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Submitted on May 19, 2006
Accepted on December 27, 2006

Embryonic Stem Cells

BMP-mediated modulation of lineage diversification during neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells

Gudrun Gossrau 1, Janine Thiele 2, Rachel Konang 3, Tanja Schmandt 3, Oliver Brüstle 3*

1 Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn and Hertie Foundation, Bonn, Germany; Department of Neurology, University of Dresden Medical Center, Dresden, Germany
2 Department of Neurology, University of Dresden Medical Center, Dresden, Germany
3 Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, Life & Brain Center, University of Bonn and Hertie Foundation, Bonn, Germany

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: brustle{at}uni-bonn.de.


  Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) can give rise to a broad spectrum of neural cell types. The biomedical application of ES cells will require detailed knowledge on the role of individual factors modulating fate specification during in vitro differentiation. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are known to exert a multitude of diverse differentiation effects during embryonic development. Here we show that exposure to BMP2 at distinct stages of neural ES cell differentiation can be used to promote specific cell lineages. During early ES cell differentiation, BMP2-mediated inhibition of neuroectodermal differentiation is associated with an increase in mesoderm and smooth muscle differentiation. In FGF2-expanded ES cell-derived neural precursors, BMP2 supports the generation of neural crest phenotypes, and, within the neuronal lineage, promotes distinct subtypes of peripheral neurons, including cholinergic and autonomic phenotypes. BMP2 also exerts a density-dependent promotion of astrocyte differentiation at the expense of oligodendrocyte formation. Experiments involving inhibition of the serine threonine kinase FRAP support the notion that these effects are mediated via the JAK/STAT pathway. The preservation of diverse developmental BMP2 effects in differentiating ES cell cultures provides interesting prospects for the enrichment of distinct neural phenotypes in vitro.

Key Words. ES cells, neural crest, BMP, peripheral neurons




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