Uncovering the true identity of naive pluripotent stem cells

M. Welling; N. Geijsen

doi:10.1016/j.tcb.2013.04.004

Uncovering the true identity of naive pluripotent stem cells

M. Welling, N. Geijsen

Hubrecht Institute

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Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocyst embryos. Although first characterized over 30 years ago, the ontology of these cells remains elusive. Identifying the in vivo counterpart of murine ESCs will be essential for the derivation of stable ESC lines from other species. Several hypotheses exist concerning the ontology of murine ESCs. Recent data demonstrate that ESCs emerge from a subpopulation of ICM cells that transit through a Blimp1-positive state, suggesting that perhaps a germ cell developmental program underlies ESC derivation and maintenance. Alternatively, the common dependence of ESCs and diapause embryos on the cytokine LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) has been thought to signify that murine ESCs employ a diapause-like program for their maintenance of pluripotency. Here we review different hypotheses regarding the nature of murine ESCs and discuss their implications for human pluripotent stem cell biology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	442-448
Journal	Trends in Cell Biology
Volume	23
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2013.04.004
Publication status	Published - 2013

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