MULTIPOTENT/PLURIPOTENT CELLS AND METHODS
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1. A human stem cell that is pluripotent, somatic, non-embryonic, and having the property of long-term self renewal.
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Abstract
Described herein are multipotent stem cells, e.g., human and other mammalian pluripotent stem cells, and related methods.
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190 Claims
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1. A human stem cell that is pluripotent, somatic, non-embryonic, and having the property of long-term self renewal.
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133. A method of reprogramming primate somatic cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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exposing a plurality of potency-determining factors to the primate somatic cells under conditions sufficient to reprogram the cells, wherein the potency-determining factors do not comprise c-Myc and Klf4; and culturing the exposed cells to obtain reprogrammed cells having a higher potency level than the primate somatic cells. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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146. An enriched population of primate pluripotent cells produced according to a method comprising the step of:
- introducing a plurality of potency-determining factors into primate somatic cells under conditions sufficient to express the potency-determining factors, thereby reprogramming the somatic cells to produce euploid primate pluripotent cells, wherein the potency-determining factors do not comprise c-Myc or Klf4.
- View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152)
- 153. A cell culture comprising euploid pluripotent cells having a genome of a pre-existing differentiated cell of an individual primate.
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156. A method for assessing suitability of at least one putative potency-determining factor to convert primate somatic cells to pluripotent cells, the method comprising the steps of:
- exposing primate somatic cells to the at least one putative potency-determining factor, the primate somatic cells being receptive to uptake of the factor and comprising a marker gene under control of a regulated promoter active in a pluripotent cell; and
evaluating whether the marker gene is expressed in the cells after exposure to the at least one factor, expression indicating suitability of the at least one factor to convert the primate somatic cells to pluripotent cells. - View Dependent Claims (157, 158)
- exposing primate somatic cells to the at least one putative potency-determining factor, the primate somatic cells being receptive to uptake of the factor and comprising a marker gene under control of a regulated promoter active in a pluripotent cell; and
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159. A method of inducing pluripotency of human or non-human primate somatic cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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forcing expression of a plurality of factors in the human or non-human primate somatic cells, wherein the factors do not comprise c-Myc and Klf4; and culturing the human or non-human primate somatic cells to obtain induced pluripotent stem cells. - View Dependent Claims (160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 190)
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174. A population of human or non-human primate pluripotent cells produced according to a method comprising the step of:
- forcing the expression of factors in human or non-human primate somatic cells and inducing the human or non-human primate somatic cells to become human or non-human primate pluripotent cells with a normal diploid karyotype, wherein the factors do not comprise c-Myc.
- View Dependent Claims (175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
- 181. A cell culture comprising pluripotent cells with a normal diploid karyotype having a genome of a differentiated cell of a human or non-human primate.
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187. A method for screening a test agent for inducing human or non-human primate somatic cells to become human pluripotent stem cells comprising:
- (a) contacting the human or non-human primate somatic cells with a test agent in combination with forcing expression of a set of one or more induction factors, wherein the somatic cells comprise a reporter construct containing one or more elements from an embryonic stem cell marker gene promoter; and
(2) assaying the activity of the promoter.
- (a) contacting the human or non-human primate somatic cells with a test agent in combination with forcing expression of a set of one or more induction factors, wherein the somatic cells comprise a reporter construct containing one or more elements from an embryonic stem cell marker gene promoter; and
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