DIFFERENTIATION OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS INTO PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE CELLS USING HB9 REGULATORS
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1. An in vitro cell culture for differentiating cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells comprising:
- a. a culture vessel;
b. a volume of differentiation medium; and
c. a population of differentiated cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells wherein at least ten percent of said differentiated cells co-express PDX1, NKX6.1 and HB9, wherein said differentiation medium comprises a growth medium supplemented with a thyroid hormone selected from triiodothyronine, thyroxine, analogues of triiodothyronine, analogues of thyroxine and mixtures thereof, or both a thyroid hormone and ALK5 inhibitor.
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The present invention provides methods to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endoderm cells expressing PDX1, NKX6.1, and HB9. In particular, the methods encompass culturing Stage 4 to Stage 6 cells with a thyroid hormone (e.g. T3), an ALK5 inhibitor, or both.
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1. An in vitro cell culture for differentiating cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells comprising:
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a. a culture vessel; b. a volume of differentiation medium; and c. a population of differentiated cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells wherein at least ten percent of said differentiated cells co-express PDX1, NKX6.1 and HB9, wherein said differentiation medium comprises a growth medium supplemented with a thyroid hormone selected from triiodothyronine, thyroxine, analogues of triiodothyronine, analogues of thyroxine and mixtures thereof, or both a thyroid hormone and ALK5 inhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12)
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- 7. An in vitro cell culture comprising a population of differentiated human pluripotent stem cells expressing markers characteristic of pancreatic endocrine cells wherein at least ten percent of said cells express HB9, PDX1 and NKX6.1.
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