Reference Maps of Human ES and iPS Cell Variation Enable High-Throughput Characterization of Pluripotent Cell Lines
Bock C, Kiskinis E, Verstappen G, Gu H, Boulting G, Smith ZD, Ziller M, Croft GF, Amoroso MW, Oakley DH, Gnirke A, Eggan K, Meissner A. Reference Maps of Human ES and iPS Cell Variation Enable High-Throughput Characterization of Pluripotent Cell Lines. Cell 2011, 144: 439-452. PMID: 21295703, PMCID: PMC3063454, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent cell linesEmbryonic stemPluripotent stem cellsCell linesDisease-relevant cell typesHuman iPS cell linesStem cellsReference mapHuman pluripotent stem cellsHuman embryonic stemIPS cell linesDifferentiation propensityDNA methylationIndividual cell linesHigh-throughput characterizationTranscriptional similarityGene expressionIPS cellsCell typesDifferentiation efficiencyDevelopmental potentialBiomedical researchComprehensive characterizationSpecific differencesCells