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WO2013184888A1
WO2013184888A1 PCT/US2013/044472 US2013044472W WO2013184888A1 WO 2013184888 A1 WO2013184888 A1 WO 2013184888A1 US 2013044472 W US2013044472 W US 2013044472W WO 2013184888 A1 WO2013184888 A1 WO 2013184888A1
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  • the present invention is in the field of cell differentiation. More specifically, the invention discloses use of Ephrin ligands and sphingosine-1 -phosphate as regulators of differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to endocrine cells.
  • a pluripotent cell gives rise to a group of cells comprising three germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in a process known as gastrulation. Tissues such as, thyroid, thymus, pancreas, gut, and liver, will develop from the endoderm, via an intermediate stage. The intermediate stage in this process is the formation of definitive endoderm. Definitive endoderm cells express a number of markers, such as,
  • HNF3beta GATA4, MIXL1, CXCR4 and SOX17.
  • the endoderm is partitioned into anterior-posterior domains that can be recognized by the expression of a panel of factors that uniquely mark anterior, mid, and posterior regions of the endoderm. For example, Hhex, and Sox2 identify the anterior region while Cdxl, 2, and 4 identify the posterior half of the endoderm.
  • Migration of endoderm tissue brings the endoderm into close proximity with different mesodermal tissues that help in regionalization of the gut tube. This is accomplished by a plethora of secreted factors, such as FGFs, Wnts, TGF-Bs, retinoic acid (RA), and BMP ligands and their antagonists. For example, FGF4 and BMP promote Cdx2 expression in the presumptive hindgut endoderm and repress expression of the anterior genes Hhex and SOX2 (2000
  • the level of expression of specific transcription factors may be used to designate the identity of a tissue.
  • the gut tube becomes regionalized into broad domains that can be observed at the molecular level by restricted gene expression patterns.
  • the regionalized pancreas domain in the gut tube shows a very high expression of PDX-1 and very low expression of CDX2 and SOX2.
  • NKX2.1 highly expressed in the lung tissue
  • SOX2/Oddl are highly expressed in stomach tissue
  • expression of PROXl/Hhex/AFP is high in liver tissue
  • SOX17 is highly expressed in biliary structure tissues
  • PDX1, NKX6.1/PTfla, and NKX2.2 are highly expressed in pancreatic tissue
  • expression of CDX2 is high in intestine tissue.
  • pancreas arises from the differentiation of definitive endoderm into pancreatic endoderm (2009 Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol, 25:221-251; 2009 Dev Dyn, 238:29-42).
  • Dorsal and ventral pancreatic domains arise from the foregut epithelium. Foregut also gives rise to the esophagus, trachea, lungs, thyroid, stomach, liver, pancreas, and bile duct system.
  • pancreatic endoderm express the pancreatic-duodenal homeobox gene PDX1.
  • pancreas fails to develop beyond the formation of ventral and dorsal buds.
  • PDX1 expression marks a critical step in pancreatic organogenesis.
  • the mature pancreas contains, among other cell types, exocrine tissue and endocrine tissue. Exocrine and endocrine tissues arise from the differentiation of pancreatic endoderm.
  • pancreatic precursor cells were transplanted in the fat pad of immune deficient mice resulted in formation of functional pancreatic endocrine cells following a 3-4 month maturation phase (U.S. Patent No. 7,993,920 and U.S. Patent No. 7,534,608).
  • Fisk et al. report a system for producing pancreatic islet cells from human embryonic stem cells (U.S. Patent No. 7,033,831).
  • the differentiation pathway was divided into three stages. Human embryonic stem cells were first differentiated to endoderm using a combination of sodium butyrate and activin A (U.S. Patent No. 7,326,572). The cells were then cultured with BMP antagonists, such as Noggin, in combination with EGF or betacellulin to generate PDXl positive cells. The terminal differentiation was induced by nicotinamide.
  • Small molecule inhibitors have also been used for induction of pancreatic endocrine precursor cells.
  • small molecule inhibitors of TGF-B receptor and BMP receptors (Development 2011, 138:861-871; Diabetes 2011, 60:239-247) have been used to significantly enhance number of pancreatic endocrine cells.
  • small molecule activators have also been used to generate definitive endoderm cells or pancreatic precursor cells (Curr Opin Cell Biol 2009, 21 :727-732; Nature Chem Biol 2009, 5:258-265).
  • the present invention relates to a method of enhancing expression of insulin and NKX6.1 by culturing a population of pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3.
  • the population of pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the population pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the invention concerns a method of enhancing expression of somatostatin while suppressing the expression of insulin, glucagon, and ghrelin by culturing pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C.
  • the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C expresses more somatostatin as a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
  • the expression of insulin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of insulin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
  • the expression of glucagon in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C is suppressed as compared to the expression of glucagon in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
  • the expression of ghrelin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of ghrelin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C .
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the invention refers to a method of enhancing expression of NKX6.1 by treating pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising semap horin 3 a or Epigen.
  • the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3a or Epigen expresses an enhanced amount of NKX6.1 as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen.
  • the level of expression of hormones such as insulin, glucagon, and gherlin is not affected in pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells not treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the present invention relates to a stepwise method of
  • differentiating pluripotent cells comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4, Ephrin A3, Activin A, Activin C, semaphorin 3a, or Epigen.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising semaphorin 3 a, or Epigen.
  • the pluripotent stem cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
  • the present invention relates to a method of inducing expression of endocrine clusters by treating pancreatic endocrine cells with sphingosine-1 receptor agonist.
  • the sphingosine-1 receptor agonist used for treating pancreatic endocrine cells is sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP)
  • cells prepared by the methods of the invention are also contemplated as embodiments of the invention.
  • Figure 1A to Figure 1G shows data from real-time PCR analyses of the expression of the following genes in cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI differentiated as described in Example 1 : insulin (FIG. 1A), somatostatin (FIG. IB), ghrelin (FIG. 1C), glucagon (FIG. ID), PDX-1 (FIG. 1E), NKX6.1 (FIG. IF), and NGN3 (FIG. 1G).
  • FIG. 2A to Figure 2C show images of cells immune stained for insulin.
  • FIG. 2A control
  • FIG. 2B cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin-A3
  • FIG. 2C cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin-A3, as described in Example 2.
  • FIG. 3A to Figure 3C show images of cells immune stained for insulin.
  • FIG. 3A control;
  • FIG. 3B cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin-A4;
  • FIG. 3C cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin-A4, as described in Example 2.
  • FIG. 4A to Figure 4D depict phase contrast images of S6 cultures of cells treated with sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and imaged on day 1 (FIG. 4A), day 7 (FIG. 4B), and two different magnifications at day 10 (FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D).
  • SIP sphingosine-1 -phosphate
  • Figure 5 A to Figure 5D depict images of cells treated with SIP and immunostained for Hb9 (FIG. 5A) and NKX6.1 (FIG. 5B), or immunostained for insulin (FIG. 5C) and Hb9 (FIG 5D).
  • FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B depict phase contrast images, at different magnifications, of cells treated with 10 ⁇ SIP and harvested three days after start of stage 6.
  • Figure 6C and Figure 6D depict images of cells immunostained for NKX2.2.
  • FIG. 6C control cells;
  • FIG. 6D cells treated with SIP.
  • Stem cells are undifferentiated cells defined by their ability, at the single cell level, to both self-renew and differentiate. Stem cells may produce progeny cells, including self- renewing progenitors, non-renewing progenitors, and terminally differentiated cells. Stem cells are also characterized by their ability to differentiate in vitro into functional cells of various cell lineages from multiple germ layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). Stem cells also give rise to tissues of multiple germ layers following transplantation and contribute substantially to most, if not all, tissues following injection into blastocysts.
  • Stem cells are classified by their developmental potential as: (1) totipotent, meaning able to give rise to all embryonic and extraembryonic cell types; (2) pluripotent, meaning able to give rise to all embryonic cell types; (3) multipotent, meaning able to give rise to a subset of cell lineages but all within a particular tissue, organ, or physiological system (for example, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) can produce progeny that include HSC (self- renewal), blood cell restricted oligopotent progenitors, and all cell types and elements (e.g., platelets) that are normal components of the blood); (4) oligopotent, meaning able to give rise to a more restricted subset of cell lineages than multipotent stem cells; and (5) unipotent, meaning able to give rise to a single cell lineage (e.g., spermatogenic stem cells).
  • HSC hematopoietic stem cells
  • Differentiation is the process by which an unspecialized ("uncommitted") or less specialized cell acquires the features of a specialized cell such as, for example, a nerve cell or a muscle cell.
  • a differentiated cell or a differentiation-induced cell is one that has taken on a more specialized ("committed") position within the lineage of a cell.
  • the term "committed”, when applied to the process of differentiation, refers to a cell that has proceeded in the differentiation pathway to a point where, under normal circumstances, it will continue to differentiate into a specific cell type or subset of cell types, and cannot, under normal circumstances, differentiate into a different cell type or revert to a less differentiated cell type.
  • De-differentiation refers to the process by which a cell reverts to a less specialized (or committed) position within the lineage of a cell.
  • the lineage of a cell defines the heredity of the cell, i.e., which cells it came from and what cells it can give rise to.
  • the lineage of a cell places the cell within a hereditary scheme of development and differentiation.
  • a lineage-specific marker refers to a characteristic specifically associated with the phenotype of cells of a lineage of interest and can be used to assess the differentiation of an uncommitted cell to the lineage of interest.
  • Markers are nucleic acid or polypeptide molecules that are differentially expressed in a cell of interest.
  • differential expression means an increased level for a positive marker and a decreased level for a negative marker as compared to an undifferentiated cell.
  • the detectable level of the marker nucleic acid or polypeptide is sufficiently higher or lower in the cells of interest compared to other cells, such that the cell of interest can be identified and distinguished from other cells using any of a variety of methods known in the art.
  • a cell is "positive for” a specific marker or “positive” when the specific marker is detected in the cell. Similarly, the cell is “negative for” a specific marker, or
  • Cell density and “Seeding Density” are used interchangeably herein and refer to the number of cells seeded per unit area of a solid or semisolid planar or curved substrate.
  • stage 1 and “SI” are used interchangeably to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm (DE).
  • Definitive endoderm refers to cells which bear the characteristics of cells arising from the epiblast during gastrulation and which form the gastrointestinal tract and its derivatives. Definitive endoderm cells express at least one of the following markers: HNF3 beta, GATA4, SOX17, CXCR4, Cerberus, OTX2, goosecoid, C-Kit, CD99, and MIXL1.
  • Gut tube refers to cells derived from definitive endoderm that express at least one of the following markers: FiNF3-beta, FiNFl-beta, or FiNF4-alpha. Gut tube cells can give rise to all endodermal organs, such as lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach, and intestine.
  • stage 2 Used herein interchangeably are “stage 2" and “S2" which identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the primitive gut tube.
  • Form endoderm refers to endoderm cells that give rise to esophagus, lungs, stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, and a portion of the duodenum.
  • Posterior foregut refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to posterior stomach, pancreas, liver, and a portion of the duodenum.
  • Mid-gut endoderm refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to the intestines, portions of the duodenum, appendix, and ascending colon.
  • Hind-gut endoderm refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to the distal third of the transverse colon, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum.
  • Cells expressing markers characteristic of the foregut lineage refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDX-1, FOXA2, CDX2, SOX2, and HNF4 alpha.
  • stage 4" and S4 used interchangeably herein are “stage 4" and "S4" to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic foregut precursor.
  • Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic foregut precursor lineage refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDX-1, NKX6.1, HNF6, FOXA2, PTFla, Proxl and HNF4 alpha.
  • stage 5" and “S5" are used interchangeably to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm and pancreatic endocrine precursor cells.
  • Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDXl, NKX6.1, HNFl beta, PTF1 alpha, HNF6, HNF4 alpha, SOX9, HB9 or PROXl .
  • Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDXl, NKX6.1, HNFl beta, PTF1 alpha, HNF6, HNF4 alpha, SOX9, HB9 or PROXl .
  • pancreatic endoderm lineage do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • Pancreatic endocrine cell or “Pancreatic hormone expressing cell”, or “Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage”, or “Stage 6 cells”, or “S6 cells” are used interchangeably herein, and refer to a cell capable of expressing at least one of the following hormones: insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, ghrelin, and pancreatic polypeptide.
  • Pantencreatic insulin positive cell refers to an endocrine population of cells expressing insulin, HB9, NKX2.2 and NKX6.1.
  • Pantendocrine precursor cell or “Pancreatic endocrine progenitor cell” refers to pancreatic endoderm cells capable of becoming a pancreatic hormone expressing cell. Such a cell can express at least one of the following markers: NGN3, NKX2.2, NeuroD, ISL-1, Pax4, Pax6, or ARX.
  • Glucose and "D-Glucose” are used interchangeably herein and refer to dextrose, a sugar commonly found in nature.
  • NeuroD NeuroD 1
  • NeuroD 1 NeuroD 1
  • LDN Used interchangeably herein are “LDN” and “LDN- 193189” to indicate a BMP receptor inhibitor available from Stemgent, CA, USA.
  • Pluripotent stem cells may express one or more of the stage-specific embryonic antigens (SSEA) 3 and 4, and markers detectable using antibodies designated Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81 (Thomson et al. 1998, Science 282: 1145-1147). Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells in vitro results in the loss of SSEA-4, Tra-1-60, and Tra-1-81 expression. Undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells typically have alkaline phosphatase activity, which can be detected by fixing the cells with 4% paraformaldehyde, and then developing with Vector Red as a substrate, as described by the manufacturer (Vector Laboratories, , CA, USA). Undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells also typically express OCT4 and TERT, as detected by RT-PCR.
  • SSEA stage-specific embryonic antigens
  • pluripotent stem cells Another desirable phenotype of propagated pluripotent stem cells is a potential to differentiate into cells of all three germinal layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm tissues. Pluripotency of stem cells can be confirmed, for example, by injecting cells into SCID mice, fixing the teratomas that form using 4% paraformaldehyde, and then examining them histologically for evidence of cell types from the three germ layers. Alternatively, pluripotency may be determined by the creation of embryoid bodies and assessing the embryoid bodies for the presence of markers associated with the three germinal layers.
  • Propagated pluripotent stem cell lines may be karyotyped using a standard G-banding technique and compared to published karyotypes of the corresponding primate species. It is desirable to obtain cells that have a "normal karyotype," which means that the cells are euploid, wherein all human chromosomes are present and not noticeably altered.
  • Pluripotent cells may be readily expanded in culture using various feeder layers or by using matrix protein coated vessels. Alternatively, chemically defined surfaces in combination with defined media such as mTesr® 1 media (StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, Canada) may be used for routine expansion of the cells. Pluripotent cells may be readily removed from culture plates using enzymatic, mechanical or use of various calcium chelators such as EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid).
  • EDTA Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • pluripotent cells may be expanded in suspension in the absence of any matrix proteins or a feeder layer.
  • pluripotent stem cells include established lines of pluripotent cells derived from tissue formed after gestation, including pre-embryonic tissue (such as, for example, a blastocyst), embryonic tissue, or fetal tissue taken any time during gestation, typically but not necessarily, before approximately 10 to 12 weeks gestation.
  • pre-embryonic tissue such as, for example, a blastocyst
  • embryonic tissue or fetal tissue taken any time during gestation, typically but not necessarily, before approximately 10 to 12 weeks gestation.
  • hESCs human embryonic stem cells
  • human embryonic germ cells such as, for example the human embryonic stem cell lines HI, H7, and H9 (WiCell Research Institute, Madison, WI, USA).
  • cells taken from a pluripotent stem cell population already cultured in the absence of feeder cells are also suitable.
  • IPS inducible pluripotent cells
  • reprogrammed pluripotent cells that can be derived from adult somatic cells using forced expression of a number of pluripotent related transcription factors, such as OCT4, NANOG, Sox2, KLF4, and ZFP42 (Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2011, 12: 165-185).
  • the human embryonic stem cells used in the methods of the invention may also be prepared as described by Thomson et al. (U.S. Patent No. 5,843,780; Science, 1998, 282: 1145-1147; Curr Top Dev Biol 1998, 38: 133-165; Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 1995, 92:7844-7848). Formation of Cells Expressing Markers Characteristic of the Pancreatic Endoderm
  • pluripotent stem cell markers include, for example, the expression of one or more of the following: ABCG2, cripto, FOXD3, CONNEXIN43, CONNEXIN45, OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, hTERT, UTF1, ZFP42, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, Tra 1-60, Tra 1-81.
  • Pluripotent stem cells suitable for use in the present invention include, for example, the human embryonic stem cell line H9 (NIH code: WA09), the human embryonic stem cell line HI (NIH code: WA01), the human embryonic stem cell line H7 (NIH code: WA07), and the human embryonic stem cell line SA002 (Cellartis, Sweden). Also suitable for use in the present invention are cells that express at least one of the following markers characteristic of pluripotent cells: ABCG2, cripto, CD9, FOXD3, CONNEXIN43, CONNEXIN45, OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, hTERT, UTF1, ZFP42, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, Tra 1-60, and Tra 1-81.
