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Protocol for the Direct Conversion of Murine Embryonic Fibroblasts into Trophoblast Stem Cells
Published on: July 25, 2016
Protocol to generate induced trophoblast stem cells from embryonic stem cells in mice
Yiding Zhao1, Qing Wang1, Wenhao Zhang1
1State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Human Development and Reproductive Regulation, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Conversion of trophectoderm (TE)-derived trophoblast stem cells (TSCs) from inner-cell-mass-derived embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in mice is difficult to achieve naturally. Here, we introduce a reliable and repeatable protocol to generate induced TSCs (iTSCs) from ESCs via a Tet-on system in vitro. The iTSCs show typical TSC properties and have the potential to differentiate into syncytiotrophoblast cells (STCs) and trophoblast giant cells (TGCs). This cell fate transition provides a general platform to robustly investigate the mechanisms underlying TE specification. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Zhang et al. (2022).1.
