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Guss EJ, Sathe L, Dai A, Derebenskiy T, Vega AR, Eggan K, Wells MF. Protocol for neurogenin-2-mediated induction of human stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells. STAR Protoc 2024; 5:102878. [PMID: 38335091 PMCID: PMC10865475 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.102878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Human pluripotent stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are an essential tool for the study of brain development and developmental disorders such as autism. Here, we present a protocol to generate NPCs rapidly and reproducibly from human stem cells using dual-SMAD inhibition coupled with a brief pulse of mouse neurogenin-2 (Ngn2) overexpression. We detail the 48-h induction scheme deployed to produce these cells-termed stem cell-derived Ngn2-accelerated progenitor cells-followed by steps for expansion, purification, banking, and quality assessment. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Wells et al.1.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ellen J Guss
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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