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3-Dimensional JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cell organoids as a model for trophoblast expansion and differentiation

JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells have been widely used as a model for placental trophoblast. Herein, 3-dimensional (3D) JEG-3 organoids (JEG-3-ORGs) were established using a protocol that we recently developed for primary cytotrophoblast organoids (CTB-ORGs). 3D JEG-3-ORGs, cultivated in basic culture me...

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Published in:Placenta (Eastbourne) 2021-01, Vol.104, p.243-246
Main Authors: Dietrich, B., Kunihs, V., Haider, S., Pollheimer, J., Knöfler, M.
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Language:English
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Summary:JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells have been widely used as a model for placental trophoblast. Herein, 3-dimensional (3D) JEG-3 organoids (JEG-3-ORGs) were established using a protocol that we recently developed for primary cytotrophoblast organoids (CTB-ORGs). 3D JEG-3-ORGs, cultivated in basic culture medium, rapidly divide and spontaneously undergo differentiation. Under stem cell culture conditions (activation of WNT/EGF signalling and inhibition of TGF-β signalling) smaller organoids with reduced proliferative capacity were generated specifically abolishing expression of extravillous trophoblast (EVT)-specific genes. Similar to CTB-ORGs, removal of the WNT activator CHIR99021 induced re-expression of these genes in JEG-3-ORGs. Hence, JEG-3-ORGs could be used as a model for directed EVT differentiation. •Establishment of 3-dimensional organoids from JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells.•JEG-3 organoids, propagated in basic culture medium, show high rates of proliferation and spontaneous differentiation.•Cultivation of JEG-3 organoids under stemness culture conditions suppresses extravillous trophoblast-specific genes.•Removal of the WNT activator CHIR99021 from the stem cell medium induces formation of HLA-G-expressing cells.
ISSN:0143-4004
1532-3102
DOI:10.1016/j.placenta.2020.12.013