Reprogramming of human cord blood CD34+ cells into induced MSCs

Amanda Neises, Ruijun Jeanna Su, Xiao Bing Zhang

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Abstract

Blood cells are the most accessible cells for reprogramming. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have multiple applications in regenerative medicine. We reported that induced MSCs (iMSCs) can be efficiently generated with OCT4 under defined conditions and iMSCs can be immortalized by overexpression of OCT4. Here, we detail the protocol for generating integration-free iMSCs from cord blood CD34+ cells using an episomal vector and describe the approach to immortalizing iMSCs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHematopoietic Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages91-101
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9789401773126
ISBN (Print)9789401773119
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 25 2015

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • CD34 cells
  • Episomal vector
  • Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • OCT4
  • Reprogramming

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