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Naive stem cell blastocyst model captures human embryo lineage segregation.

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Authors

Yanagida, Ayaka 
Spindlow, Daniel 
Dattani, Anish 
Smith, Austin 

Abstract

Human naive pluripotent cells can differentiate into extraembryonic trophectoderm and hypoblast. Here we describe a human embryo model (blastoid) generated by self-organization. Brief induction of trophectoderm leads to formation of blastocyst-like structures within 3 days. Blastoids are composed of three tissue layers displaying exclusive lineage markers, mimicking the natural blastocyst. Single-cell transcriptome analyses confirm segregation of trophectoderm, hypoblast, and epiblast with high fidelity to the human embryo. This versatile and scalable system provides a robust experimental model for human embryo research.

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Keywords

blastocyst, embryonic stem cells, epiblast, human embryo, hypoblast, lineage segregation, pluripotency, self-organization, trophoblast, Blastocyst, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage, Embryo, Mammalian, Germ Layers, Humans, Stem Cells

Journal Title

Cell Stem Cell

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Journal ISSN

1934-5909
1875-9777

Volume Title

28

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (203151/Z/16/Z)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12009)
Medical Research Council (MR/P00072X/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_17230)
BBSRC (BB/T007044/1)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/T007044/2)
MRC (G1100526)