Robust and highly efficient hiPSC generation from patient non-mobilized peripheral blood-derived CD34+ cells using the auto-erasable Sendai virus vector.
Takashi OkumuraYumi HorieChen-Yi LaiHuan-Ting LinHirofumi ShodaBunki NatsumotoKeishi FujioEri KumakiTsubasa OkanoShintaro OnoKay TanitaTomohiro MorioHirokazu KaneganeHisanori HasegawaFumitaka MizoguchiKimito KawahataHitoshi KohsakaHiroshi MoritakeHiroyuki NunoiHironori WakiShin-Ichi TamaruTakayoshi SasakoToshimasa YamauchiTakashi KadowakiHiroyuki TanakaSachiko KitanakaKen NishimuraManami OhtakaMahito NakanishiMakoto OtsuPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2019)
This robust and highly efficient method enables the rapid and cost-effective establishment of transgene-free iPSC lines from a small volume of PB, thus facilitating the biobanking of patient-derived iPSCs and their use for the modeling of various diseases.