Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8425798 | Stem Cell Research | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Skin biopsies were obtained from two male patients with X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) with hemizygous COL4A5 mutations in exon 41 or exon 46. Dermal fibroblasts were extracted and reprogrammed by nucleofection with episomal plasmids carrying OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4 LIN28, L-MYC and p53 shRNA. The generated induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) lines AS-FiPS2-Ep6F-28 and AS-FiPS3-Ep6F-9 were free of genomically integrated reprogramming genes, had the specific mutations, a stable karyotype, expressed pluripotency markers and generated embryoid bodies which were differentiated towards the three germ layers in vitro. These iPSC lines offer a useful resource to study Alport syndrome pathomechanisms and drug testing.
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Authors
Bernd Kuebler, Begoña Aran, Laia Miquel-Serra, Yolanda Muñoz, Elisabet Ars, Gemma Bullich, Monica Furlano, Roser Torra, Merce Marti, Anna Veiga, Angel Raya,