Endodermal stem cell populations derived from pluripotent stem cells
OPEN Current opinion in cell biology | 5 Mar 2013
X Cheng, A Tiyaboonchai and P Gadue
Abstract
The generation of functional endodermal lineages, such as hepatocytes and pancreatic endocrine cells, from pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) remains a challenge. One strategy to enhance the purity, yield and maturity of endodermal derivatives is to expand endoderm committed stem or progenitor cell populations derived from PSCs before final differentiation. Recent studies have shown that this is in fact a viable option both for expanding pure populations of endodermal cells as well as for generating more mature derivative tissues, as highlighted in the case of pancreatic beta cells.
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- Progenitor cell, Multipotency, Stem cells, Pluripotency, Pancreas, Cell biology, Stem cell, Developmental biology
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