Abstract
We derived a stable cell line from Chinese hamster embryonic fibroblasts by transduction of four mouse transcription factors (M3O, Sox2, Klf4, and n-Myc) using a lentiviral vector. The cell line possess all the characteristics of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line. Given that Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are the predominant host cells used for therapeutic protein production and no pluripotent stem cell line or other normal cell line has been isolated from Chinese hamster, this iPSC line may serve as a useful tool for research using CHO cells or even be used for deriving new cell lines.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 132-136 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Stem Cell Research |
Volume | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2017 |
Funding
We thank Dr. Kyoungho Lee for his pLOVE-M3O vector construction. Histological analyses were performed at the University of Minnesota Comparative Pathology Shared Resource. The cytogenetic analyses were performed in the Cytogenomics Shared Resource at the University of Minnesota with support from the comprehensive Masonic Cancer Center NIH Grant #P30 CA077598.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology