Author : Huantong Yao
Release : 2012
Genre : Stem cells
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 349/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Expansion of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells on Synthetic Substrate in Defined Medium by : Huantong Yao
Download or read book Expansion of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells on Synthetic Substrate in Defined Medium written by Huantong Yao. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have the potential to generate patient-specific cells to treat many incurable diseases by cell replacement therapy. However, so far the culture of hiPSCs depends greatly on feeder cells or Matrigel which has safety issues. Thus, chemically defined substrates that could provide niches necessary for cell attachment and proliferation are preferred for clinical application of hiPSCs. Recently, Corning Life Sciences has developed synthetic peptide-functionalized cell culture surface, referred to as Corning RTM Synthemax(TM) that support self-renewal and differentiation of human embryonic stem cell (hESC). In this work, we have collaborated with Corning to investigate the attachment, proliferation, and differentiation of hiPSCs on the Synthemax substrate. We demonstrated that iPS cells retained stable proliferation and pluripotency marker protein expression after growing on the Synthemax substrate for ten consecutive passages. Further examination reveals that integrins alphaVbeta5 mediates attachment to the substrate. Moreover, we observed hiPSCs colonies were more compact on the Synthemax surface. This may be due to less activation of beta-catenin-mediated Wnt signaling pathway in cells on the synthetic peptide surface. In hiPSCs grown on the Synthemax Surface, we also found denser actin filaments in the cell-cell interface and down-regulation of vinculin and up-regulation of zyxin, indicating the reorganization of cytoskeleton structure inside cells in response to cell-matrix interaction.