn S 

Abstract

Numerous in vitro models endeavour to mimic the characteristics of primary human hepatocytes for applications in regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical science. Mature hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are one such in vitro model. Due to insufficiencies in transcriptome to proteome correlation, characterising the proteome of HLCs is essential to provide a suitable framework for their continual optimization. Here we interrogated the proteome during stepwise differentiation of hiPSCs into HLCs over 40 days. Whole cell protein lysates were collected and analysed using stabled isotope labelled mass spectrometry based proteomics. Quantitative proteomics identified over 6,000 proteins in duplicate multiplexed labelling experiments across two different time course series. Inductive cues in differentiation promoted sequential acquisition of hepatocyte specific markers. Analysis of proteins classically assigned as hepatic markers demonstrated trends towards maximum relative abundance between differentiation day 30 and 32. Characterisation of abundant proteins in whole cells provided evidence of the time dependent transition towards proteins corresponding with the functional repertoire of the liver. This data highlights how far the proteome of undifferentiated precursors have progressed to acquire a hepatic phenotype and constructs a platform for optimisation and improved maturation of HLC differentiation.

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Antigens, Differentiation, Cell Differentiation, Hepatocytes, Humans, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Proteomics

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Journal ISSN

2045-2322
2045-2322

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9

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
European Research Council (741707)
National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC/N001540/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12009)