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Efficient Differentiation of Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Feeder-free and Chemically Defined Culture Conditions
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Efficient Differentiation of Postganglionic Sympathetic Neurons using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells under Feeder-free and Chemically Defined Culture Conditions
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10:24 min

May 24, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:50Human Pluripotent Stem Cell (hPSC) Maintenance
  • 01:48hPSC Differentiation (Day 0)
  • 03:34Neural Crest Cell (NCC) Induction (Day 1-10)
  • 04:02NC Spheroid Aggregation (Day 10)
  • 05:14NC Spheroid Maintenance and Sympathetic Progenitor Induction (Day 11-14)
  • 06:09Sympathetic Neuron (symN) Differentiation and Maturation (Day 14-20 or 28-35)
  • 07:38Results: Representative NC Induction, Maintenance, and Expansion
  • 09:43Conclusion

Summary

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In this protocol, we describe a stable, highly efficient differentiation strategy for the generation of postganglionic sympathetic neurons from human pluripotent stem cells. This model will make neurons available for the use of studies of multiple autonomic disorders.

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