387 results about "Induced pluripotent stem cell" patented technology

The present invention relates to the field of adoptive immunotherapy. The invention provides methods for generating phenotypically defined, functional, and / or expandable T cells from pluripotent stem cells engineered through safe genetic modifications. The engineered cells may provide one or more of: 1) targeting a specific predetermined antigen expressed on the cell surface of a target cell in an HLA independent manner, 2) enhanced survival and functional potential 3) “off-the-shelf” T cells for administration to multiple recipients, eventually across immunogenic barriers, and / or 4) cytotoxic potential and anti-tumor activity.

The present invention provides methods to produce pluripotent stem cells from adult cells. In particular, the present invention provides methods to produce pluripotent stem cells from somatic cells without the use of a feeder-cell layer or an agent that increases efficiency of retroviral transfection.

The present invention describes the use of pre-trans-splicing molecules (PTMs) to reprogram human normal and diseased somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells using spliceosome-mediated RNA trans-splicing. More specifically, the present invention describes the use of the SMaRT™ technology to repair or reprogram the newly induced diseased pluripotent stem cells.

Methods and composition for differentiation of pluripotent stem cells are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods including priming stem cells for neural differentiation in a culture medium essentially free of growth factors such as FGF and TGFβ. As an advantage, the neural cells may be provided with improved consistency and purity.

The present disclosure provides induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and induced multipotent stem (iMS) cells, and progeny thereof, which cells include a gene encoding a polypeptide that regulates the QT interval. The present disclosure further provides panels of cardiomyocytes suitable for use in screening compounds for an effect on the QT interval. The cells and panels of cells can be used in a variety of applications, which are also provided.

Disclosed herein are methods to select for the generation of mouse and human pluripotent stem cells during developmental reprogramming. The methods described herein relate to the selection of induced pluripotent stem cells, i.e., pluripotent stem cells generated or induced from differentiated cells without a requirement for genetic selection. Described herein are particular embodiments for selection of reprogrammed cells based on 1) colony morphology, or 2) X chromosome reactivation in female cells.

Disclosed herein are cell culture compositions, for example, pancreatic cell culture compositions, derived from dedifferentiated human reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells, such as induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and methods for producing and using such cell culture compositions.

The present invention relates to methods for deriving human hematopoietic progenitors, primitive macrophages, and microglial cells from human pluripotent stem cells. In particular, provided herein are highly efficient and reproducible methods of obtaining human primitive macrophages and microglia from human pluripotent stem cells, where the primitive macrophages and microglia can be suitable for clinically relevant therapeutic applications.

The invention provides a method for obtaining a hemopoietic stem cell by using a three-dimensional induction system. A three-dimensional cell culture medium or cell culture bracket, such as a three-dimensional cell culture system made of the materials such as hydrogel, seaweed and the like is utilized, and / or combined with matrix cells such as bone marrow cell, mouse bone marrow cell lines OP9, OP9DL1 and the like, and / or combined with a plurality of factors including mesoderm induction factors, hematopoietic growth factor and the like to induce multipotent stem cells to differentiate into hemopoietic stem cells. A new method for obtaining the hemopoietic stem cells is built. The system for efficiently inducing the multipotent stem cells to differentiate into the hemopoietic stem cells by using a three-dimensional induction system and / or combining with matrix cells such as bone marrow cell and the like and / or a plurality of factors is built for the first time. Theoretical basis and a technology platform are provided for obtaining clinically available hemopoietic stem cells, and a new method and a new concept are developed for application of hematopoietic cells derived from multipotent stem cells in the fields such as disease mechanism exploration, drug screening and the like.

The invention provides a culture system which contains defined components and efficiently acquires induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) from somatic cells. The culture medium additive provided by the invention contains vitamin C, vitamin B12, insulin, glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor, receptor tyrosine kinase and antioxidant. The culture medium additive provided by the invention can also contain a substituted serum cell growth promoter. The invention also provides a complete medium acquired by inducing pluripotent stem cells, which is prepared from one or more of basic culture medium, serum and substituted serum additive and the culture medium additive. The culture system provided by the invention does not have serum, has no animal source pollution, contains defined chemical components, efficiently acquires iPS cells, can maintain cell growth and proliferation in the process of conversion from somatic cells to iPS cells under the condition that feeder cells do not exist, simultaneously accelerates the induction course of the iPS cells obviously, and greatly improves the efficiency of inducing the somatic cells into the iPS cells.

The present invention provides improved methods for producing RPE cells from human embryonic stem cells or from other human pluripotent stem cells. The invention also relates to human retinal pigmented epithelial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells or other human multipotent or pluripotent stem cells. hRPE cells derived from embryonic stem cells are molecularly distinct from adult and fetal-derived RPE cells, and are also distinct from embryonic stem cells. The hRPE cells described herein are useful for treating retinal degenerative diseases.