TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term in vitro expansion of a human fetal pancreas stem cell that generates all three pancreatic cell lineages
AU - Andersson-Rolf, Amanda
AU - Groot, Kelvin
AU - Korving, Jeroen
AU - Begthel, Harry
AU - Hanegraaf, Maaike A.J.
AU - VanInsberghe, Michael
AU - Salmén, Fredrik
AU - van den Brink, Stieneke
AU - Lopez-Iglesias, Carmen
AU - Peters, Peter J.
AU - Krueger, Daniel
AU - Beumer, Joep
AU - Geurts, Maarten H.
AU - Alemany, Anna
AU - Gehart, Helmuth
AU - Carlotti, Françoise
AU - de Koning, Eelco J.P.
AU - Chuva de Sousa Lopes, Susana M.
AU - van Oudenaarden, Alexander
AU - van Es, Johan H.
AU - Clevers, Hans
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/12/26
Y1 - 2024/12/26
N2 - The mammalian pancreas consists of three epithelial compartments: the acini and ducts of the exocrine pancreas and the endocrine islets of Langerhans. Murine studies indicate that these three compartments derive from a transient, common pancreatic progenitor. Here, we report derivation of 18 human fetal pancreas organoid (hfPO) lines from gestational weeks 8–17 (8–17 GWs) fetal pancreas samples. Four of these lines, derived from 15 to 16 GWs samples, generate acinar-, ductal-, and endocrine-lineage cells while expanding exponentially for >2 years under optimized culture conditions. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies rare LGR5+ cells in fetal pancreas and in hfPOs as the root of the developmental hierarchy. These LGR5+ cells share multiple markers with adult gastrointestinal tract stem cells. Organoids derived from single LGR5+ organoid-derived cells recapitulate this tripotency in vitro. We describe a human fetal tripotent stem/progenitor cell capable of long-term expansion in vitro and of generating all three pancreatic cell lineages.
AB - The mammalian pancreas consists of three epithelial compartments: the acini and ducts of the exocrine pancreas and the endocrine islets of Langerhans. Murine studies indicate that these three compartments derive from a transient, common pancreatic progenitor. Here, we report derivation of 18 human fetal pancreas organoid (hfPO) lines from gestational weeks 8–17 (8–17 GWs) fetal pancreas samples. Four of these lines, derived from 15 to 16 GWs samples, generate acinar-, ductal-, and endocrine-lineage cells while expanding exponentially for >2 years under optimized culture conditions. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies rare LGR5+ cells in fetal pancreas and in hfPOs as the root of the developmental hierarchy. These LGR5+ cells share multiple markers with adult gastrointestinal tract stem cells. Organoids derived from single LGR5+ organoid-derived cells recapitulate this tripotency in vitro. We describe a human fetal tripotent stem/progenitor cell capable of long-term expansion in vitro and of generating all three pancreatic cell lineages.
KW - acinar cells
KW - development
KW - endocrine cells
KW - fetal pancreas
KW - human organoids
KW - LGR5
KW - organoids
KW - pancreas
KW - stem cell
KW - tripotent stem cell
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85210939082&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.044
DO - 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.044
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85210939082
SN - 0092-8674
VL - 187
SP - 7394-7413.e22
JO - Cell
JF - Cell
IS - 26
ER -