Methods For Generating Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Brown Fat Cells
Aspects of the present invention include methods and compositions related to the production and use of pluripotent stem cell-derived clonal embryonic progenitor cell types useful in the generation of cellular components of brown adipocyte tissue for research and therapy relating to applications in obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
1 . An isolated pluripotent stem cell-derived clonal progenitor cell line capable of differentiating into an adipocyte expressing one or more markers chosen from ADIPOQ, C19orf80 or UCP1, wherein the differentiation is done in the presence of a member of TGFβ superfamily.
2 . The isolated progenitor cell of claim 1 , wherein the isolated progenitor cell line gives rise to brown fat cells.
3 . The differentiated progeny of the isolated clonal progenitor line of claim 1 expressing C19orf80.
4 . The differentiated progeny of the isolated clonal progenitor line of claim 1 expressing UCP1.
5 . The differentiated progeny of the isolated clonal progenitor line of claim 1 expressing ADIPOQ.
6 . A method of differentiating a clonal embryonic progenitor cell derived from human pluripotent stem cells into a cell expressing one or more of the genes UCP1, C19orf80, or ADIPOQ, comprising contacting the clonal embryonic progenitor cell with one or more of members of the TGFβ superfamily and a PPARγ agonist.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the TGFβ superfamily member is chosen from BMP4 or BMP7.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the PPARγ agonist is rosiglitazone.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the progenitor cells are embedded in a mixture of hyaluronic acid and collagen-based matrix.
10 . A method of obtaining an adipocyte expressing one or more markers chosen from FABP4, C19orf80, ADIPQ, UCP1, NTNG1, and THRSP, comprising contacting a pluripotent stem-cell derived clonal progenitor cell line expressing HOXA5, and IL13RA2 with one or more members of the TGFβ superfamily and a PPARγ agonist.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the TGFβ superfamily member is a BMP.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the BMP is BMP4.
13 . The method of claim 10 wherein the PPARγ agonist is a rosiglitazone.
14 . The method of claim 10 wherein the progenitor cell line is in contact with a hydrogel.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the progenitor cell line is embedded within a hydrogel.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrogel comprises thiolated hyaluronate.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrogel comprises thiolated gelatin.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hydrogel comprises thiolated hyaluronate and thiolated gelatin.