A ROCK inhibitor permits survival of dissociated human embryonic stem cells

Kiichi Watanabe, Morio Ueno, Daisuke Kamiya, Ayaka Nishiyama, Michiru Matsumura, Takafumi Wataya, Jun B. Takahashi, Satomi Nishikawa, Shin Ichi Nishikawa, Keiko Muguruma, Yoshiki Sasai

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

1763 被引用数 (Scopus)

抄録

Poor survival of human embryonic stem (hES) cells after cell dissociation is an obstacle to research, hindering manipulations such as subcloning. Here we show that application of a selective Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, Y-27632, to hES cells markedly diminishes dissociation-induced apoptosis, increases cloning efficiency (from ∼1% to ∼27%) and facilitates subcloning after gene transfer. Furthermore, dissociated hES cells treated with Y-27632 are protected from apoptosis even in serum-free suspension (SFEB) culture and form floating aggregates. We demonstrate that the protective ability of Y-27632 enables SFEB-cultured hES cells to survive and differentiate into Bf1+ cortical and basal telencephalic progenitors, as do SFEB-cultured mouse ES cells.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)681-686
ページ数6
ジャーナルNature Biotechnology
25
6
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 06-2007
外部発表はい

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • バイオテクノロジー
  • バイオエンジニアリング
  • 応用微生物学とバイオテクノロジー
  • 分子医療
  • 生体医工学

フィンガープリント

「A ROCK inhibitor permits survival of dissociated human embryonic stem cells」の研究トピックを掘り下げます。これらがまとまってユニークなフィンガープリントを構成します。

引用スタイル