Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is expressed in a variety of cells and participates in important biological mechanisms. However, few studies have reported whether MIF is expressed in human Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and its effect on human ESCs. Two human ESCs cell lines, H1 and H9 wer...
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| author | Yanzhao Wei Xiaohan Zheng Ting Huang Yuanji Zhong Shengtong Sun Xufang Wei Qibing Liu Tan Wang Zhenqiang Zhao |
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| description | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is expressed in a variety of cells and participates in important biological mechanisms. However, few studies have reported whether MIF is expressed in human Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and its effect on human ESCs. Two human ESCs cell lines, H1 and H9 were used. The expression of MIF and its receptors CD74, CD44, CXCR2, CXCR4 and CXCR7 were detected by an immunofluorescence assay, RT-qPCR and western blotting, respectively. The autocrine level of MIF was measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The interaction between MIF and its main receptor was investigated by co-immunoprecipitation and confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. Finally, the effect of MIF on the proliferation and survival of human ESCs was preliminarily explored by incubating cells with exogenous MIF, MIF competitive ligand CXCL12 and MIF classic inhibitor ISO-1. We reported that MIF was highly expressed in H1 and H9 human ESCs. MIF was positively expressed in the cytoplasm, cell membrane and culture medium. Several surprising results emerge. The autosecreted concentration of MIF was 22 ng/mL, which was significantly higher than 2 ng/mL-6 ng/mL in normal human serum, and this was independent of cell culture time and cell number. Human ESCs mainly expressed the MIF receptors CXCR2 and CXCR7 rather than the classical receptor CD74. The protein receptor that interacts with MIF on human embryonic stem cells is CXCR7, and no evidence of interaction with CXCR2 was found. We found no evidence that MIF supports the proliferation and survival of human embryonic stem cells. In conclusion, we first found that MIF was highly expressed in human ESCs and at the same time highly expressed in associated receptors, suggesting that MIF mainly acts in an autocrine form in human ESCs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a898292cdd347ba9a94249f10cab0932023-08-27T05:32:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01188Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel findingYanzhao WeiXiaohan ZhengTing HuangYuanji ZhongShengtong SunXufang WeiQibing LiuTan WangZhenqiang ZhaoMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is expressed in a variety of cells and participates in important biological mechanisms. However, few studies have reported whether MIF is expressed in human Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and its effect on human ESCs. Two human ESCs cell lines, H1 and H9 were used. The expression of MIF and its receptors CD74, CD44, CXCR2, CXCR4 and CXCR7 were detected by an immunofluorescence assay, RT-qPCR and western blotting, respectively. The autocrine level of MIF was measured via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The interaction between MIF and its main receptor was investigated by co-immunoprecipitation and confocal immunofluorescence microscopy. Finally, the effect of MIF on the proliferation and survival of human ESCs was preliminarily explored by incubating cells with exogenous MIF, MIF competitive ligand CXCL12 and MIF classic inhibitor ISO-1. We reported that MIF was highly expressed in H1 and H9 human ESCs. MIF was positively expressed in the cytoplasm, cell membrane and culture medium. Several surprising results emerge. The autosecreted concentration of MIF was 22 ng/mL, which was significantly higher than 2 ng/mL-6 ng/mL in normal human serum, and this was independent of cell culture time and cell number. Human ESCs mainly expressed the MIF receptors CXCR2 and CXCR7 rather than the classical receptor CD74. The protein receptor that interacts with MIF on human embryonic stem cells is CXCR7, and no evidence of interaction with CXCR2 was found. We found no evidence that MIF supports the proliferation and survival of human embryonic stem cells. In conclusion, we first found that MIF was highly expressed in human ESCs and at the same time highly expressed in associated receptors, suggesting that MIF mainly acts in an autocrine form in human ESCs.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10449177/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Yanzhao Wei Xiaohan Zheng Ting Huang Yuanji Zhong Shengtong Sun Xufang Wei Qibing Liu Tan Wang Zhenqiang Zhao Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding PLoS ONE |
| title | Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding |
| title_full | Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding |
| title_fullStr | Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding |
| title_short | Human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor: A novel finding |
| title_sort | human embryonic stem cells secrete macrophage migration inhibitory factor a novel finding |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10449177/?tool=EBI |
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