  • markers characteristic of pluripotent cells ABCG2, cripto, CD9, FOXD3, CONNEXIN43, CONNEXIN45, OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, hTERT, UTF1, ZFP42, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, Tra 1-60, and Tra 1-81
  • Markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage are selected from the group consisting of SOX17, GATA4, HNF3 beta, GSC, CER1, Nodal, FGF8, Brachyury, Mix-like homeobox protein, FGF4, CD48, eomesodermin (EOMES), DK 4, FGF17, GATA6, CXCR4, C-Kit, CD99, and OTX2.
  • Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a primitive streak precursor cell.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a mesendoderm cell.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a definitive endoderm cell.
  • Markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage are selected from the group consisting of PDX1, NKX6.1, HNF1 beta, PTF1 alpha, HNF6, HNF4 alpha, SOX9, HB9 and PROX1.
  • Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage is a pancreatic endoderm cell wherein the expression of PDX-1 and NKX6.1 are substantially higher than the expression of CDX2 and SOX2.
  • a pancreatic endocrine cell is capable of expressing at least one of the following hormones: insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide.
  • Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage is a pancreatic endocrine cell.
  • the pancreatic endocrine cell may be a pancreatic hormone-expressing cell.
  • the pancreatic endocrine cell may be a pancreatic hormone-secreting cell.
  • pancreatic endocrine cells of the invention are cells expressing markers
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the cell lineage expresses PDX1 and at least one of the following transcription factors: NKX2.2, NKX6.1, NEUROD, ISLl, HNF3 beta, MAFA, PAX4, and PAX6.
  • a cell expressing markers characteristic of the cell lineage is a cell.
  • the present invention relates to a method of enhancing expression of insulin and NKX6.1 by culturing a population of stage 5 cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3.
  • the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 is enhanced in the population of cells to at least 2 times as much as the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in a population of non-treated cells.
  • the population of stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the population stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the invention concerns a method of enhancing expression of somatostatin while suppressing the expression of insulin, glucagon, and ghrelin by culturing stage 5 cells in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C.
  • the treated population of cells expresses at least two times as much somatostatin as non-treated cultures.
  • the expression of insulin is suppressed to about half as much as the expression of insulin in non-treated cultures.
  • the expression of glucagon is suppressed to about 1/10 as much as the expression of glucagon in non-treated cultures.
  • the expression of ghrelin is suppressed to about 1/3 as much as the expression of ghrelin as in non-treated cultures.
  • the stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the invention refers to a method of enhancing expression of NKX6.1 by treating stage 5 cells in medium comprising semaphorin 3a or Epigen.
  • the treated population of cells expresses at least two times as much NKX6.1 as non-treated cultures.
  • the level of expression of hormones is not affected in treated cultures as compared to untreated cultures.
  • the stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
  • the stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
  • the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
  • the present invention relates to a stepwise method of
  • differentiating pluripotent cells comprising culturing stage 5 cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4, Ephrin A3, Activin A, Activin C, semaphorin 3a, or Epigen.
  • the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3.
  • the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C.
  • the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising semaphorin 3 a, or Epigen.
  • the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
  • the invention relates to a method of inducing insulin expression comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand.
  • the Ephrin ligand is selected from Ephrin A3 and Ephrin A4.
  • culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand enhances expression of insulin and NKX6.1.
  • culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand enhances expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in the pancreatic endoderm cells to at least 2 times as much as the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in non-treated pancreatic endoderm cells.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. In some embodiments, the pluripotent stem cells used in the methods of the invention are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
  • the invention concerns insulin and NKX6.1 -expressing cells prepared by the methods of the invention.
  • the invention refers to a method for inducing endocrine cluster formation comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with a sphingosine-1 receptor agonist.
  • the pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
  • the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
  • MCDB-131 medium (Catalog No.10372-019, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA (Catalog No. 68700, Proliant, Ankeny, IA), 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate (Catalog No. S3187, SigmaAldrich, St. Louis, MO), IX GlutaMaxTM (Invitrogen Catalog No. 35050-079), 4.5 mM D-Glucose (SigmaAldrich Catalog No.
  • G8769 100 ng/ml GDF8 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) and 1 ⁇ MCX compound (a GSK3B inhibitor, 14-Prop-2-en-l-yl- 3,5,7,14,17,23,27-heptaazatetracyclo [19.3.1.1 ⁇ 2,6 ⁇ . l ⁇ 8,12 ⁇ ]heptacosa- 1(25),2(27),3,5,8(26),9,1 l,21,23-nonaen-16-one, US Patent Application Publication No. 2010-0015711; incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
  • Cells were then cultured for additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMaxTM, 4.5 mM
  • D-Glucose 100 ng/ml GDF8, and 0.1 ⁇ MCX compound.
  • Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMaxTM, 4.5 mM
  • Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube - 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-
  • Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1 (Sigma, St.
  • GlutaMaxTM 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1; 10 ng/ml of Activin A; 1 ⁇ RA; 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid, 200 nM TPB, 10 ⁇ forskolin and 10 nM LDN, then d)
  • Stage 4 Pancreatic foregut precursor- 2 days); Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX
  • Stage 5 Pancreatic endoderm/endocrine -3 days: Stage 4 cells were treated with
  • MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 20 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 ⁇ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid for three days, with the addition of 100 nM ALk5 inhibitor SD-208 (disclosed in Molecular Pharmacology 2007, 72: 152-161) for days 2-3 only.
  • Ephrin-A4 100 ng/ml 369-EA
  • Figure 1A to Figure 1G depict data from real-time PCR analyses of the expression of the following genes in cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI differentiated to stage 5 as outlined in Example 1 and in the presence of factors listed in Table I: Insulin (FIG 1 A), somatostatin (FIG. IB), ghrelin (FIG. 1C), glucagon (FIG. ID), PDX-1 (FIG. IE), NKX6.1 (FIG. IF), and NGN3 (FIG. 1G).
  • Ephrin-A4 enhanced m NA expression of NKX6.1 and insulin as compared to control cultures (FIG. IF) while showing minimal impact on PDX-1 (FIG. IE) and NGN3 expression (FIG. 1G).
  • Factors such as Activin-A and Activin-C significantly enhanced expression of somatostatin (FIG. IB) while suppressing the expression of insulin (FIG 1A), glucagon (FIG. ID), and ghrelin (FIG. 1C).
  • factors such as semaphorin 3a and Epigen enhanced NKX6.1 expression while not affecting expression of hormones as compared to untreated cultures.
  • the average level of expression of the different markers in control cultures are shown by a dotted line on the graphs.
  • This example describes the validation of hits identified in Example 1.
  • MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMaxTM, 4.5 mM D-Glucose, 100 ng/ml GDF8, and 0.1 ⁇ MCX compound.
  • Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube- 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; IX GlutaMaxTM; 4.5 mM D-Glucose; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid (Sigma, MO) and 25 ng/ml FGF7 (R & D Systems, MN), then c) Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen, Ca); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM;
  • MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 ⁇ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 100 nM ALk5 inhibitor (for days 2-3 only) (SD-208, disclosed in Molecular Pharmacology 2007, 72: 152-161) and +/- 0-100 ng/ml of Ephrin-A3 or Ephrin-A4 (R & D systems, MN) for three days.
  • FIG. 2 depicts images of cells immunostained for insulin.
  • FIG. 2A control cells
  • FIG. 2B cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin A3
  • FIG. 2C cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin A3.
  • Figure 3 depicts images of cells immunostained for insulin.
  • FIG. 3A control cells
  • FIG. 3B cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin A4
  • This example describes the progression of endocrine cluster formation at stage 6 and the effect of sphingosine-1 -phosphate in accelerating the formation of the endocrine rich clusters.
  • Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube- 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1 %> fatty acid- free BSA; 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; IX GlutaMaxTM; 4.5 mM D-Glucose; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid (Sigma, MO) and 25 ng/ml FGF7 (R & D Systems, MN), then c) Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen, Ca); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX Gluta
  • MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 15 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 ⁇ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; and 1 ng/ml FGF7 for three days; with the addition of 100 nM ALK5 inhibitor SD-208 at days 2-3 only, then f) Stage 6 (Pancreatic endocrine -3-10 days): Stage 5 cells were treated with
  • MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 15 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMaxTM; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 ⁇ SANT-1 ; 50 nM RA; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; for 3-10 days.
  • Figure 4A to Figure 4D depict phase contrast images of S6 cultures of cells treated with sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and imaged on day 1 (FIG. 4A), day 7 (FIG. 4B), and at two different magnifications at day 10 (FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D).
  • the images show that on day 7, there was clear evidence of clustering of endocrine cells and on day 10 the clusters were separated from each other by a thin layer of pancreatic endoderm epithelium.
