The transcriptomes of novel marmoset monkey embryonic stem cell lines reflect distinct genomic features.
Katharina Debowski, Charis Drummer, Jana Lentes, Maren Cors, Ralf Dressel, Thomas Lingner, Gabriela Salinas-Riester, Sigrid Fuchs, Erika Sasaki, Rüdiger Behr
Author Information
Katharina Debowski: Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Charis Drummer: Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Jana Lentes: Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Maren Cors: Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Ralf Dressel: Institute of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Humboldtallee 34, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
Thomas Lingner: Microarray and Deep-Sequencing Core Facility, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Gabriela Salinas-Riester: Microarray and Deep-Sequencing Core Facility, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Sigrid Fuchs: Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
Erika Sasaki: Department of Applied Developmental Biology, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, 3-25-12 Tonomachi Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, 210-0821 Japan.
Rüdiger Behr: Platform Degenerative Diseases, German Primate Center - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are useful for the study of embryonic development. However, since research on naturally conceived human embryos is limited, non-human primate (NHP) embryos and NHP ESCs represent an excellent alternative to the corresponding human entities. Though, ESC lines derived from naturally conceived NHP embryos are still very rare. Here, we report the generation and characterization of four novel ESC lines derived from natural preimplantation embryos of the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus). For the first time we document derivation of NHP ESCs derived from morula stages. We show that quantitative chromosome-wise transcriptome analyses precisely reflect trisomies present in both morula-derived ESC lines. We also demonstrate that the female ESC lines exhibit different states of X-inactivation which is impressively reflected by the abundance of the lncRNA X inactive-specific transcript (XIST). The novel marmoset ESC lines will promote basic primate embryo and ESC studies as well as preclinical testing of ESC-based regenerative approaches in NHP.
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