Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes

Recent advances in the stem cell field allow to obtain many human tissues in vitro. However, hepatic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) still remains challenging. Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) obtained after differentiation resemble more fetal liver hepatocytes. MicroRNAs (miRN...

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Main Authors: Aniela Skrzypczyk, Stephanie Kehr, Ilona Krystel, Stephan H. Bernhart, Shibashish Giri, Augustinus Bader, Peter F. Stadler
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5692840
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Stephanie Kehr
Ilona Krystel
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Shibashish Giri
Augustinus Bader
Peter F. Stadler
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description Recent advances in the stem cell field allow to obtain many human tissues in vitro. However, hepatic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) still remains challenging. Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) obtained after differentiation resemble more fetal liver hepatocytes. MicroRNAs (miRNA) play an important role in the differentiation process. Here, we analysed noncoding RNA profiles from the last stages of differentiation and compare them to hepatocytes. Our results show that HLCs maintain an epithelial character and express miRNA which can block hepatocyte maturation by inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Additionally, we identified differentially expressed small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and discovered novel noncoding RNA (ncRNA) genes.
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spelling doaj-art-2def41076f034a18bfa9fcefeef1fe2d2025-02-03T01:13:13ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/56928405692840Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into HepatocytesAniela Skrzypczyk0Stephanie Kehr1Ilona Krystel2Stephan H. Bernhart3Shibashish Giri4Augustinus Bader5Peter F. Stadler6Applied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Center, Leipzig University, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyBioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstr. 1618, 04107 Leipzig, GermanyApplied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Center, Leipzig University, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyBioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstr. 1618, 04107 Leipzig, GermanyApplied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Center, Leipzig University, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyApplied Stem Cell Biology and Cell Technology, Biomedical and Biotechnological Center, Leipzig University, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyBioinformatics Group, Department of Computer Science, and Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig University, Härtelstr. 1618, 04107 Leipzig, GermanyRecent advances in the stem cell field allow to obtain many human tissues in vitro. However, hepatic differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) still remains challenging. Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs) obtained after differentiation resemble more fetal liver hepatocytes. MicroRNAs (miRNA) play an important role in the differentiation process. Here, we analysed noncoding RNA profiles from the last stages of differentiation and compare them to hepatocytes. Our results show that HLCs maintain an epithelial character and express miRNA which can block hepatocyte maturation by inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Additionally, we identified differentially expressed small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and discovered novel noncoding RNA (ncRNA) genes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5692840
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Stephanie Kehr
Ilona Krystel
Stephan H. Bernhart
Shibashish Giri
Augustinus Bader
Peter F. Stadler
Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
Stem Cells International
title Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
title_full Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
title_fullStr Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
title_full_unstemmed Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
title_short Noncoding RNA Transcripts during Differentiation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Hepatocytes
title_sort noncoding rna transcripts during differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into hepatocytes
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