  • Figure 5A to Figure 5D depict images of cells immunostained for Hb9 (FIG. 5A) and NKX6.1 (FIG. 5B), or immunostained for insulin (FIG.
  • FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show that the endocrine clusters were enriched for Hb9 while the pancreatic epithelium surrounding the clusters were enriched for NKX6.1. Some of the cells in the Hb9-enriched clusters were also positive for NKX6.1. The clusters were enriched for insulin and Hb9 as shown in FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D.
  • This morphological change closely resembles pancreatic development where NKX6.1+ PDX-1+ rich epithelium gives rise to endocrine clusters. In each instance, the pair of images was obtained using different filters from the same field of cells.
  • FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B depict phase contrast images, at different magnifications, of cells treated with 10 ⁇ sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and harvested three days after start of stage 6. These images show that endocrine clusters emerged only 3 days after start of stage 6. This is about 7 days earlier than formation of the clusters in control cultures.
  • SIP sphingosine-1 -phosphate
  • FIG. 6C and Figure 6D depict images of control cells (FIG. 6C) and cells treated with SIP (FIG. 6D) immunostained for NKX2.2.
  • SIP SIP

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Abstract

The present invention provides methods to promote differentiation of pancreatic endoderm cells to pancreatic endocrine rich clusters and to enhance insulin expression in hormone-expressing cells.

Description

DIFFERENTIATION OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS INTO
PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE CELLS
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/657,160, filed June 8, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purpose.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is in the field of cell differentiation. More specifically, the invention discloses use of Ephrin ligands and sphingosine-1 -phosphate as regulators of differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to endocrine cells.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Advances in cell-replacement therapy for Type I diabetes mellitus and a shortage of transplantable islets of Langerhans have focused interest on developing sources of insulin- producing cells, or β cells, appropriate for engraftment. One approach is the generation of functional β cells from pluripotent stem cells, such as, for example, embryonic stem cells.
[0004] In vertebrate embryonic development, a pluripotent cell gives rise to a group of cells comprising three germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) in a process known as gastrulation. Tissues such as, thyroid, thymus, pancreas, gut, and liver, will develop from the endoderm, via an intermediate stage. The intermediate stage in this process is the formation of definitive endoderm. Definitive endoderm cells express a number of markers, such as,
HNF3beta, GATA4, MIXL1, CXCR4 and SOX17.
[0005] By the end of gastrulation, the endoderm is partitioned into anterior-posterior domains that can be recognized by the expression of a panel of factors that uniquely mark anterior, mid, and posterior regions of the endoderm. For example, Hhex, and Sox2 identify the anterior region while Cdxl, 2, and 4 identify the posterior half of the endoderm. [0006] Migration of endoderm tissue brings the endoderm into close proximity with different mesodermal tissues that help in regionalization of the gut tube. This is accomplished by a plethora of secreted factors, such as FGFs, Wnts, TGF-Bs, retinoic acid (RA), and BMP ligands and their antagonists. For example, FGF4 and BMP promote Cdx2 expression in the presumptive hindgut endoderm and repress expression of the anterior genes Hhex and SOX2 (2000
Development, 127: 1563-1567). WNT signaling has also been shown to work in parallel to FGF signaling to promote hindgut development and inhibit foregut fate (2007 Development,
134:2207-2217). Lastly, secreted retinoic acid by mesenchyme regulates the foregut-hindgut boundary (2002 Curr Biol, 12: 1215-1220).
[0007] The level of expression of specific transcription factors may be used to designate the identity of a tissue. During transformation of the definitive endoderm into a primitive gut tube, the gut tube becomes regionalized into broad domains that can be observed at the molecular level by restricted gene expression patterns. For example, the regionalized pancreas domain in the gut tube shows a very high expression of PDX-1 and very low expression of CDX2 and SOX2. Similarly, the presence of high levels of Foxel are indicative of esophagus tissue; highly expressed in the lung tissue is NKX2.1; SOX2/Oddl (OSR1) are highly expressed in stomach tissue; expression of PROXl/Hhex/AFP is high in liver tissue; SOX17 is highly expressed in biliary structure tissues; PDX1, NKX6.1/PTfla, and NKX2.2 are highly expressed in pancreatic tissue; and expression of CDX2 is high in intestine tissue. The summary above is adapted from Dev D n 2009, 238:29-42 and Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2009, 25:221-251.
[0008] Formation of the pancreas arises from the differentiation of definitive endoderm into pancreatic endoderm (2009 Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol, 25:221-251; 2009 Dev Dyn, 238:29-42). Dorsal and ventral pancreatic domains arise from the foregut epithelium. Foregut also gives rise to the esophagus, trachea, lungs, thyroid, stomach, liver, pancreas, and bile duct system.
[0009] Cells of the pancreatic endoderm express the pancreatic-duodenal homeobox gene PDX1. In the absence of PDX1, the pancreas fails to develop beyond the formation of ventral and dorsal buds. Thus, PDX1 expression marks a critical step in pancreatic organogenesis. The mature pancreas contains, among other cell types, exocrine tissue and endocrine tissue. Exocrine and endocrine tissues arise from the differentiation of pancreatic endoderm. [00010] D'Amouret al. describes the production of enriched cultures of human embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived definitive endoderm in the presence of a high concentration of activin and low serum (Nature Biotechnol 2005, 23: 1534-1541; U.S. Patent No. 7,704,738). Transplanting these cells under the kidney capsule of mice resulted in differentiation into more mature cells with characteristics of endodermal tissue (U.S. Patent No. 7,704,738). Human embryonic stem cell-derived definitive endoderm cells can be further differentiated into PDXl positive cells after addition of FGF-10 and retinoic acid (U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0266554A1).
Subsequent transplantation of these pancreatic precursor cells in the fat pad of immune deficient mice resulted in formation of functional pancreatic endocrine cells following a 3-4 month maturation phase (U.S. Patent No. 7,993,920 and U.S. Patent No. 7,534,608).
[0010] Fisk et al. report a system for producing pancreatic islet cells from human embryonic stem cells (U.S. Patent No. 7,033,831). In this case, the differentiation pathway was divided into three stages. Human embryonic stem cells were first differentiated to endoderm using a combination of sodium butyrate and activin A (U.S. Patent No. 7,326,572). The cells were then cultured with BMP antagonists, such as Noggin, in combination with EGF or betacellulin to generate PDXl positive cells. The terminal differentiation was induced by nicotinamide.
[0011] Small molecule inhibitors have also been used for induction of pancreatic endocrine precursor cells. For example, small molecule inhibitors of TGF-B receptor and BMP receptors (Development 2011, 138:861-871; Diabetes 2011, 60:239-247) have been used to significantly enhance number of pancreatic endocrine cells. In addition, small molecule activators have also been used to generate definitive endoderm cells or pancreatic precursor cells (Curr Opin Cell Biol 2009, 21 :727-732; Nature Chem Biol 2009, 5:258-265).
[0012] Although great strides have been made in improving protocols to generate pancreatic cells from human pluripotent stem cells, there is still a need to generate a protocol that results in functional endocrine cells and in particular beta cells. Here, we demonstrate that a class of Ephrin ligands and sphingosine-1 -phosphate or agonists of sphingosine receptor enhance production of endocrine cells and accelerate clustering of endocrine hormones and endocrine precursor cells.
SUMMARY [0013] In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of enhancing expression of insulin and NKX6.1 by culturing a population of pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3. In some embodiments, the population of pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the population pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0014] In an embodiment, the invention concerns a method of enhancing expression of somatostatin while suppressing the expression of insulin, glucagon, and ghrelin by culturing pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C. In some
embodiments, the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C expresses more somatostatin as a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C. In some embodiments, the expression of insulin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of insulin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C. In some embodiments, the expression of glucagon in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C is suppressed as compared to the expression of glucagon in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C. In some embodiments, the expression of ghrelin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of ghrelin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C . In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0015] In an embodiment, the invention refers to a method of enhancing expression of NKX6.1 by treating pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising semap horin 3 a or Epigen. In some embodiments, the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3a or Epigen expresses an enhanced amount of NKX6.1 as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen. In some embodiments, the level of expression of hormones such as insulin, glucagon, and gherlin is not affected in pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells not treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0016] In some embodiments, the present invention relates to a stepwise method of
differentiating pluripotent cells comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4, Ephrin A3, Activin A, Activin C, semaphorin 3a, or Epigen. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are cultured in medium comprising semaphorin 3 a, or Epigen. In some embodiments, the pluripotent stem cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
[0017] In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of inducing expression of endocrine clusters by treating pancreatic endocrine cells with sphingosine-1 receptor agonist. In some embodiments, the sphingosine-1 receptor agonist used for treating pancreatic endocrine cells is sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP)
[0018] Also contemplated as embodiments of the invention are cells prepared by the methods of the invention, and methods of using the cells of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1A to Figure 1G shows data from real-time PCR analyses of the expression of the following genes in cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI differentiated as described in Example 1 : insulin (FIG. 1A), somatostatin (FIG. IB), ghrelin (FIG. 1C), glucagon (FIG. ID), PDX-1 (FIG. 1E), NKX6.1 (FIG. IF), and NGN3 (FIG. 1G).
