OCT4 and SOX2 with SV40 T antigen produce pluripotent stem cells from primate somatic cells
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1. A method of reprogramming primate somatic cells, the method comprising the steps of:
- introducing into a primate somatic cell at least one non-viral episomal vector that encodes at least one potency-determining factor under conditions sufficient to reprogram the cells, wherein the at least one vector encodes at least potency-determining factors OCT4 and SOX2, wherein the cells express the introduced OCT4 and SOX2 and further comprise SV40 T Antigen; and
culturing the cells obtained from the introducing step in a medium that supports pluripotent cell growth to obtain pluripotent reprogrammed cells substantially free of any vector component associated with introducing the potency-determining factors to the somatic cells.
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Methods for reprogramming primate somatic cells to pluripotency using an episomal vector that does not encode an infectious virus are disclosed. Pluripotent cells produced in the methods are also disclosed.
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1. A method of reprogramming primate somatic cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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introducing into a primate somatic cell at least one non-viral episomal vector that encodes at least one potency-determining factor under conditions sufficient to reprogram the cells, wherein the at least one vector encodes at least potency-determining factors OCT4 and SOX2, wherein the cells express the introduced OCT4 and SOX2 and further comprise SV40 T Antigen; and culturing the cells obtained from the introducing step in a medium that supports pluripotent cell growth to obtain pluripotent reprogrammed cells substantially free of any vector component associated with introducing the potency-determining factors to the somatic cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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