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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 375, Issue 1, Pages 27-32Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.07.111
Keywords
laminin; human embryonic stem cell; integrin; isoform; cellular adhesion; undifferentiated; differentiation; xeno-free culture; recombinant protein
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- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan
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Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are thought to be a promising cell source for cell transplantation therapy. For such a clinical application, the hESCs should be manipulated using appropriate and qualified materials. In this study, we examined the efficacy of recombinant human laminin (rhLM) isoforms oil the undifferentiated growth of hESCs. We first determined the major integrins expressed on the hESCs to reveal the preference of the hESCs for rhLMs, and found that the hESCs mainly expressed integrin alpha 6 beta 1, which binds predominantly to laminin-111, -332 and -511/-521. When the hESCs were seeded onto rhLMs, the cells indeed adhered markedly to rhLM-332, and to rhLM-511 and rhLM-111 to a lesser extent. The hESCs proliferated on these three rhLMs for several passages while preserving their pluripotency. These results show that rhLM-111. -332, and -511 are good substrates to expand undifferentiated hESCs due to their high affinity to integrin alpha 6 beta 1 expressed on hESCs. Crown copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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