Pluripotent cells from rat and other species
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE UNIV COURT OF THE UNIV OF EDINBURGH
- Publication Date
- 2010-02-24
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to maintaining the self-renewal capacity of pluripotent cells. The methods and compositions provided by the present invention are suitable for culturing and isolating pluripotent cells such as embryonic stem cells (ES), especially embryonic stem cells of mammals, including rats, mice, cattle, sheep, pigs and humans. In particular, the present invention relates to the self-renewal culture of rat, mouse and human pluripotent cells and methods and compositions related thereto. Background technique
[0002] It is well known that the initiation and maintenance of pluripotent stem cells in vitro are carried out in medium containing serum and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) (Smith et al. (1988) Nature 336:688-90). Such methods have been used to maintain pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells derived from "permissive" mice for many passages. The self-renewal of pluripotent stem cells can also be maintained in other ways, such as...