Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.

Three-dimensional cultures are powerful tools to recapitulate animal and human tissues. Under the influence of specific growth factors, adult stem cells differentiate and organize into 3D cultures named organoids. The molecular phenotyping of these structures is an essential step for validating an o...

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Main Authors: Karla Acosta-Virgen, Hugo David González-Conchillos, Gabriela Vallejo-Flores, Lizbeth Iliana Salazar-Villatoro, Ernesto Guerrero-Sánchez, Adolfo Martínez-Palomo, Martha Espinosa-Cantellano
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319701
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author Karla Acosta-Virgen
Hugo David González-Conchillos
Gabriela Vallejo-Flores
Lizbeth Iliana Salazar-Villatoro
Ernesto Guerrero-Sánchez
Adolfo Martínez-Palomo
Martha Espinosa-Cantellano
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Hugo David González-Conchillos
Gabriela Vallejo-Flores
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Ernesto Guerrero-Sánchez
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Martha Espinosa-Cantellano
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description Three-dimensional cultures are powerful tools to recapitulate animal and human tissues. Under the influence of specific growth factors, adult stem cells differentiate and organize into 3D cultures named organoids. The molecular phenotyping of these structures is an essential step for validating an organoid model. However, the limited number of organoids generated in culture yields very low amounts of genetic material, making phenotyping difficult. Recently, digital PCR (dPCR) techniques have become available for the highly sensitive detection of genetic material at low concentrations. The aim of this work was to apply dPCR to the identification of the various cell populations expected to be present in murine duodenal organoids. Results show the potential use of dPCR as a genetic characterization tool for organoids.
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spelling doaj-art-e0bdf97d1850410e970209603b430e062025-08-20T03:08:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01203e031970110.1371/journal.pone.0319701Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.Karla Acosta-VirgenHugo David González-ConchillosGabriela Vallejo-FloresLizbeth Iliana Salazar-VillatoroErnesto Guerrero-SánchezAdolfo Martínez-PalomoMartha Espinosa-CantellanoThree-dimensional cultures are powerful tools to recapitulate animal and human tissues. Under the influence of specific growth factors, adult stem cells differentiate and organize into 3D cultures named organoids. The molecular phenotyping of these structures is an essential step for validating an organoid model. However, the limited number of organoids generated in culture yields very low amounts of genetic material, making phenotyping difficult. Recently, digital PCR (dPCR) techniques have become available for the highly sensitive detection of genetic material at low concentrations. The aim of this work was to apply dPCR to the identification of the various cell populations expected to be present in murine duodenal organoids. Results show the potential use of dPCR as a genetic characterization tool for organoids.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319701
spellingShingle Karla Acosta-Virgen
Hugo David González-Conchillos
Gabriela Vallejo-Flores
Lizbeth Iliana Salazar-Villatoro
Ernesto Guerrero-Sánchez
Adolfo Martínez-Palomo
Martha Espinosa-Cantellano
Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
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title Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
title_full Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
title_fullStr Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
title_full_unstemmed Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
title_short Digital PCR characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids.
title_sort digital pcr characterizes epithelial cell populations in murine duodenal organoids
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319701
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