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<p>Endochondral ossification generates most of the load-bearing bones, recapitulating it in human cells remains a challenge. Here, we report generation of <i>SOX9</i><sup>+</sup> sclerotomal progenitors (scl-progenitors), a mesenchymal precursor at the pre-condensation stage, from human pluripotent stem cells and development of osteochondral induction methods for these cells. Upon lineage-specific induction, <i>SOX9</i><sup>+</sup> scl-progenitors have not only generated articular cartilage but have also undergone spontaneous condensation, cartilaginous anlagen formation, chondrocyte hypertrophy, vascular invasion, and finally bone formation with stroma, thereby recapitulating key stages during endochondral ossification. Moreover, self-organized growth plate-like structures have also been induced using <i>SOX9</i><sup>+</sup> scl-progenitor-derived fusion constructs with chondro- and osteo-spheroids, exhibiting molecular and cellular similarities to the primary growth plates. Furthermore, we have identified <i>ITGA9</i> as a specific surface marker for reporter-independent isolation of <i>SOX9</i><sup>+</sup> scl-progenitors and established a culture system to support their expansion. Our work highlights <i>SOX9</i><sup>+</sup> scl-progenitors as a promising tool for modeling human skeletal development and bone/cartilage bioengineering.</p>

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Recapitulation of endochondral ossification by hPSC-derived SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors

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    2025年3月21日

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  • Jingfei Xiong,
  • Runxin Ma,
  • Kun Xie,
  • Ce Shan,
  • Hanyi Chen,
  • Yuqing Wang,
  • Yuansong Liao,
  • Yanhui Deng,
  • Guogen Ye,
  • Yifu Wang,
  • Qing Zhu,
  • Yunqiu Zhang,
  • Haoyang Cai,
  • Weihua Guo,
  • Yike Yin,
  • Zhonghan Li

摘要

Endochondral ossification generates most of the load-bearing bones, recapitulating it in human cells remains a challenge. Here, we report generation of SOX9+ sclerotomal progenitors (scl-progenitors), a mesenchymal precursor at the pre-condensation stage, from human pluripotent stem cells and development of osteochondral induction methods for these cells. Upon lineage-specific induction, SOX9+ scl-progenitors have not only generated articular cartilage but have also undergone spontaneous condensation, cartilaginous anlagen formation, chondrocyte hypertrophy, vascular invasion, and finally bone formation with stroma, thereby recapitulating key stages during endochondral ossification. Moreover, self-organized growth plate-like structures have also been induced using SOX9+ scl-progenitor-derived fusion constructs with chondro- and osteo-spheroids, exhibiting molecular and cellular similarities to the primary growth plates. Furthermore, we have identified ITGA9 as a specific surface marker for reporter-independent isolation of SOX9+ scl-progenitors and established a culture system to support their expansion. Our work highlights SOX9+ scl-progenitors as a promising tool for modeling human skeletal development and bone/cartilage bioengineering.