Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8425146 | Stem Cell Research | 2018 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
MERRF syndrome is predominantly caused by A8344G mutation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), affecting MT-TK gene, which impairs the mitochondrial electron transport chain function. Here, we report the generation of two isogenic induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines, TVGH-iPSC-MRF-Mlow and TVGH-iPSC-MRF-Mhigh, from the skin fibroblasts of a female MERRF patient harboring mtDNA A8344G mutation by using retrovirus transduction system. Both cell lines share the same genetic background except containing different proportions of mtDNA with the A8344G mutation. Both cell lines exhibited the pluripotency and capacity to differentiate into three germ layers.
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Authors
Shih-Jie Chou, Yu-Ling Ko, Yu-Hsuan Yang, Aliaksandr A. Yarmishyn, Yu-Ting Wu, Chien-Tsun Chen, Hsin-Chen Lee, Yau-Huei Wei, Shih-Hwa Chiou,