This work has been supported by the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Washington University School of Medicine. CD was supported by T32HL007088 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. CMS was supported by an American Society of Hematology Scholar Award.

1. Reagents
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	<li>Obtain cell lines; hESCs or hiPSCs1, mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs)29, OP9-DL4 stroma30,31.</li>
	<li>Reagent preparation
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		<li>Prepare a 0.1% w/v solution of gelatin in PBS. Sterilize by autoclaving and store at 4 &#176;C after aliquoting.
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			<li>Prepare the gelatin-coated plasticware. Coat 6-well dishes with 1.5 mL of 0.1% gelatin solution. Incubate for 15 ...

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This protocol describes a rapid, serum-free, stroma-free method for the differentiation of either primitive or definitive hematopoietic progenitors. Mesodermal specification of either primitive or definitive hematopoietic progenitors can be reliably achieved using our protocol, which uniquely exploits small molecule inhibitors of canonical WNT signaling. Stage-specific WNT activation by the GSK3&#946; inhibitor CHIR9902133 gives rise to definitive hematopoietic mesoderm, whereas WNT inhibition by ...

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are defined as encompassing both human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), and have the unique capability of not only undergoing self-renewal under appropriate growth conditions, but also, the capacity to differentiate into all cell types derived from the three germ layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm1. Due to these unique abilities, hPSCs hold great promise for regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and cell-based therapies2. While multiple cell types have been successfully differentiated from hPSCs, one significant challenge is the in vitro specification of exclusively adult-like hPSC-derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and definitive hematopoietic progenitors.
One likely barrier to the development of human HSCs from hPSCs is the presence of multiple hematopoietic programs within the human embryo3. The first program which emerges, termed &#34;primitive hematopoiesis,&#34;&#160;originates within the extraembryonic yolk sac tissue and is best characterized by its transient production of erythroblast progenitors (EryP-CFC), macrophages, and megakaryocytes. Notably, this program does not give rise to HSCs, nor does it give rise to T and B lymphoid progenitors. However, the yolk sac does transiently give rise to restricted definitive hematopoietic progenitors, such as the erythro-myeloid progenitor (EMP4,5,6,7,8) and the erythroid-deficient lymphoid-primed multipotent progenitor (LMPP9). However, neither EMPs nor LMPPs are fully multipotent, or capable of HSC-like engraftment in adult recipients. In contrast, later in development, the classically defined &#34;definitive&#34; hematopoietic program is specified in the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region of the embryo proper, giving rise to all adult hematopoietic lineages, including the HSC. The specification of these intra-embryonic definitive hematopoietic cells occurs in a Notch-dependent fashion, via an endothelial-to-hematopoietic transition from hemogenic endothelium (HE)3,10,11,12,13,14. Aside from reconstitution capacity, the multilineage potential and Notch-dependence of these cells can be used to distinguish these definitive hematopoietic progenitors from the EMP and the LMPP (reviewed in references3,13).
Understanding the mechanism(s) governing primitive and definitive hematopoietic specification from hPSCs is likely critical to the reproducible production of definitive hematopoietic progenitors across a variety of hPSC lines. Until recently, hPSC differentiation protocols that could separate multipotent primitive and definitive hematopoietic progenitors did not exist15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Many approaches using fetal bovine serum (FBS) and/or stromal co-culture first outlined the hematopoietic potential of hPSC differentiation, with mixtures of primitive and definitive hematopoietic potential15,16,17,19,22,23,25. Further, many serum-free hematopoietic protocols have described the signal requirements for the specification of mesoderm from hPSCs that harbors hematopoietic potential18,20,21,24. However, as these methods still gave rise to heterogeneous mixtures of both programs, their use in clinical applications and understanding developmental mechanisms may be limited.
We have recently built on these studies, having outlined the stage-specific signal requirements for ACTIVIN/NODAL and WNT signaling in primitive and definitive hematopoietic specification from hPSC-derived mesoderm18,26. The latter was particularly unique, as its use of stage-specific WNT signal manipulation allows for the specification of either exclusively primitive or exclusively definitive hematopoietic progenitors26. During mesoderm specification, the inhibition of canonical WNT signaling with the PORCN inhibitor IWP2 results in the specification of CD43+ EryP-CFC and myeloid progenitors, with no detectable lymphoid potential. In sharp contrast, stimulation of canonical WNT signaling with the GSK3&#946; inhibitor, CHIR99021, during the same stage of differentiation resulted in the complete absence of detectable CD43+ EryP-CFC, while simultaneously leading to the specification of CD34+CD43&#8722; HE. This population possessed myeloid, HBG-expressing erythroid, and T-lymphoid potential. Subsequent analyses identified this HE as lacking the expression of CD7327,28 and CD18428, and its hematopoietic potential was NOTCH-dependent28. Further, single-cell clonal analyses demonstrated that these definitive hematopoietic lineages could be derived from multipotent single cells28. Taken together, these studies indicate that stage-specific WNT signaling manipulation can specify either pure primitive hematopoietic progenitors, or multipotent NOTCH-dependent definitive hematopoietic progenitors.
Here, we outline our differentiation strategy that yields exclusively primitive or definitive hematopoietic progenitors, via manipulation of canonical WNT signaling during mesodermal patterning, and their downstream hematopoietic lineage assays. This protocol is of great value to investigators who are interested in the production of either primitive or definitive hematopoietic progenitors from hPSCs for regenerative medicine applications.