[0020] Figure 2A to Figure 2C show images of cells immune stained for insulin. FIG. 2A, control; FIG. 2B, cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin-A3; and FIG. 2C, cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin-A3, as described in Example 2.
[0021] Figure 3A to Figure 3C show images of cells immune stained for insulin. FIG. 3A, control; FIG. 3B, cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin-A4; and FIG. 3C, cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin-A4, as described in Example 2.
[0022] Figure 4A to Figure 4D depict phase contrast images of S6 cultures of cells treated with sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and imaged on day 1 (FIG. 4A), day 7 (FIG. 4B), and two different magnifications at day 10 (FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D). The images show that on day 7, there was clear evidence of clustering of endocrine cells and on day 10 the clusters were separated from each other by a thin layer of pancreatic endoderm epithelium.
[0023] Figure 5 A to Figure 5D depict images of cells treated with SIP and immunostained for Hb9 (FIG. 5A) and NKX6.1 (FIG. 5B), or immunostained for insulin (FIG. 5C) and Hb9 (FIG 5D).
[0024] FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B depict phase contrast images, at different magnifications, of cells treated with 10 μΜ SIP and harvested three days after start of stage 6. Figure 6C and Figure 6D depict images of cells immunostained for NKX2.2. FIG. 6C, control cells; FIG. 6D, cells treated with SIP.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] For clarity of disclosure, and not by way of limitation, the detailed description of the invention is divided into the following subsections that describe or illustrate certain features, embodiments or applications of the present invention.
Definitions [0026] Stem cells are undifferentiated cells defined by their ability, at the single cell level, to both self-renew and differentiate. Stem cells may produce progeny cells, including self- renewing progenitors, non-renewing progenitors, and terminally differentiated cells. Stem cells are also characterized by their ability to differentiate in vitro into functional cells of various cell lineages from multiple germ layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). Stem cells also give rise to tissues of multiple germ layers following transplantation and contribute substantially to most, if not all, tissues following injection into blastocysts.
[0027] Stem cells are classified by their developmental potential as: (1) totipotent, meaning able to give rise to all embryonic and extraembryonic cell types; (2) pluripotent, meaning able to give rise to all embryonic cell types; (3) multipotent, meaning able to give rise to a subset of cell lineages but all within a particular tissue, organ, or physiological system (for example, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) can produce progeny that include HSC (self- renewal), blood cell restricted oligopotent progenitors, and all cell types and elements (e.g., platelets) that are normal components of the blood); (4) oligopotent, meaning able to give rise to a more restricted subset of cell lineages than multipotent stem cells; and (5) unipotent, meaning able to give rise to a single cell lineage (e.g., spermatogenic stem cells).
[0028] Differentiation is the process by which an unspecialized ("uncommitted") or less specialized cell acquires the features of a specialized cell such as, for example, a nerve cell or a muscle cell. A differentiated cell or a differentiation-induced cell is one that has taken on a more specialized ("committed") position within the lineage of a cell. The term "committed", when applied to the process of differentiation, refers to a cell that has proceeded in the differentiation pathway to a point where, under normal circumstances, it will continue to differentiate into a specific cell type or subset of cell types, and cannot, under normal circumstances, differentiate into a different cell type or revert to a less differentiated cell type. "De-differentiation" refers to the process by which a cell reverts to a less specialized (or committed) position within the lineage of a cell. As used herein, the lineage of a cell defines the heredity of the cell, i.e., which cells it came from and what cells it can give rise to. The lineage of a cell places the cell within a hereditary scheme of development and differentiation. A lineage-specific marker refers to a characteristic specifically associated with the phenotype of cells of a lineage of interest and can be used to assess the differentiation of an uncommitted cell to the lineage of interest. [0029] "Markers", as used herein, are nucleic acid or polypeptide molecules that are differentially expressed in a cell of interest. In this context, differential expression means an increased level for a positive marker and a decreased level for a negative marker as compared to an undifferentiated cell. The detectable level of the marker nucleic acid or polypeptide is sufficiently higher or lower in the cells of interest compared to other cells, such that the cell of interest can be identified and distinguished from other cells using any of a variety of methods known in the art.
[0030] As used herein, a cell is "positive for" a specific marker or "positive" when the specific marker is detected in the cell. Similarly, the cell is "negative for" a specific marker, or
"negative" when the specific marker is not detected in the cell.
[0031] As used herein, "Cell density" and "Seeding Density" are used interchangeably herein and refer to the number of cells seeded per unit area of a solid or semisolid planar or curved substrate.
[0032] As used herein, "stage 1" and "SI" are used interchangeably to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm (DE).
[0033] "Definitive endoderm", as used herein, refers to cells which bear the characteristics of cells arising from the epiblast during gastrulation and which form the gastrointestinal tract and its derivatives. Definitive endoderm cells express at least one of the following markers: HNF3 beta, GATA4, SOX17, CXCR4, Cerberus, OTX2, goosecoid, C-Kit, CD99, and MIXL1.
[0034] "Gut tube", as used herein, refers to cells derived from definitive endoderm that express at least one of the following markers: FiNF3-beta, FiNFl-beta, or FiNF4-alpha. Gut tube cells can give rise to all endodermal organs, such as lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach, and intestine.
[0035] Used herein interchangeably are "stage 2" and "S2" which identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the primitive gut tube.
[0036] "Foregut endoderm" refers to endoderm cells that give rise to esophagus, lungs, stomach, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, and a portion of the duodenum. [0037] "Posterior foregut" refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to posterior stomach, pancreas, liver, and a portion of the duodenum.
[0038] "Mid-gut endoderm" refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to the intestines, portions of the duodenum, appendix, and ascending colon.
[0039] "Hind-gut endoderm" refers to endoderm cells that can give rise to the distal third of the transverse colon, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum.
[0040] Both "stage 3" and "S3" are used interchangeably to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the foregut endoderm. . "Cells expressing markers characteristic of the foregut lineage", as used herein, refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDX-1, FOXA2, CDX2, SOX2, and HNF4 alpha.
[0041] Used interchangeably herein are "stage 4" and "S4" to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic foregut precursor. "Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic foregut precursor lineage", as used herein, refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDX-1, NKX6.1, HNF6, FOXA2, PTFla, Proxl and HNF4 alpha.
[0042] As used herein, "stage 5" and "S5" are used interchangeably to identify cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm and pancreatic endocrine precursor cells. "Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage", as used herein, refers to cells expressing at least one of the following markers: PDXl, NKX6.1, HNFl beta, PTF1 alpha, HNF6, HNF4 alpha, SOX9, HB9 or PROXl . Cells expressing markers
characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
[0043] "Pancreatic endocrine cell", or "Pancreatic hormone expressing cell", or "Cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage", or "Stage 6 cells", or "S6 cells" are used interchangeably herein, and refer to a cell capable of expressing at least one of the following hormones: insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, ghrelin, and pancreatic polypeptide.
[0044] "Pancreatic insulin positive cell" refers to an endocrine population of cells expressing insulin, HB9, NKX2.2 and NKX6.1. [0045] "Pancreatic endocrine precursor cell" or "Pancreatic endocrine progenitor cell" refers to pancreatic endoderm cells capable of becoming a pancreatic hormone expressing cell. Such a cell can express at least one of the following markers: NGN3, NKX2.2, NeuroD, ISL-1, Pax4, Pax6, or ARX.
[0046] Used interchangeably herein are "dl", "d 1", and "day 1"; "d2", "d 2", and "day 2"; "d3", "d 3", and "day 3", and so on. These number letter combinations refer to a specific day of incubation in the different stages during the stepwise differentiation protocol of the instant application.
[0047] "Glucose" and "D-Glucose" are used interchangeably herein and refer to dextrose, a sugar commonly found in nature.
[0048] Used interchangeably herein are "NeuroD" and "NeuroD 1" which identify a protein expressed in pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells and the gene encoding it.
[0049] Used interchangeably herein are "LDN" and "LDN- 193189" to indicate a BMP receptor inhibitor available from Stemgent, CA, USA.
