Vimentin expression is retained in erythroid cells differentiated from human iPSC and ESC and indicates dysregulation in these cells early in differentiation
Summary
As both embryonic and adult erythroid cells loose vimentin and enucleate, retention of vimentin by iPSC and ESC erythroid cells indicates an intrinsic defect. By analogy with avian erythrocytes which naturally retain vimentin and remain nucleated, retention in iPSC- and ESC-derived erythroid cells may impede enucleation. Our data also provide the first evidence that dysregulation of processes in these cells occurs from the early stages of differentiation, facilitating targeting of future studies.
| Authors | Trakarnsanga K, Ferguson D, Daniels DE, Griffiths RE, Wilson MC, Mordue KE, Gartner A, Andrienko TN, Calvert A, Condie A, McCahill A, Mountford JC, Toye AM, Anstee DJ, Frayne J |
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| Journal | Stem cell research & therapy |
| Publication Date | 2019 Apr 29;10(1):130 |
| PubMed | 31036072 |
| PubMed Central | PMC6489253 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13287-019-1231-z |