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			<td>Iscove&#39;s Modified Dulbecco&#39;s Medium (IMD)</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>10-016</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS), ES cell rated</td>
			<td>Gemini Bioproducts</td>
			<td>100-500</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)</td>
			<td>Hyclone</td>
			<td>SH30396.03</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>L-glutamine, 200 mM solution</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>25030-081</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Penicillin-streptomycin</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>15070-063</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>0.25% Trypsin-EDTA</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>25200056</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>0.05% Trypsin-EDTA</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>25300054</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Gelatin, porcine skin, Type A</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>G1890</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Alpha-MEM</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>12000-022</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>DMEM-F12</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>10-092-CV</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Knock-out serum replacement</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>10828028</td>
			<td>&#34;KOSR&#34;</td>
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			<td>Non-essential amino acids (NEAA)</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>11140050</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>b-mercaptoethanol, 55 mM solution</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>21985023</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Hydrochloric acid</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>H1758</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Fraction V, Bovine Serum Albumin</td>
			<td>Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>BP1605</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Ham&#39;s F12</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>10-080</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>N2 supplement</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>17502048</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>B27 supplement, no vitamin A</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>12587010</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Stempro-34 (SP34)</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>10639011</td>
			<td>&#34;SP34&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Growth factor reduced Matrigel</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>354230</td>
			<td>&#34;MAT&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>L-absorbic acid</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>A4403</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Human serum transferrin</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>10652202001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Monothioglycerol (MTG)</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>M6145</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Collagenase B</td>
			<td>Roche</td>
			<td>11088831001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Collagenase II</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>17101015</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>DNaseI</td>
			<td>Calbiochem</td>
			<td>260913</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS)</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>14190144</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>bFGF</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>233-FB</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>BMP4</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>314-BP</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Activin A</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>338-AC</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>VEGF</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>293-VE</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SCF</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>255-SC</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IGF-1</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>291-G1</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IL-3</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>203-IL</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IL-6</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>206-IL</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IL-7</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>207-IL</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IL-11</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>218-1L</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>TPO</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>288-TP</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>EPO</td>
			<td>Peprotech</td>
			<td>100-64</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Flt-3 ligand (FLT3-L)</td>
			<td>R&#38;D Systems</td>
			<td>308-FK</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CHIR99021</td>
			<td>Tocris</td>
			<td>4423</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IWP2</td>
			<td>Tocris</td>
			<td>3533</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Angiotensin II</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>A9525</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Losartan Potassium</td>
			<td>Tocris</td>
			<td>3798</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD4 PerCP Cy5.5 Clone RPA-T4</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>560650</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:100; T cell assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD8 PE Clone RPA-T8</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>561950</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:10; T cell assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD34 APC Clone 8G12</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>340441</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:100; EHT assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD34 PE-Cy7 Clone 8G12</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>348801</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:100; Hemogenic endothelium</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD43 FITC Clone 1G10</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>555475</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:10; Hemogenic endothelium</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD45 APC-Cy7 Clone 2D1</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>557833</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:50; T cell assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD45 eFluor450 Clone 2D1</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>642284</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:50; EHT assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD56 APC Clone B159</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>555518</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:20; T cell assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD73 PE Clone AD2</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>550257</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:50; Hemogenic endothelium</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CD184 APC Clone 12G5</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>555976</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:50; Hemogenic endothelium</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>4&#39;,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI)</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>564907</td>
			<td>Dilution 1:10,000; T cell assay</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>OP9 DL4 cells</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Holmes, R. and J.C. Zuniga-Pflucker. Cold Spring Harb Protoc, 2009. 2009(2): p. pdb prot5156</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>MethoCult H4034</td>
			<td>Stemcell Technologies</td>
			<td>4034</td>
			<td>&#34;MeC&#34;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Milli-Q water purification system</td>
			<td>EMD Millipore</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5% CO2 incubator</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Set at 37 C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Multigas incubator</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Set at 37 C, 5% CO2, 5% O2</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>6 well tissue culture plate</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>353046</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>24 well tissue culture plate</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>353226</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>6 well low-adherence tissue culture plate</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>3471</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>24 well low-adherence tissue culture plate</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>3473</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>35 mm tissue culture dishes</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>353001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Blunt-end needle, 16 gauge</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>305198</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>3 cc syringes</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>309657</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5 mL polypropylene test tube</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>352063</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5 mL polystyrene test tube</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>352058</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>15 mL polypropylene conical</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>430791</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>50 mL polypropylene conical</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>430921</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>2 mL serological pipette</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>357507</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5 mL serological pipette</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>4487</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>10 mL serological pipette</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>4488</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>25 mL serological pipette</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>4489</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cell scrapers</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>353085</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>2.0 mL cryovials</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>430488</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5 mL test tube with 40 &#181;M cell strainer</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>352235</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>40 &#181;M cell strainer</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>352340</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cell culture centrifuge</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Biosafety hood</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>FACS AriaII or equivalent</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>LSRii or equivalent</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>FlowJo software</td>
			<td>TreeStar</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Water bath</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Set at 37 C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>0.22 &#181;M filtration system</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Autoclave</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>4 C refrigerator</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>-20 C Freezer</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>-80 C Freezer</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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directed differentiation of primitive and definitive hematopoietic progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells

One of the major goals for regenerative medicine is the generation and maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Until recently, efforts to differentiate hPSCs into HSCs have predominantly generated hematopoietic progenitors that lack HSC potential, and instead resemble yolk sac hematopoiesis.&#160;These resulting hematopoietic progenitors may have limited utility for in vitro disease modeling of various adult hematopoietic disorders, particularly those of the lymphoid lineages. However, we have recently described methods to generate erythro-myelo-lymphoid multilineage definitive hematopoietic progenitors from hPSCs using a stage-specific directed differentiation protocol, which we outline here. Through enzymatic dissociation of hPSCs on basement membrane matrix-coated plasticware, embryoid bodies (EBs) are formed. EBs are differentiated to mesoderm by recombinant BMP4, which is subsequently specified to the definitive hematopoietic program by the GSK3&#946; inhibitor, CHIR99021. Alternatively, primitive hematopoiesis is specified by the PORCN inhibitor, IWP2. Hematopoiesis is further driven through the addition of recombinant VEGF and supportive hematopoietic cytokines. The resulting hematopoietic progenitors generated using this method have the potential to be used for disease and developmental modeling, in vitro.

A schematic depicting the induction of primitive and definitive hematopoietic progenitors from hPSCs is illustrated in Figure 1. Mesoderm patterning by canonical WNT signaling occurs during days 2 - 3 of differentiation, followed by hematopoietic progenitor specification.
Representative flow cytometric analysis and colony forming methylcellulose assays of hPSC-derived hematopoietic differentiation c...

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Directed Differentiation of Primitive and Definitive Hematopoietic Progenitors from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Here, we present human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) culture protocols, used to differentiate hPSCs into CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors. This method uses stage-specific manipulation of canonical WNT signaling to specify cells exclusively to either the definitive or primitive hematopoietic program.

