Differential plasticity of epiblast and primitive endoderm precursors within the ICM of the early mouse embryo Journal Article

   

Authors:	Grabarek, J. B.; Zyzyńska, K.; Saiz, N.; Piliszek, A.; Frankenberg, S.; Nichols, J.; Hadjantonakis, A. K.; Plusa, B.
Article Title:	Differential plasticity of epiblast and primitive endoderm precursors within the ICM of the early mouse embryo
Abstract:	Cell differentiation during pre-implantation mammalian development involves the formation of two extra-embryonic lineages: trophoblast and primitive endoderm (PrE). A subset of cells within the inner cell mass (ICM) of the blastocyst does not respond to differentiation signals and forms the pluripotent epiblast, which gives rise to all of the tissues in the adult body. How this group of cells is set aside remains unknown. Recent studies documented distinct sequential phases of marker expression during the segregation of epiblast and PrE within the ICM. However, the connection between marker expression and lineage commitment remains unclear. Using a fluorescent reporter for PrE, we investigated the plasticity of epiblast and PrE precursors. Our observations reveal that loss of plasticity does not coincide directly with lineage restriction of epiblast and PrE markers, but rather with exclusion of the pluripotency marker Oct4 from the PrE. We note that individual ICM cells can contribute to all three lineages of the blastocyst until peri-implantation. However, epiblast precursors exhibit less plasticity than precursors of PrE, probably owing to differences in responsiveness to extracellular signalling. We therefore propose that the early embryo environment restricts the fate choice of epiblast but not PrE precursors, thus ensuring the formation and preservation of the pluripotent foetal lineage. © 2012. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
Keywords:	immunohistochemistry; mitogen activated protein kinase; controlled study; nonhuman; animal cell; mouse; pdgfra; embryo; animal experiment; cell lineage; progeny; pluripotent stem cell; octamer transcription factor 4; fibroblast growth factor; endoderm; blastocyst; plasticity; epiblast; primitive endoderm; inner cell mass; ectoderm; primitive streak; pluripotency; lineage specification; icm; mouse blastocyst; cell plasticity; immunolocalization
Journal Title:	Development
Volume:	139
Issue:	1
ISSN:	0950-1991
Publisher:	Company of Biologists
Date Published:	2012-01-01
Start Page:	129
End Page:	139
Language:	English
DOI:	10.1242/dev.067702
PROVIDER:	scopus
PMCID:	PMC3231774
PUBMED:	22096072
DOI/URL:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82855169171&partnerID=40&md5=365724225b83e4634284a33abe8cf54e
Notes:	--- - "Export Date: 3 January 2012" - "CODEN: DEVPE" - "Source: Scopus"

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