1. Laminin promotes differentiation of rat embryonic stem cells into cardiomyocytes by activating the integrin/FAK/PI3K p85 pathway.
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Wang D, Wang Y, Liu H, Tong C, Ying Q, Sachinidis A, Li L, and Peng L
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- Animals, Cell Differentiation drug effects, Cell Differentiation genetics, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cell Proliferation genetics, Cells, Cultured, Embryonic Stem Cells cytology, Embryonic Stem Cells drug effects, GATA4 Transcription Factor genetics, GATA4 Transcription Factor metabolism, Gene Expression drug effects, Laminin pharmacology, Myocytes, Cardiac cytology, Myocytes, Cardiac drug effects, Phosphorylation drug effects, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Signal Transduction drug effects, Signal Transduction genetics, Signal Transduction physiology, Cell Differentiation physiology, Class Ia Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase metabolism, Embryonic Stem Cells metabolism, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases metabolism, Integrins metabolism, Laminin metabolism, Myocytes, Cardiac metabolism
- Abstract
The generation of germline competent rat embryonic stem cells (rESCs) allows the study of their lineage commitment. Here, we developed a highly efficient system for rESC-derived cardiomyocytes, and even the formation of three-dimensional (3D)-like cell clusters with cTNT and α-Actinin. We have validated that laminin can interact with membrane integrin to promote the phosphorylation of both phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) p85 and the focal adhesion kinase (FAK). In parallel, GATA4 was up-regulated. Upon inhibiting the integrin, laminin loses the effect on cardiomyocyte differentiation, accompanied with a down-regulation of phosphorylation level of PI3K p85 and FAK. Meanwhile, the expression of Gata4 was inhibited as well. Taken together, laminin is a crucial component in the differentiation of rESCs into cardiomyocytes through increasing their proliferation via interacting with integrin pathway. These results provide new insights into the pathways mediated by extracellular laminin involved in the fate of rESC-derived cardiomyocytes., (© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine.)
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- 2019
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