RRC ID 2435
Author Hasegawa K, Fujioka T, Nakamura Y, Nakatsuji N, Suemori H.
Title A method for the selection of human embryonic stem cell sublines with high replating efficiency after single-cell dissociation.
Journal Stem Cells
Abstract Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) exhibit pluripotency and indefinite proliferation and are a potential source of cells for transplantation therapies and drug discovery. These applications will require large amounts of hESCs. However, hESCs are difficult to culture and maintain at larger scales, in part because of their low resistance to dissociation during passaging. To circumvent this, we developed a simple and easy method for establishing hESC sublines tolerant of complete dissociation. These cells exhibit high replating efficiency and also high cloning efficiency, and they maintain their ability to differentiate into the three germ layers. Several sublines have no detectable abnormalities in their karyotypes, and they retained their characteristics under feeder-free culture conditions and after freeze-thawing. Thus, these hESC sublines would be valuable for hESC applications.
Volume 24(12)
Pages 2649-60
Published 2006-12-1
DOI 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0657
PII 2005-0657
PMID 16931777
MeSH Biomarkers Cell Culture Techniques / methods* Cell Differentiation / drug effects Cell Line Cell Separation / methods* Chromosomes, Human / genetics Clone Cells Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology* Embryonic Stem Cells / drug effects Growth Substances / pharmacology Humans Karyotyping Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics Wnt Proteins / pharmacology
IF 6.022
Times Cited 76
WOS Category BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING
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