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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Transformation of pluripotent stem cells into cardiac tissue is the hallmark of cardiogenesis, yet pro-cardiogenic signals remain partially understood. Preceding cardiogenic induction, a surge in CXCR4 chemokine receptor expression in the early stages of stem cell lineage specification coincides with the acquisition of pre-cardiac profiles. Accordingly, CXCR4 selection, in conjunction with mesoderm-specific VEGF type II receptor FLK-1 co-expression, segregates cardiogenic populations. To assess the functionality of the CXCR4 biomarker, targeted activation and disruption were here exploited in the context of embryonic stem cell-derived cardiogenesis. Implicated as a cardiogenic hub through unbiased bioinformatics analysis, induction of the CXCR4/SDF-1 receptor-ligand axis triggered enhanced beating activity in stem cell progeny. Gene expression knockdown of CXCR4 disrupted spontaneous embryoid body differentiation and blunted the expression of cardiogenic markers MEF2C, Nkx2.5, MLC2a, MLC2v, and cardiac-MHC. Exogenous SDF-1 treatment failed to rescue cardiogenic-deficient phenotype, demonstrating a requirement for CXCR4 expression in mediating SDF-1 effects. Thus, a pro-cardiogenic signaling role for the CXCR4/SDF1 axis is herein revealed within pluripotent stem cell progenitors, exposing a functional target to promote lineage-specific differentiation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1937-5395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
674-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Chemokine CXCL12, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Computational Biology, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Myocardial Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Myocytes, Cardiac, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Pluripotent Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Receptors, CXCR4, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:20842469-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
SDF-1-enhanced cardiogenesis requires CXCR4 induction in pluripotent stem cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Marriott Heart Disease Research Program, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medical Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural