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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Emma Fairhall, Dr Alistair Leitch, Anne Lakey, Dr Tarek Mamdouh AbdelghanyORCiD, Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim, Colin Wilson, Professor Matthew Wright
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The pancreas and liver are closely related developmentally and trans-differentiation of cells from one tissue into the cells of the other has been documented to occur after injury or exposure to selected growth factors or glucocorticoid hormones. To generate a readily-expandable source of human hepatocyte-like (H-13) cells, the human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cell (HPAC) line was stably transfected with a construct encoding the variant 2 hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 α (HNF4α) using a piggyBac vector and transient expression of a transposase. Through induction of transgene HNF4α regulated via an upstream glucocorticoid response element in combination with existing modulating effects of glucocorticoid, H-13 cells were converted into quantitatively similar hepatocyte-like (H-13/H) cells based on expression of a variety of hepatocyte proteins. H-13/H cells also demonstrated the ability to store glycogen and lipids. These data provide proof of concept that regulated expression of genes associated with hepatocyte phenotype could be used to generate quantitatively functional human hepatocyte-like cells using a readily expandable cell source and simple culture protocol. This approach would have utility in Toxicology and Hepatology research.
Author(s): Fairhall EA, Leitch AC, Lakey AF, Abdelghany TM, Ibrahim I, Tosh D, Kass GE, Wilson C, Wright MC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Year: 2018
Volume: 503
Issue: 3
Pages: 1633-1640
Print publication date: 10/09/2018
Online publication date: 26/07/2018
Acceptance date: 20/07/2018
Date deposited: 20/07/2018
ISSN (print): 0006-291X
ISSN (electronic): 1090-2104
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.07.092
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.07.092
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