Isolation, Expansion and Culture of Pluripotent Stem Cells
[0050] Pluripotent stem cells may express one or more of the stage-specific embryonic antigens (SSEA) 3 and 4, and markers detectable using antibodies designated Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81 (Thomson et al. 1998, Science 282: 1145-1147). Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells in vitro results in the loss of SSEA-4, Tra-1-60, and Tra-1-81 expression. Undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells typically have alkaline phosphatase activity, which can be detected by fixing the cells with 4% paraformaldehyde, and then developing with Vector Red as a substrate, as described by the manufacturer (Vector Laboratories, , CA, USA). Undifferentiated pluripotent stem cells also typically express OCT4 and TERT, as detected by RT-PCR.
[0051] Another desirable phenotype of propagated pluripotent stem cells is a potential to differentiate into cells of all three germinal layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm tissues. Pluripotency of stem cells can be confirmed, for example, by injecting cells into SCID mice, fixing the teratomas that form using 4% paraformaldehyde, and then examining them histologically for evidence of cell types from the three germ layers. Alternatively, pluripotency may be determined by the creation of embryoid bodies and assessing the embryoid bodies for the presence of markers associated with the three germinal layers.
[0052] Propagated pluripotent stem cell lines may be karyotyped using a standard G-banding technique and compared to published karyotypes of the corresponding primate species. It is desirable to obtain cells that have a "normal karyotype," which means that the cells are euploid, wherein all human chromosomes are present and not noticeably altered. Pluripotent cells may be readily expanded in culture using various feeder layers or by using matrix protein coated vessels. Alternatively, chemically defined surfaces in combination with defined media such as mTesr® 1 media (StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, Canada) may be used for routine expansion of the cells. Pluripotent cells may be readily removed from culture plates using enzymatic, mechanical or use of various calcium chelators such as EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid).
Alternatively, pluripotent cells may be expanded in suspension in the absence of any matrix proteins or a feeder layer.
Sources of Pluripotent Stem Cells
[0053] The types of pluripotent stem cells that may be used include established lines of pluripotent cells derived from tissue formed after gestation, including pre-embryonic tissue (such as, for example, a blastocyst), embryonic tissue, or fetal tissue taken any time during gestation, typically but not necessarily, before approximately 10 to 12 weeks gestation. Non-limiting examples are established lines of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) or human embryonic germ cells, such as, for example the human embryonic stem cell lines HI, H7, and H9 (WiCell Research Institute, Madison, WI, USA). Also suitable are cells taken from a pluripotent stem cell population already cultured in the absence of feeder cells. Also suitable are inducible pluripotent cells (IPS) or reprogrammed pluripotent cells that can be derived from adult somatic cells using forced expression of a number of pluripotent related transcription factors, such as OCT4, NANOG, Sox2, KLF4, and ZFP42 (Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2011, 12: 165-185). The human embryonic stem cells used in the methods of the invention may also be prepared as described by Thomson et al. (U.S. Patent No. 5,843,780; Science, 1998, 282: 1145-1147; Curr Top Dev Biol 1998, 38: 133-165; Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 1995, 92:7844-7848). Formation of Cells Expressing Markers Characteristic of the Pancreatic Endoderm
Lineage from Pluripotent Stem Cells
[0054] Characteristics of pluripotent stem cells are well known to those skilled in the art, and additional characteristics of pluripotent stem cells continue to be identified. Pluripotent stem cell markers include, for example, the expression of one or more of the following: ABCG2, cripto, FOXD3, CONNEXIN43, CONNEXIN45, OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, hTERT, UTF1, ZFP42, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, Tra 1-60, Tra 1-81.
[0055] Pluripotent stem cells suitable for use in the present invention include, for example, the human embryonic stem cell line H9 (NIH code: WA09), the human embryonic stem cell line HI (NIH code: WA01), the human embryonic stem cell line H7 (NIH code: WA07), and the human embryonic stem cell line SA002 (Cellartis, Sweden). Also suitable for use in the present invention are cells that express at least one of the following markers characteristic of pluripotent cells: ABCG2, cripto, CD9, FOXD3, CONNEXIN43, CONNEXIN45, OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, hTERT, UTF1, ZFP42, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, Tra 1-60, and Tra 1-81.
[0056] Markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage are selected from the group consisting of SOX17, GATA4, HNF3 beta, GSC, CER1, Nodal, FGF8, Brachyury, Mix-like homeobox protein, FGF4, CD48, eomesodermin (EOMES), DK 4, FGF17, GATA6, CXCR4, C-Kit, CD99, and OTX2. Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage. In one aspect of the present invention, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a primitive streak precursor cell. In an alternate aspect, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a mesendoderm cell. In an alternate aspect, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage is a definitive endoderm cell.
[0057] Markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage are selected from the group consisting of PDX1, NKX6.1, HNF1 beta, PTF1 alpha, HNF6, HNF4 alpha, SOX9, HB9 and PROX1. Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage. In one aspect of the present invention, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage is a pancreatic endoderm cell wherein the expression of PDX-1 and NKX6.1 are substantially higher than the expression of CDX2 and SOX2.
[0058] Markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage are selected from the group consisting of NGN3, NEUROD, ISLl, PDX1, NKX6.1, PAX4, ARX, NKX2.2, and PAX6. In one embodiment, a pancreatic endocrine cell is capable of expressing at least one of the following hormones: insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and pancreatic polypeptide. Suitable for use in the present invention is a cell that expresses at least one of the markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage. In one aspect of the present invention, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage is a pancreatic endocrine cell. The pancreatic endocrine cell may be a pancreatic hormone-expressing cell. Alternatively, the pancreatic endocrine cell may be a pancreatic hormone-secreting cell.
[0059] The pancreatic endocrine cells of the invention are cells expressing markers
characteristic of the cell lineage. A cell expressing markers characteristic of the cell lineage expresses PDX1 and at least one of the following transcription factors: NKX2.2, NKX6.1, NEUROD, ISLl, HNF3 beta, MAFA, PAX4, and PAX6. In one aspect of the present invention, a cell expressing markers characteristic of the cell lineage is a cell.
[0060] In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of enhancing expression of insulin and NKX6.1 by culturing a population of stage 5 cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3. In some embodiments, the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 is enhanced in the population of cells to at least 2 times as much as the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in a population of non-treated cells. In some embodiments, the population of stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the population stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0061] In an embodiment, the invention concerns a method of enhancing expression of somatostatin while suppressing the expression of insulin, glucagon, and ghrelin by culturing stage 5 cells in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C. In some embodiments, the treated population of cells expresses at least two times as much somatostatin as non-treated cultures. In some embodiments, the expression of insulin is suppressed to about half as much as the expression of insulin in non-treated cultures. In some embodiments, the expression of glucagon is suppressed to about 1/10 as much as the expression of glucagon in non-treated cultures. In some embodiments, the expression of ghrelin is suppressed to about 1/3 as much as the expression of ghrelin as in non-treated cultures. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0062] In an embodiment, the invention refers to a method of enhancing expression of NKX6.1 by treating stage 5 cells in medium comprising semaphorin 3a or Epigen. In some embodiments, the treated population of cells expresses at least two times as much NKX6.1 as non-treated cultures. In some embodiments, the level of expression of hormones is not affected in treated cultures as compared to untreated cultures. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells. In some embodiments the pluripotent cells are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
[0063] In some embodiments, the present invention relates to a stepwise method of
differentiating pluripotent cells comprising culturing stage 5 cells in medium comprising Ephrin A4, Ephrin A3, Activin A, Activin C, semaphorin 3a, or Epigen. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising Ephrin A4 or Ephrin A3. In some embodiments, the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C. In some
embodiments, the stage 5 cells are cultured in medium comprising semaphorin 3 a, or Epigen. In some embodiments, the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
[0064] In an embodiment, the invention relates to a method of inducing insulin expression comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand. In some embodiments, the Ephrin ligand is selected from Ephrin A3 and Ephrin A4. In some embodiments, culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand enhances expression of insulin and NKX6.1. In some embodiments, culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand enhances expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in the pancreatic endoderm cells to at least 2 times as much as the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in non-treated pancreatic endoderm cells. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. In some embodiments, the pluripotent stem cells used in the methods of the invention are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
[0065] In an embodiment, the invention concerns insulin and NKX6.1 -expressing cells prepared by the methods of the invention.
[0066] In an embodiment, the invention refers to a method for inducing endocrine cluster formation comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with a sphingosine-1 receptor agonist. In some embodiments, the pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. In some embodiments, the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
[0067] Publications cited throughout this document are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. The present invention is further illustrated, but not limited, by the following examples.
