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ArticleCellular reprogramming2014

Electrophysiological profiles of induced neurons converted directly from adult human fibroblasts indicate incomplete neuronal conversion.

Peter Koppensteiner, Stefan Boehm, Ottavio Arancio

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Article in Cellular reprogramming, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 authors.

Peter Koppensteiner1 Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University , New York, NY, 10032.
Stefan Boehm
Ottavio Arancio

Funding

SUMOylation and Amyloid-beta elevationR01NS049442 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARANCIO, OTTAVIO · 2005 to 2015
$4.1M
NINDS NIH HHS NS049442NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS049442
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The direct conversion of human fibroblasts to neuronal cells, termed human induced neuronal (hiN) cells, has great potential for future clinical advances. However, previous studies have not provided an in-depth analysis of electrophysiological properties of adult fibroblast-derived hiN cultures. We have examined the electrophysiological profile of hiN cells by measuring passive and active membrane properties, as well as spontaneous and evoked neurotransmission. We found that hiN cells exhibited passive membrane properties equivalent to perinatal rodent neurons. In addition, 30% of hiN cells were incapable of action potential (AP) generation and did not exhibit rectifying membrane currents, and none of the cells displayed firing patterns of typical glutamatergic pyramidal neurons. Finally, hiN cells exhibited neither spontaneous nor evoked neurotransmission. Our results suggest that current methods used to produce hiN cells provide preparations in which cells do not achieve the cellular properties of fully mature neurons, rendering these cells inadequate to investigate pathophysiological mechanisms.

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Action PotentialsCell DifferentiationMembrane PotentialsSynaptic TransmissionCells, CulturedEvoked PotentialsFibroblastsHumansNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying

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PMID25437871
PMCPMC4245879

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