ESC & iPSC News Volume 11.19 | May 18 2016

Tet Enzymes Regulate Telomere Maintenance and Chromosomal Stability of Mouse ESCs
The authors showed that mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) depleted of ten-eleven translocation (Tet) 1 and/or Tet2 by RNAi exhibit short telomeres and chromosomal instability, concomitant with reduced telomere recombination. [Cell Rep] Full Article | Graphical Abstract

Genome Therapy of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 iPS Cells for Development of Autologous Stem Cell Therapy
Investigators developed genome therapy in human myotonic dystrophy type 1 induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to eliminate mutant transcripts and reverse the phenotypes for developing autologous stem cell therapy. [Mol Ther] Abstract

Rapid Induction of Cerebral Organoids From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using a Chemically Defined Hydrogel and Defined Cell Culture Medium
Researchers described a robust and simple method for generating cerebral organoids from human pluripotent stem cells by using a chemically defined hydrogel material and chemically defined culture medium. [Stem Cells Transl Med] Abstract

Generation and Gene Expression Profiling of 48 Transcription-Factor-Inducible Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
Previously, the authors generated and analyzed 137 transcription factor (TF)-inducible mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) lines. As an extension of this “NIA Mouse ESC Bank,” they generated and characterized 48 additional mouse ESC lines, in which single TFs in each line could be induced in a doxycycline-controllable manner. [Sci Rep] Full Article

Derivation of Porcine Embryonic Stem-Like Cells from In Vitro-Produced Blastocyst-Stage Embryos
Investigators described the derivation of porcine embryonic stem-like cells by seeding the isolated inner cell mass from in vitro-produced porcine blastocyst into α-MEM with basic fibroblast growth factor. [Sci Rep] Full Article

Generation and Characterization of Integration-Free Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Patients with Autoimmune Disease
Scientists demonstrated the successful generation of integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with ankylosing spondylitis, Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. [Exp Mol Med] Full Article

Multiple Sclerosis Patient-Specific Primary Neurons Differentiated from Urinary Renal Epithelial Cells via Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Renal proximal tubule epithelial cells were isolated from multiple sclerosis patients’ urine and transfected with pluripotency-inducing episomal factors. Subsequent induced pluripotent stem cells were formed into embryoid bodies selective for ectodermal lineage, resulting in neural tube-like rosettes and eventually neural progenitor cells. [PLoS One] Full Article

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Cell Therapy Ltd. Grants Japan License To Daiichi Sankyo For Its Heart Regeneration Medicine, Heartcel™
Cell Therapy Ltd. announced the granting of the Japan license for its innovative cardiac regeneration medicine, Heartcel™ (immuno-modulatory progenitor cells) to Daiichi Sankyo. [Cell Therapy Ltd.] Press Release

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‘Brexit’ Would Hit U.K. Research Hard, Report Says
Leaving the European Union would cause a steep drop in research funding for scientists in the United Kingdom, according to a new study—and it’s unclear whether the country can “buy its way back” into European funding schemes under favorable conditions. [ScienceInsider] Editorial

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