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ArticleNature biotechnology2015

A comparison of non-integrating reprogramming methods.

Thorsten M Schlaeger, Laurence Daheron, Thomas R Brickler, Samuel Entwisle, Karrie Chan, Amelia Cianci, Alexander DeVine, Andrew Ettenger, Kelly Fitzgerald, Michelle Godfrey and 19 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 288 papers.

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29 authors.

Thorsten M Schlaeger1] Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Laurence DaheronHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas R BricklerHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Samuel EntwisleHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Karrie ChanDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Amelia CianciDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alexander DeVineDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrew EttengerDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000000322584329
Kelly FitzgeraldDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michelle GodfreyDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dipti GuptaDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jade McPhersonDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Prerana MalwadkarDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Manav GuptaDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Blair BellDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Akiko Doi1] Center for Epigenetics and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. [2] Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Namyoung JungCenter for Epigenetics and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Xin LiCenter for Epigenetics and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Maureen S LynesHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Emily BrookesDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Anne B C Cherry1] Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Didem DemirbasThe Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alexander M Tsankov1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Leonard I Zon1] Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Lee L Rubin1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrew P FeinbergCenter for Epigenetics and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Alexander Meissner1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Chad A Cowan1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Broad Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [3] Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [4] Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
George Q Daley1] Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [3] Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [4] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$91.4M
Customized stem cells for clinical application in blood disordersR24DK092760 · NIDDK · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI COLLINS, JAMES J, DALEY, GEORGE Q · 2011 to 2018
$10.7M
Integrating lipid genotyes and phenotypes in iPS derived hepatocytes/adipocytesU01HL107440 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI COWAN, CHAD ALBERT, DEO, RAHUL CHANDRAKANT · 2011 to 2015
$9.0M
Human Pluripotent Stem Cell and Progenitor Models of Cardiac and Blood DiseasesU01HL100408 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI COWAN, CHAD ALBERT, MELTON, DOUGLAS A · 2009 to 2015
$8.9M
Human Pluripotent Stem Cell and Progenitor Models of Cardiac and Blood DiseasesU01HL100001 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI DALEY, GEORGE Q, ORKIN, STUART H · 2009 to 2015
$8.9M
Smn Regulation of Neuromuscular Morphogenesis in DrosophilaP01NS066888 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ARTAVANIS-TSAKONAS, SPYRIDON · 2010 to 2014
$6.7M
EMBRYONIC HEMATOPOIESISR01HL048801 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ZON, LEONARD IRA · 1992 to 2016
$5.7M
MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY OF WILMS TUMOR RELATED GENES 11PR01CA054358 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ANDREW P. FEINBERG · 1991 to 2026
$5.5M
Understanding the role of the lin28 paralogs and branching morphogenesisR01GM107536 · NIGMS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI DALEY, GEORGE Q · 2014 to 2017
$1.9M
Uncovering the transcription factor networks in early human cell specificationF32DK095537 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI TSANKOV, ALEXANDER MINCHEV · 2013 to 2015
$170k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA054358NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL048801NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL75737NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL100001NHLBI NIH HHS U01-HL100001NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL100408NHLBI NIH HHS U01HL100408NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL107440NHLBI NIH HHS U01HL107440NHLBI NIH HHS U01HL87402NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK095537NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK092760NIDDK NIH HHS R24DK092760NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107536NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS066888NINDS NIH HHS P01NS066888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are useful in disease modeling and drug discovery, and they promise to provide a new generation of cell-based therapeutics. To date there has been no systematic evaluation of the most widely used techniques for generating integration-free hiPSCs. Here we compare Sendai-viral (SeV), episomal (Epi) and mRNA transfection mRNA methods using a number of criteria. All methods generated high-quality hiPSCs, but significant differences existed in aneuploidy rates, reprogramming efficiency, reliability and workload. We discuss the advantages and shortcomings of each approach, and present and review the results of a survey of a large number of human reprogramming laboratories on their independent experiences and preferences. Our analysis provides a valuable resource to inform the use of specific reprogramming methods for different laboratories and different applications, including clinical translation.

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Cellular ReprogrammingHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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PMID25437882
PMCPMC4329913

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