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CELL REPORTS
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 801-813Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.03.076
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan [26860640, 26253051]
- program for leading graduate schools, HIGO program, Kumamoto University
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26860640, 26253051] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Nephron progenitors in the embryonic kidney propagate while generating differentiated nephrons. However, in mice, the progenitors terminally differentiate shortly after birth. Here, we report a method for selectively expanding nephron progenitors in vitro in an undifferentiated state. Combinatorial and concentration-dependent stimulation with LIF, FGF2/9, BMP7, and a WNT agonist is critical for expansion. The purified progenitors proliferated beyond the physiological limits observed in vivo, both for cell numbers and lifespan. Neonatal progenitors were maintained for a week, while progenitors from embryonic day 11.5 expanded 1,800-fold for nearly 20 days and still reconstituted 3D nephrons containing glomeruli and renal tubules. Furthermore, progenitors generated from mouse embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent cells could be expanded with retained nephron-forming potential. Thus, we have established in vitro conditions for promoting the propagation of nephron progenitors, which will be essential for dissecting the mechanisms of kidney organogenesis and for regenerative medicine.
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