EXAMPLES Example 1
Identification of EphrinA4 as a Strong Inducer of Insulin Expression
[0068] This example was carried out to understand the role of various proteins on the generation of pancreatic endoderm/endocrine cultures from the differentiation of human ES cells.
[0069] Cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI (hESC HI, passage 40) were seeded as single cells at 1 X 105 cells/cm2 on MATRIGEL™ (1 :30 dilution; BD Biosciences, NJ)-coated dishes in mTeSR®l media (StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, Canada) supplemented with 10 μΜ of Y27632 (Rock inhibitor, Catalog No. Y0503, SigmaAldrich, St. Louis, MO). Forty-eight hours post seeding, cultures were washed in incomplete PBS (phosphate buffered saline without Mg or Ca). Cultures were differentiated into pancreatic endoderm/endocrine lineages as follows: a) Stage 1 (Definitive Endoderm (DE) - 3 days): Cells were cultured for one day in stage
1 media: MCDB-131 medium (Catalog No.10372-019, Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA (Catalog No. 68700, Proliant, Ankeny, IA), 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate (Catalog No. S3187, SigmaAldrich, St. Louis, MO), IX GlutaMax™ (Invitrogen Catalog No. 35050-079), 4.5 mM D-Glucose (SigmaAldrich Catalog No. G8769), 100 ng/ml GDF8 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN) and 1 μΜ MCX compound (a GSK3B inhibitor, 14-Prop-2-en-l-yl- 3,5,7,14,17,23,27-heptaazatetracyclo [19.3.1.1~2,6~. l~8,12~]heptacosa- 1(25),2(27),3,5,8(26),9,1 l,21,23-nonaen-16-one, US Patent Application Publication No. 2010-0015711; incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). Cells were then cultured for additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM
D-Glucose, 100 ng/ml GDF8, and 0.1 μΜ MCX compound. Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM
D-Glucose, and 100 ng/ml GDF8, then b) Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube - 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-
131 medium supplemented with 0.1%> fatty acid-free BSA; 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; IX GlutaMax™; 4.5 mM D-Glucose; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) and 25 ng/ml FGF7 (R & D Systems, Minneapolis, MN), then c) Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1 (Sigma, St. Louis, MO); 10 ng/ml of Activin-A (R & D Systems); 1 μΜ retinoic acid (RA; Sigma); 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 200 nM TPB (a PKC activator; Catalog No. 565740; EMD Chemicals, Gibstown, NJ); 10 μΜ forskolin (FSK, Sigma), and 100 nM LDN (a BMP receptor inhibitor; Catalog No. 04-0019;
Stemgent; San Diego, CA) for day 1. On day 2, cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX
GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 10 ng/ml of Activin A; 1 μΜ RA; 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid, 200 nM TPB, 10 μΜ forskolin and 10 nM LDN, then d) Stage 4 (Pancreatic foregut precursor- 2 days); Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX
GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 50 nM LDN-193189; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; and 100 nM TPB for two days, then e) Stage 5 (Pancreatic endoderm/endocrine -3 days): Stage 4 cells were treated with
MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 20 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid for three days, with the addition of 100 nM ALk5 inhibitor SD-208 (disclosed in Molecular Pharmacology 2007, 72: 152-161) for days 2-3 only.
[0070] At day 1 of stage 5, the factors listed in Table I, below, were spiked into the media and upon completion of S5 (day 3 of stage 5) mRNA was collected for PCR analysis of relevant pancreatic endoderm/endocrine genes. As a control, cultures were treated only with the S5 media listed above. Total RNA was extracted with the RNeasy Mini Kit (Qiagen; Valencia, CA) and reverse-transcribed using a High Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA) according to manufacturer's instructions. cDNA was amplified using Taqman Universal Master Mix and Taqman Gene Expression Assays which were preloaded onto custom Taqman Arrays (Applied Biosystems). Data were analyzed using Sequence Detection Software (Applied Biosystems) and normalized to undifferentiated human embryonic stem (hES) cells using the AACt method. All primers were purchased from Applied Biosystems.
Table I- List of factors tested at S5 of Example 1
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Tryptase-Y-1 20 ng/ml 1667-SE-010
BetaCellulin 20 ng/ml 261-CE-OlO
Lumican 100 ng/ml 2846-LU-050
Epimorphin 50 ng/ml 2936-EP-025
Mesothelin 50 ng/ml 3265-MS-050
Matrilin-4 100 ng/ml 3380-MN-050
Meteorin 50 ng/ml 3475-MN-025
Ephrin-A4 100 ng/ml 369-EA
Table I - Continuet
IBSP 100 ng/ml 4014-SP-050
EFG-L6 50 ng/ml 4329-EG-025
R-Spondin-1 100 ng/ml 4645-RS-025
Ephrin-Bl 100 ng/ml 473-EB-200
Hepsin 50 ng/ml 4776-SE-010
Activin A 20 ng/ml 338-AC-OlO
EphA4 50 ng/ml 6827-A4-050
Neurocan 100 ng/ml 6508-NC-050
DK 1 100 ng/ml 5439-DK-010
Kallikrein-4 50 ng/ml 1719-SE-010
EGF 20 ng/ml 236-EG-200
BDNF 20 ng/ml 248-BD-005
Spinesin 50 ng/ml 2495-SE-010
HGF 20 ng/ml 294-HG-005
EphB4 50 ng/ml 3038-B4-100
Relaxinl 50 ng/ml 3257-RN-025
Activin C 20 ng/ml 4879-AC-OlO
BMP5 20 ng/ml 615-BMC-020
IGF-1 20 ng/ml 291-G1-200
[0071] Figure 1A to Figure 1G depict data from real-time PCR analyses of the expression of the following genes in cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI differentiated to stage 5 as outlined in Example 1 and in the presence of factors listed in Table I: Insulin (FIG 1 A), somatostatin (FIG. IB), ghrelin (FIG. 1C), glucagon (FIG. ID), PDX-1 (FIG. IE), NKX6.1 (FIG. IF), and NGN3 (FIG. 1G).
[0072] As shown in Figure 1, Ephrin-A4 enhanced m NA expression of NKX6.1 and insulin as compared to control cultures (FIG. IF) while showing minimal impact on PDX-1 (FIG. IE) and NGN3 expression (FIG. 1G). Factors such as Activin-A and Activin-C significantly enhanced expression of somatostatin (FIG. IB) while suppressing the expression of insulin (FIG 1A), glucagon (FIG. ID), and ghrelin (FIG. 1C). Moreover, factors such as semaphorin 3a and Epigen enhanced NKX6.1 expression while not affecting expression of hormones as compared to untreated cultures. In Figure 1, the average level of expression of the different markers in control cultures are shown by a dotted line on the graphs.
Example 2
Verification of the Effect of Ephrins on Insulin Expression at S5
[0073] This example describes the validation of hits identified in Example 1. In particular, the effect of addition of Ephrin-A3 or Ephrin-A4 at S5 in the protocol listed below.
[0074] Cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI (hESC HI, passage 40) were seeded as single cells at 1 X 105 cells/cm2 on MATRIGEL™ (1 :30 dilution; BD Biosciences, NJ)-coated dishes in mTeSR®l media supplemented with 10 μΜ of Y27632. Forty-eight hours post seeding, cultures were washed in incomplete PBS (phosphate buffered saline without Mg or Ca). Cultures were differentiated into pancreatic endoderm/endocrine lineages as follows: a) Stage 1 (Definitive Endoderm (DE) - 3 days): Cells were cultured for one day in stage 1 media (see Example 1, above). Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM D-Glucose, 100 ng/ml GDF8, and 0.1 μΜ MCX compound. Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM D-Glucose, and 100 ng/ml GDF8, then b) Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube- 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid- free BSA; 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; IX GlutaMax™; 4.5 mM D-Glucose; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid (Sigma, MO) and 25 ng/ml FGF7 (R & D Systems, MN), then c) Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen, Ca); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1 (Sigma, MO); 10 ng/ml of Activin-A (R& D Systems, MN); 1 μΜ RA (Sigma, MO); 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 200 nM TPB (PKC activator; Catalog No. 565740; EMD Chemicals, Gibstown, NJ); 10 μΜ forskolin and 100 nM LDN (BMP receptor inhibitor; Catalog No. 04-0019; Stemgent) for day 1. On day 2, cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid- free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 10 ng/ml of Activin-A; 1 μΜ RA; 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid, 200 nM TPB, 10 μΜ forskolin and 10 nM LDN, then d) Stage 4 (Pancreatic foregut precursor- 2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 50 nM LDN-193189; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; and 100 nM TPB for two days, then e) Stage 5 (Pancreatic endoderm/endocrine -3 days): Stage 4 cells were treated with
MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 100 nM ALk5 inhibitor (for days 2-3 only) (SD-208, disclosed in Molecular Pharmacology 2007, 72: 152-161) and +/- 0-100 ng/ml of Ephrin-A3 or Ephrin-A4 (R & D systems, MN) for three days.
