Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

NANOG reporter cell lines generated by gene targeting in human embryonic stem cells.

Fischer, Yvonne LU ; Ganic, Elvira LU ; Ameri, Jacqueline LU ; Xian, Xiaojie ; Johannesson, Martina and Semb, Henrik LU (2010) In PLoS ONE 5(9).
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pluripotency and self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is mediated by a complex interplay between extra- and intracellular signaling pathways, which regulate the expression of pluripotency-specific transcription factors. The homeodomain transcription factor NANOG plays a central role in maintaining hESC pluripotency, but the precise role and regulation of NANOG are not well defined. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To facilitate the study of NANOG expression and regulation in viable hESC cultures, we generated fluorescent NANOG reporter cell lines by gene targeting in hESCs. In these reporter lines, the fluorescent reporter gene was co-expressed with endogenous NANOG and responded to experimental induction or... (More)
BACKGROUND: Pluripotency and self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is mediated by a complex interplay between extra- and intracellular signaling pathways, which regulate the expression of pluripotency-specific transcription factors. The homeodomain transcription factor NANOG plays a central role in maintaining hESC pluripotency, but the precise role and regulation of NANOG are not well defined. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To facilitate the study of NANOG expression and regulation in viable hESC cultures, we generated fluorescent NANOG reporter cell lines by gene targeting in hESCs. In these reporter lines, the fluorescent reporter gene was co-expressed with endogenous NANOG and responded to experimental induction or repression of the NANOG promoter with appropriate changes in expression levels. Furthermore, NANOG reporter lines facilitated the separation of hESC populations based on NANOG expression levels and their subsequent characterization. Gene expression arrays on isolated hESC subpopulations revealed genes with differential expression in NANOG(high) and NANOG(low) hESCs, providing candidates for NANOG downstream targets hESCs. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The newly derived NANOG reporter hESC lines present novel tools to visualize NANOG expression in viable hESCs. In future applications, these reporter lines can be used to elucidate the function and regulation of NANOG in pluripotent hESCs. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; ; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
PLoS ONE
volume
5
issue
9
publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
external identifiers
  • pmid:20824089
  • wos:000281480900016
  • scopus:77958608402
  • pmid:20824089
ISSN
1932-6203
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0012533
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
bd0c2d3c-17c1-41c5-8eb2-68bbc6c00a3d (old id 1688475)
alternative location
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20824089?dopt=Abstract
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 15:06:02
date last changed
2022-07-23 20:50:04
@article{bd0c2d3c-17c1-41c5-8eb2-68bbc6c00a3d,
  abstract     = {{BACKGROUND: Pluripotency and self-renewal of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is mediated by a complex interplay between extra- and intracellular signaling pathways, which regulate the expression of pluripotency-specific transcription factors. The homeodomain transcription factor NANOG plays a central role in maintaining hESC pluripotency, but the precise role and regulation of NANOG are not well defined. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To facilitate the study of NANOG expression and regulation in viable hESC cultures, we generated fluorescent NANOG reporter cell lines by gene targeting in hESCs. In these reporter lines, the fluorescent reporter gene was co-expressed with endogenous NANOG and responded to experimental induction or repression of the NANOG promoter with appropriate changes in expression levels. Furthermore, NANOG reporter lines facilitated the separation of hESC populations based on NANOG expression levels and their subsequent characterization. Gene expression arrays on isolated hESC subpopulations revealed genes with differential expression in NANOG(high) and NANOG(low) hESCs, providing candidates for NANOG downstream targets hESCs. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The newly derived NANOG reporter hESC lines present novel tools to visualize NANOG expression in viable hESCs. In future applications, these reporter lines can be used to elucidate the function and regulation of NANOG in pluripotent hESCs.}},
  author       = {{Fischer, Yvonne and Ganic, Elvira and Ameri, Jacqueline and Xian, Xiaojie and Johannesson, Martina and Semb, Henrik}},
  issn         = {{1932-6203}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  publisher    = {{Public Library of Science (PLoS)}},
  series       = {{PLoS ONE}},
  title        = {{NANOG reporter cell lines generated by gene targeting in human embryonic stem cells.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4340139/1692117.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1371/journal.pone.0012533}},
  volume       = {{5}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}