Generation of twenty four induced pluripotent stem cell lines from twenty four members of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

Stem Cell Res. 2020 Jul:46:101851. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2020.101851. Epub 2020 May 20.

Abstract

Cognitive decline is among the most feared aspects of ageing. We have generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from 24 people from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936, whose cognitive ability was tested in childhood and in older age. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were reprogrammed using non-integrating oriP/EBNA1 backbone plasmids expressing six iPSC reprogramming factors (OCT3/4 (POU5F1), SOX2, KLF4, L-Myc, shp53, Lin28, SV40LT). All lines demonstrated STR matched karyotype and pluripotency was validated by multiple methods. These iPSC lines are a valuable resource to study molecular mechanisms underlying individual differences in cognitive ageing and resilience to age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cellular Reprogramming
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*
  • Karyotype
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
  • Plasmids