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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2015

Deriving retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by different sizes of embryoid bodies.

Alberto Muñiz, Kaini R Ramesh, Whitney A Greene, Jae-Hyek Choi, Heuy-Ching Wang

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5 authors.

Alberto MuñizOcular Trauma, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.
Kaini R RameshOcular Trauma, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.
Whitney A GreeneOcular Trauma, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.
Jae-Hyek ChoiOcular Trauma, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research.
Heuy-Ching WangOcular Trauma, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research; heuy-ching.h.wang.civ@mail.mil.

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Abstract

Pluripotent stem cells possess the ability to proliferate indefinitely and to differentiate into almost any cell type. Additionally, the development of techniques to reprogram somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells has generated interest and excitement towards the possibility of customized personal regenerative medicine. However, the efficiency of stem cell differentiation towards a desired lineage remains low. The purpose of this study is to describe a protocol to derive retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from iPS cells (iPS-RPE) by applying a tissue engineering approach to generate homogenous populations of embryoid bodies (EBs), a common intermediate during in vitro differentiation. The protocol applies the formation of specific size of EBs using microwell plate technology. The methods for identifying protein and gene markers of RPE by immunocytochemistry and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) are also explained. Finally, the efficiency of differentiation in different sizes of EBs monitored by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis of RPE markers is described. These techniques will facilitate the differentiation of iPS cells into RPE for future applications.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell Line, TumorEmbryoid BodiesFlow CytometryImmunohistochemistryInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMicePluripotent Stem CellsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionBiomarkers

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PMID25741607
PMCPMC4354611

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