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ArticleBiomaterials research2025

A Cross-Linked Cyclosiloxane Polymer Matrix as a Platform Enabling Long-Term Culture of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells with Naïve-Like Features.

Changjin Seo, Junhyuk Song, Yoonjung Choi, Taemook Kim, Daeyoup Lee, Sangyong Jon

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Article in Biomaterials research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Changjin SeoDepartment of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Junhyuk SongDepartment of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Yoonjung ChoiDeargen Inc., Daejeon 35220, Republic of Korea.
Taemook KimDeargen Inc., Daejeon 35220, Republic of Korea.
Daeyoup LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Sangyong JonDepartment of Biological Sciences, KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6971-586X

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Abstract

Culture platforms for human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) that rely on feeder cells or extracellular matrices (ECMs) face substantial limitations for practical regenerative medicine applications, including undefined components, high costs, and a tendency to maintain hiPSCs in the primed pluripotent state, which has lower differentiation potential than the naïve state. To overcome these challenges, we developed a long-term hiPSC culture platform based on a cross-linked cyclosiloxane polymer matrix that preserves pluripotency with naïve-like characteristics. Through optimization, we identified an ideal cyclosiloxane polymer matrix, designated as poly-Z, which supported the growth of hiPSCs as spheroids. Even after 60 d of continuous culture, hiPSC spheroids maintained on poly-Z retained pluripotency markers and normal karyotypes at levels comparable to those of hiPSC colonies cultured on conventional vitronectin (VN)-coated plates. Furthermore, mRNA sequencing revealed that hiPSC spheroids cultured on poly-Z not only exhibited up-regulation of typical pluripotency-related genes but also showed increased expression of genes associated with the naïve pluripotent state, in contrast to the primed state observed in hiPSCs cultured on VN-coated plates or in suspension culture. Gene ontology (GO) analysis and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) further suggested that the down-regulation of genes involved in cell-ECM interactions contributed to the induction of naïve-like features in poly-Z-cultured hiPSC spheroids. These findings highlight the potential of cross-linked cyclosiloxane-based polymer matrices as an innovative platform for human pluripotent stem cell research and regenerative medicine.

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