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Cytogenetic resource enables mechanistic resolution of changing trends in human pluripotent stem cell aberrations linked to feeder-free culture

Stavish, D.; Price, C. J.; Gelezauskaite, G.; Leonhard, K. A.; Taapken, S. M.; McIntire, E. M.; Laing, O.; James, B. M.; Riley, J. J.; Zerbib, J.; Baker, D.; Harding, A. L.; Jestice, L. H.; Eleveld, T. F.; Gillis, A. J. M.; Hillenius, S.; Looijenga, L. H. J.; Gokhale, P. J.; Ben-David, U. J.; Ludwig, T.; Barbaric, I.

2023-09-21 cell biology
10.1101/2023.09.21.558777 bioRxiv
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Since the first derivation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), the number of culture conditions has steadily increased, making hPSC culture more facile. Nonetheless, there remains the persistent issue of culture-acquired genetic changes, hampering the reproducibility of hPSC research and jeopardising their clinical use. Here, we utilised comprehensive karyotyping datasets from over 20,000 hPSC cultures sampled under different conditions to ascertain association of genetic changes with specific culture regimens. We found condition-dependent patterns of aberrations, with higher prevalence of chromosome 1q gains in recent years, associated with increased use of contemporary, feeder-free cultures. Mechanistically, we show the context-dependent selection of 1q variants is mainly driven by MDM4, a gene amplified in many cancers, located on chromosome 1q. To facilitate reproducibility of hPSC research and their safe clinical utility, we provide a unique hPSC karyotype resource for informing the risk assessment of genetic aberrations and developing strategies to suppress their occurrence.

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