2009
Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human blood
Loh YH, Agarwal S, Park IH, Urbach A, Huo H, Heffner GC, Kim K, Miller JD, Ng K, Daley GQ. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human blood. Blood 2009, 113: 5476-5479. PMID: 19299331, PMCID: PMC2689048, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-02-204800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsPluripotent cell-specific genesPatient-specific stem cellsTranscription factorsStem cellsHuman embryonic stem cellsPluripotency-associated transcription factorsEmbryonic stem cellsCell-specific genesInduced pluripotent stem cellsDNA methylation statusEctopic expressionHematopoietic lineagesRetroviral transductionMethylation statusSomatic mutationsHuman dermal fibroblastsHuman bloodDermal fibroblastsCellsHuman peripheral blood cellsExpressionPluripotencyPeripheral blood cellsLineages
2008
Generation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells
Park IH, Lerou PH, Zhao R, Huo H, Daley GQ. Generation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature Protocols 2008, 3: 1180-1186. PMID: 18600223, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPluripotent stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsIPS cellsStem cellsPatient-specific pluripotent stem cellsHuman somatic cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsHuman iPS cellsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsHuman primary fibroblastsTissue replacement therapiesSomatic cellsTranscription factorsPluripotent cellsEctopic expressionRetroviral transductionSource of cellsPrimary fibroblastsHuman fibroblast lineFibroblast linesPrimary human fibroblast linesCellsInvaluable toolTransplantation of cellsImmune rejection