[0075] At the end of Stage 5, control and Ephrin-treated cultures were fixed and stained for insulin protein expression (using Guinea Pig anti-insulin antibody from Millipore; Cambridge, MA). Figure 2 depicts images of cells immunostained for insulin. FIG. 2A, control cells; FIG. 2B, cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin A3; FIG. 2C cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin A3. Figure 3 depicts images of cells immunostained for insulin. FIG. 3A control cells; FIG. 3B, cells treated with 50 ng/ml Ephrin A4; FIG. 3,C cells treated with 100 ng/ml Ephrin A4. These data show that, consistent with data from Example 1, addition of both Ephrin- A3 and Ephrin- A4 at stage 5 significantly enhanced protein expression of insulin.
Example 3
Addition of Sphingoisne-l-Phosphate at S6 Significantly Accelerates Formation of
Cell Clusters Containing Endocrine Hormones
[0076] This example describes the progression of endocrine cluster formation at stage 6 and the effect of sphingosine-1 -phosphate in accelerating the formation of the endocrine rich clusters.
[0077] Cells of the human embryonic stem cell line HI (hESC HI, passage 40) were seeded as single cells at 1 X 105 cells/cm2 on MATRIGEL™ (1 :30 dilution; BD Biosciences, NJ) coated dishes in mTeSR® 1 media (StemCell Technologies, Vancouver, Canada) supplemented with 10 μΜ of Y27632. Forty-eight hours post seeding, cultures were washed in incomplete PBS (phosphate buffered saline without Mg or Ca). Cultures were differentiated into pancreatic endoderm/endocrine lineages as follows: a) Stage 1 (Definitive Endoderm (DE) - 3 days): Cells were cultured for one day in stage
1 media (see Example 1, above). Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM D-Glucose, 100 ng/ml GDF8, and 0.1 μΜ MCX compound. Cells were then cultured for an additional day in MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1% fatty acid-free BSA, 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate, IX GlutaMax™, 4.5 mM D-Glucose, and 100 ng/ml GDF8, then b) Stage 2 (Primitive gut tube- 2 days): Cells were treated for two days with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with 0.1 %> fatty acid- free BSA; 0.0012 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; IX GlutaMax™; 4.5 mM D-Glucose; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid (Sigma, MO) and 25 ng/ml FGF7 (R & D Systems, MN), then c) Stage 3 (Foregut-2 days): Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X (Invitrogen, Ca); 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1 (Sigma, MO); 10 ng/ml of Activin-A (R& D Systems, MN); 1 μΜ RA (Sigma, MO); 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 200 nM TPB (PKC activator; Catalog No. 565740; EMD Chemicals, Gibstown, NJ); 10 μΜ forskolin (FSK, Sigma, MO), and 100 nM LDN (BMP receptor inhibitor; Catalog No. 04-0019; Stemgent, CA) for day 1. On day 2, cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0017 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 10 ng/ml of Activin-A; 1 μΜ RA; 25 ng/ml FGF7; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid, 200 nM TPB, and 10 nM LDN, then d) Stage 4 (Pancreatic foregut precursor- 2 days); Cells were treated with MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 4.5 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 50 nM LDN-193189; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; 2 ng/ml FGF7; 1 ng/ml AA; and 100 nM TPB for two days, then e) Stage 5 (Pancreatic endoderm/endocrine -3 days): Stage 4 cells were treated with
MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 15 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1; 50 nM RA; 10 μΜ forskolin; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; and 1 ng/ml FGF7 for three days; with the addition of 100 nM ALK5 inhibitor SD-208 at days 2-3 only, then f) Stage 6 (Pancreatic endocrine -3-10 days): Stage 5 cells were treated with
MCDB-131 medium supplemented with a 1 :200 dilution of ITS-X; 15 mM Glucose; IX GlutaMax™; 0.0015 g/ml sodium bicarbonate; 2% fatty acid-free BSA; 0.25 μΜ SANT-1 ; 50 nM RA; 0.25 mM ascorbic acid; for 3-10 days. In some cultures 10 μΜ of Sphingosine-1 -phosphate (Sigma, MO) was added for three days.
[0078] Figure 4A to Figure 4D depict phase contrast images of S6 cultures of cells treated with sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and imaged on day 1 (FIG. 4A), day 7 (FIG. 4B), and at two different magnifications at day 10 (FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D). The images show that on day 7, there was clear evidence of clustering of endocrine cells and on day 10 the clusters were separated from each other by a thin layer of pancreatic endoderm epithelium. [0079] Figure 5A to Figure 5D depict images of cells immunostained for Hb9 (FIG. 5A) and NKX6.1 (FIG. 5B), or immunostained for insulin (FIG. 5C) and Hb9 (FIG 5D). FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B show that the endocrine clusters were enriched for Hb9 while the pancreatic epithelium surrounding the clusters were enriched for NKX6.1. Some of the cells in the Hb9-enriched clusters were also positive for NKX6.1. The clusters were enriched for insulin and Hb9 as shown in FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D. This morphological change closely resembles pancreatic development where NKX6.1+ PDX-1+ rich epithelium gives rise to endocrine clusters. In each instance, the pair of images was obtained using different filters from the same field of cells.
[0080] FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B depict phase contrast images, at different magnifications, of cells treated with 10 μΜ sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP) and harvested three days after start of stage 6. These images show that endocrine clusters emerged only 3 days after start of stage 6. This is about 7 days earlier than formation of the clusters in control cultures.
[0081] Figure 6C and Figure 6D depict images of control cells (FIG. 6C) and cells treated with SIP (FIG. 6D) immunostained for NKX2.2. In SlP-treated cultures, the endocrine clusters were also enriched for NKX2.2+ cells (FIG. 6C), as compared to control cultures where NKX2.2+ cells were distributed uniformly across the culture (FIG. 6D).

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CLAIMS What is claimed is:
1. A method of inducing insulin expression in hormone-expressing cells comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand.
2. The method of claim 2, wherein culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with the Ephrin
ligand also enhances expression of NKX6.1.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein culturing the pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin
ligand enhances expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in the pancreatic endoderm cells when compared with the expression of insulin and NKX6.1 in non-treated pancreatic endoderm cells.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express
CDX2 or SOX2.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the pancreatic endoderm cells express approximately about less than 10% CDX2 or SOX2.
6. The method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the Ephrin ligand is Ephrin A3 or Ephrin A4
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the pancreatic endoderm cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic pluripotent stem cells.
9. Insulin and NKX6.1 -expressing cells prepared by the method of claim 1.
10. A population of cells prepared by culturing pancreatic endoderm cells with an Ephrin ligand, wherein the population of cells expresses enhanced insulin and NKX6.1 as compare to pancreatic endoderm cells not treated with an Ephrin ligand.
11. The population of cells of claim 10, wherein the Ephrin ligand is Ephrin A3 or Ephrin A4.
12. A method of enhancing expression of somatostain in hormone-expressing cells, comprising culturing pancreatic endoderm cells in medium comprising Activin A or Activin C.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein expression of insulin, glucagon, and ghrelin is suppressed.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C expresses more somatostatin as a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the expression of insulin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of insulin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the expression of glucagon in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C is suppressed as compared to the expression of glucagon in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein the expression of ghrelin is suppressed in the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C as compared to the expression of ghrelin in a population of pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with Activin A or Activin C.
18. The method of any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the pancreatic endoderm cells do not substantially express CDX2 or SOX2.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the pancreatic endoderm cells treated with Activin A or Activin C are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent cells.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the pluripotent cells where the pancreatic endoderm cells are derived from are human embryonic pluripotent cells.
21. A method of enhancing expression of NKX6.1 by treating pancreatic endoderm cells in
medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the population of pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3a or Epigen expresses an enhanced amount of NKX6.1 as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells non-treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the level of expression of insulin, glucagon, and gherlin is not affected in pancreatic endoderm cells treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen as compared to pancreatic endoderm cells not treated with medium comprising semaphorin 3 a or Epigen.
24. A method for inducing formation of endocrine clusters, comprising culturing pancreatic endocrine cells with a sphingosine-1 receptor agonist.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the sphingosine-1 receptor agonist used for treating
pancreatic endocrine cells is sphingosine-1 -phosphate (SIP).
26. The method of claim 24, wherein the pancreatic endocrine cells are obtained by a stepwise differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the pluripotent stem cells are human embryonic
pluripotent stem cells.
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