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ArticlePloS one2014

ROCK inhibitor is not required for embryoid body formation from singularized human embryonic stem cells.

Giuseppe Pettinato, Wendy S Vanden Berg-Foels, Ning Zhang, Xuejun Wen

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe PettinatoDepartment of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America.
Wendy S Vanden Berg-FoelsDepartment of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America; Department of Craniofacial Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.
Ning ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America.
Xuejun WenDepartment of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America; Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America; Department of Craniofacial Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America; Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Nano Science (iNANO), Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji Medical School, Tongji University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Clemson University · USMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

Mandibular Cartilage Regeneration In Situ by Endogenous Stem Cell RecruitmentR00DE023123 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI VANDEN BERG-FOELS, WENDY S. · 2015 to 2017
$736k
Mandibular Cartilage Regeneration In Situ by Endogenous Stem Cell RecruitmentK99DE023123 · NIDCR · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI VANDEN BERG-FOELS, WENDY S. · 2012 to 2013
$178k
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a technology to form human embryoid bodies (hEBs) from singularized human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) without the use of the p160 rho-associated coiled-coil kinase inhibitor (ROCKi) or centrifugation (spin). hEB formation was tested under four conditions: +ROCKi/+spin, +ROCKi/-spin, -ROCKi/+spin, and -ROCKi/-spin. Cell suspensions of BG01V/hOG and H9 hESC lines were pipetted into non-adherent hydrogel substrates containing defined microwell arrays. hEBs of consistent size and spherical geometry can be formed in each of the four conditions, including the -ROCKi/-spin condition. The hEBs formed under the -ROCKi/-spin condition differentiated to develop the three embryonic germ layers and tissues derived from each of the germ layers. This simplified hEB production technique offers homogeneity in hEB size and shape to support synchronous differentiation, elimination of the ROCKi xeno-factor and rate-limiting centrifugation treatment, and low-cost scalability, which will directly support automated, large-scale production of hEBs and hESC-derived cells needed for clinical, research, or therapeutic applications.

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Cell DifferentiationCell Culture TechniquesCell LineEmbryoid BodiesEmbryonic Stem CellsGerm LayersHumansOrganogenesisProtein Kinase Inhibitorsrho-Associated KinasesProtein Kinase Inhibitorsrho-Associated Kinases

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PMID25365581
PMCPMC4217711
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