One of the major goals for regenerative medicine is the generation and maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) derived from human pluripotent stem ...

The overall goal of this method is to direct the Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells toward the Primitive or Definitive Hematopoietic Program using a stage specific signal manipulation approach. This method can address many key questions in the field, such as understanding the signal and transcriptional regulators of human definitive hematopoiesis. The main advantage of this technique is that it uses stage specific manipulation instantly.Demonstrating this procedure is Carissa Dege, a post doc in my laboratory. To begin the protocol, obtain previously prepared Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines or HPSCs grown on mouse embryonic fiberblasts or MEFs to 70%to 80%confluency in a 37-degree Celsius incubator with five percent CO2. Aspirate the HPSC media and add one milliliter of 37-degree Celsius 0.25%Trypsin EDTA to each well for one minute.After one minute, aspirate the Trypsin and add one milliliter of stock media to each well. Using a cell scraper, scrape the cells off the plate. Then, add one milliliter of wash buffer to each well.With a two-milliliter serological pipette, triturate the cells three to five times to break up large clumps. And transfer the cells to a 50-milliliter conical tube. Centrifuge the HPSCs at 330 x G for five minutes.After the spin, add HPSC media and re-suspend the cells. Next, add two milliliters of re-suspended HPSCs to each well of the MAT-coded plasticware and incubate the cells overnight. After 24 hours, aspirate the media and replace it with 37-degree Celsius 0.05%Trypsin EDTA for one minute.Aspirate the Trypsin EDTA. Add one milliliter stock media and scrape the cells vigorously with a cell scraper. Then add one milliliter of wash media.With a two-milliliter serological pipette, triturate the cells three times and transfer them to a 50-milliliter conical tube. Centrifuge the cells at 220 x G for five minutes. Then aspirate the media, add 20 milliliters of wash media and use a five milliliter serological pipette to gently re-suspend the cells.After centrifugation and aspiration, carefully re-suspend the Embryoid Bodies or EBs in Day Zero media. Dispense two milliliters of differentiation media containing EBs into each well of a six-well low-adherence cell culture dish using a ten-milliliter serological pipette. Place the EBs into a 37-degree Celsius five percent CO2, five percent O2 multigas incubator.Twenty four hours later, add two milliliters Day One media. Incubate the cells overnight in a multigas incubator. After 18 hours, gently harvest the EBs with a five-milliliter serological pipette and spin them at 100 x G for five minutes.Wash and combine the entire culture with ten milliliters of Iscove's Modified Dulbecco Medium or IMDM. After spinning the culture again at 100 X G for five minutes to remove debris, aspirate the media. Gently re-suspend the EBs with Day Two Media using a P1000 pipette.Then dispense two milliliters of the EBs per well into six-well low-adherence cell culture plates. Add three micromolar CHIR99021 or IWP2 to specify definitive or primitive hematopoetic progenitors respectively. Incubate the plate in a 37-degree Celsius multigas incubator for 30 hours.After 30 hours, isolate the EBs with a two-milliliter serological pipette by transferring them to a 50-milliliter conical tube and centifuging them at 330 x G for five minutes. Gently re-suspend the EBs and wash them with 10 milliliters of IMDM. Re-suspend the EBs in Day Three Media and dispense two milliliters into each well of low-adherence six-well plates.Incubate the cells in a 37-degree Celsius multigas incubator for 72 hours. After 72 hours of incubation, add two milliliters of Day Six Media to each well. Then incubate the EBs in a 37-degree Celsius multigas incubator for an additional 48 hours.Isolate the CHIR99021-treated EBs on day eight of differentiation and proceed to the next section. Centrifuge the EBs at 330 x G for five minutes. Aspirate the supernatant.Next add two milliliters of 0.25%Trypsin EDTA to the EBs. Vortex the EBs for five seconds and incubate the Ebs in a 37-degree Celsius water bath for eight minutes. Then add five milliliters of stop solution and centrifuge the EBs.Then aspirate the supernatant. Re-suspend the EBs in five milliliters of Collagenase II.Vortex the tube for five seconds and then incubate the EBs in a 37-degree Celsius water bath. After 60 minutes, vortex the EBs for five seconds and add five milliliters of stop solution.After