Distinct hemogenic potential of endothelial cells and CD41+ cells in mouse embryos |
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Authors: | Hashimoto Kazuaki Fujimoto Tetsuhiro Shimoda Yuri Huang Xin Sakamoto Hiroshi Ogawa Minetaro |
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Institution: | Department of Cell Differentiation, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells have been thought to develop from the vascular endothelium located in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region of the mouse embryo. However, several recent findings have suggested that most hematopoietic progenitors are derived from non-endothelial precursor cells expressing CD41. We characterized two distinct precursor populations of definitive hematopoietic cell lineages, vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin(+) CD41(-) CD45(-) endothelial cells and CD41(+) CD45(-) non-endothelial progenitors, both of which are derived from lateral mesoderm. VE-cadherin(+) endothelial cells obtained from cultures of differentiating embryonic stem cells possessed hematopoietic potential encompassing erythroid, myeloid and B lymphoid lineages, whereas CD41(+) progenitors lacked the B lymphopoietic potential. VE-cadherin(+) endothelial cells in the lower trunk of the embryo proper showed a significant potential for initiating B lymphopoiesis in cultures, while endothelial cells in the yolk sac appeared to have a bias for myeloerythropoietic differentiation. CD41(+) progenitors isolated from yolk sac and embryo proper were capable of generating multiple hematopoietic lineages, although mast cell precursors were exclusively enriched in CD41(+) progenitors in the yolk sac. These results suggest that hemogenic endothelial cells and CD41(+) progenitors possess distinct hematopoietic potential depending on the tissues in which they reside. |
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Keywords: | CD41 definitive hematopoiesis embryonic stem cell mast cell vascular endothelial-cadherin |
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