Prospective isolation of chondroprogenitors from human iPSCs based on cell surface markers identified using a CRISPR-Cas9-generated reporter.
Amanda DicksChia-Lung WuNancy StewardShaunak S AdkarCharles A GersbachFarshid GuilakPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2020)
Overall, this study has identified a unique hiPSC-derived subpopulation of chondroprogenitors that are CD146+/CD166+/PDGFRβ+/CD45- and exhibit high chondrogenic potential, providing a purified cell source for cartilage tissue engineering or disease modeling studies.