Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

Summary: A limitation in the application of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) is the failure of these cells to achieve full functional maturity. The mechanisms by which directed differentiation differs from endogenous development, leading to consequent PSC-CM maturation arrest,...

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Main Authors: Suraj Kannan, Matthew Miyamoto, Renjun Zhu, Michaela Lynott, Jason Guo, Elaine Zhelan Chen, Alexandre R. Colas, Brian Leei Lin, Chulan Kwon
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Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723003418
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author Suraj Kannan
Matthew Miyamoto
Renjun Zhu
Michaela Lynott
Jason Guo
Elaine Zhelan Chen
Alexandre R. Colas
Brian Leei Lin
Chulan Kwon
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Matthew Miyamoto
Renjun Zhu
Michaela Lynott
Jason Guo
Elaine Zhelan Chen
Alexandre R. Colas
Brian Leei Lin
Chulan Kwon
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description Summary: A limitation in the application of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) is the failure of these cells to achieve full functional maturity. The mechanisms by which directed differentiation differs from endogenous development, leading to consequent PSC-CM maturation arrest, remain unclear. Here, we generate a single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) reference of mouse in vivo CM maturation with extensive sampling of previously difficult-to-isolate perinatal time periods. We subsequently generate isogenic embryonic stem cells to create an in vitro scRNA-seq reference of PSC-CM-directed differentiation. Through trajectory reconstruction, we identify an endogenous perinatal maturation program that is poorly recapitulated in vitro. By comparison with published human datasets, we identify a network of nine transcription factors (TFs) whose targets are consistently dysregulated in PSC-CMs across species. Notably, these TFs are only partially activated in common ex vivo approaches to engineer PSC-CM maturation. Our study can be leveraged toward improving the clinical viability of PSC-CMs.
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spelling doaj.art-d92eadf8c9ae407a8716be839d22c04c2023-04-04T04:08:41ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472023-04-01424112330Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesSuraj Kannan0Matthew Miyamoto1Renjun Zhu2Michaela Lynott3Jason Guo4Elaine Zhelan Chen5Alexandre R. Colas6Brian Leei Lin7Chulan Kwon8Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USASanford Burham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USASanford Burham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Corresponding authorSummary: A limitation in the application of pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (PSC-CMs) is the failure of these cells to achieve full functional maturity. The mechanisms by which directed differentiation differs from endogenous development, leading to consequent PSC-CM maturation arrest, remain unclear. Here, we generate a single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) reference of mouse in vivo CM maturation with extensive sampling of previously difficult-to-isolate perinatal time periods. We subsequently generate isogenic embryonic stem cells to create an in vitro scRNA-seq reference of PSC-CM-directed differentiation. Through trajectory reconstruction, we identify an endogenous perinatal maturation program that is poorly recapitulated in vitro. By comparison with published human datasets, we identify a network of nine transcription factors (TFs) whose targets are consistently dysregulated in PSC-CMs across species. Notably, these TFs are only partially activated in common ex vivo approaches to engineer PSC-CM maturation. Our study can be leveraged toward improving the clinical viability of PSC-CMs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723003418CP: Stem cell research
spellingShingle Suraj Kannan
Matthew Miyamoto
Renjun Zhu
Michaela Lynott
Jason Guo
Elaine Zhelan Chen
Alexandre R. Colas
Brian Leei Lin
Chulan Kwon
Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
Cell Reports
CP: Stem cell research
title Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
title_full Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
title_fullStr Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
title_full_unstemmed Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
title_short Trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
title_sort trajectory reconstruction identifies dysregulation of perinatal maturation programs in pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes
topic CP: Stem cell research
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723003418
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