centrifugation, aspirate the supernatant and re-suspend the cells in one milliliter of FACS buffer. Pass the cells thru a 40-micron cell strainer to remove undissociated cell clumps. Proceed with antibody labelling and FACS isolation of CD34-positive hemogenic endothelial progenitors.Following FACS isolation, resuspend the cells in HE media. Distribute the cells in 50-microliter aliquots in a 96-well low-adherence culture plate and then incubate the cells overnight. The next morning, the hematopoietic progenitors should aggregate into clumps of six to ten cells.Gently transfer the 50-miroliter volumes of re-aggregated cells into the center of a 24-well MAT-coded plate. Gently place the plate in the multigas incubator for four to six hours until the cells are attached. After four to six hours, to allow for cells to attach, slowly add one milliliter of freshly prepared HE media to each well.Incubate the cells in the multigas incubator until the hematopoetic cells are visible. Next harvest the definitive hematopoetic progenitors by gently removing the HE media from the cells and passing through a 40-micron cell strainer to collect flow-through. For the remaining adherent cells, add 0.5 milliliters 0.25%Trypsin EDTA to the cells and incubate them in a 37-degree Celsius incubator for five minutes.After Trypsinization, add 0.5 milliliters of stop solution to each well. Pass the cells through the same 40-micron cell strainer to pool all adherent and non-adherent cells together and spin the cells. Add 2, 000 to 10, 000 FACS isolated cells to one well of the OP9 DL4 cells in OP9 media.Incubate in a 37-degree Celsius, 5%CO2 incubator. To passage the cells every four to five days, triturate the cells with a one-milliliter pipette. Pass through a 40-micron filter to remove clumps.After centrifugation, aspirate the media. Re-suspend the cells in two milliliters of fresh T-cell media and place them on fresh OP9 DL4 cells. After at least 21 days of cold culture, triturate the cells vigorously and pass through a 40-micron filter to remove cell debris.Centrifuge at 330 x G for five minutes and aspirate the supernatant and then continue with standard flow cytometry. Flow cytometry shows that IWP2-treated differentiation cultures, yield a distinct CD34 positive, CD43 negative and CD34 low CD43 positive population. While CHIR-treated differentiation cultures have less than 1%CD43 positive cells on day eight of differentiation.Primitive hematopoietic progenitors derived under IWP2 conditions isolated on day nine will give rise to predominantly primitive erythroid and myeloid progenitors in the methylcellulose assays. The CD34 positive CD43 negative population derived from the CHIR99021 treatment is a heterogeneous population containing endothelial progenitors as well as CD34 positive, CD43 negative, CD73 negative, CD184 negative hemogenic endothelium, which when isolated by FACS will initially form a monolayer of endothelial-like cells that then undergoes an endothelial to hematopoietic transition resulting in round, refractile, non-adherent hematopoietic cells. These hematopoietic cells can be assessed by flow cytometry for the expression of CD34 and CD45.Hematopoietic progenitors isolated from the EHT assays can be used in methylcellulose assays and give rise to large, burst-like, erythroid colony forming units, small erythroid colony forming units and myeloid progenitors. These representative flow cytometric analyses of the T-lymphocyte assays potential from CHIR99021-derived CD34 positive, CD43 negative, CD73 negative, CD184 negative hematopoietic progenitors and IWP2-derived CD34 positive, CD43 negative hematopoietic progenitors show the presence of a CD45 positive, CD56 negative, CD4 positive, CD8 positive population in CHIR-derived progenitors indicative of the hematopoietic potential within the input CD34 positive population. After watching this video, you should have good understanding of how to differentiate human pluripotent stem cells towards primitive or definitive amount of hematopoietic progenitors.

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10.7K vistas.  Washington University in St. Louis. The overall goal of this method is to direct the Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells toward the Primitive or Definitive Hematopoietic Program using a stage specific signal manipulation approach. This method can address many key questions in the field, such as understanding the signal and transcriptional regulators of human definitive hematopoiesis. The main advantage of this technique is that it uses stage specific manipulation instantly.Demonstrating this procedure is Cari...