Induced pluripotent stem cell produced by transfecting a human neural stem cell with an episomal vector encoding the Oct4 and Nanog proteins

US9340775B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9340775-B2
Application numberUS-201013259668-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 24, 2010
Priority dateMar 25, 2009
Publication dateMay 17, 2016
Grant dateMay 17, 2016

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Methods and compositions for the generation and use of footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cells are provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cell comprising an episomal vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding an Oct4 protein, and an episomal vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a Nanog protein, wherein the footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cell does not contain any detectable genomic integration of the episomal vector nucleic acid encoding the Oct4 protein or the episomal nucleic acid encoding the Nanog protein. 2. A method for preparing a footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cell comprising: (i) transfecting a human neural stem cell with a nucleic acid encoding an Oct4 protein to form a transfected human neural stem cell, wherein the nucleic acid encoding the Oct4 protein is comprised in an episomal vector comprising an Epstein-Barr associated nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) gene and an OriP nucleic acid sequence, transfecting the human neural stem cell with a nucleic acid encoding a Nanog protein, wherein the nucleic acid encoding the Nanog protein is comprised in an episomal vector comprising an Epstein-Barr associated nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) gene and an OriP nucleic acid sequence, wherein said transfecting is performed without the use of a viral transfection system; and (ii) culturing the transfected human neural stem cell under embryonic stem cell conditions thereby forming said footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cell. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said nucleic acid encoding the Oct4 protein and said nucleic acid encoding the Nanog protein are comprised in the same episomal vector. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein said nucleic acid encoding the Oct4 protein is comprised in a first episomal vector and said nucleic acid encoding the Nanog protein is comprised in a second episomal vector. 5. The method of claim 2 , wherein said human neural stem cell is not transfected with an additional nucleic acid encoding a Wye protein, a Sox2 protein, a Lin28 protein or a KLF4 protein. 6. The method of claim 2 , wherein said human neural stem cell is isolated from a human embryo. 7. The method of claim 2 , wherein said human neural stem cell is derived from a human embryonic stem cell.

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  • Oct-3/4 · CPC title

  • connective tissue cells; generic mesenchyme cells, e.g. so-called "embryonic fibroblasts" · CPC title

  • Neurons · CPC title

  • from cells of the nervous system · CPC title

  • Nucleic acids vectors · CPC title

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What does patent US9340775B2 cover?
Methods and compositions for the generation and use of footprint-free human induced pluripotent stem cells are provided.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Muotri Alysson R, Gage Fred H, Marchetto Maria C N, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C12N5/0696. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue May 17 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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