Episomal Reprogramming of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells into Pluripotency

Methods Mol Biol. 2021:2239:117-133. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1084-8_8.

Abstract

Peripheral blood is an easily accessible cell resource for reprogramming into pluripotency by episomal vectors. Here, we describe an approach for efficient generation of integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) under feeder or feeder-free conditions. Additionally, in combination with the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing system, we can directly generate edited iPSCs from blood cells. With this protocol, one can easily generate either integration-free iPSCs or genetically edited iPSCs from peripheral blood at high efficiency.

Keywords: Episomal vectors; Genomic editing; Induced pluripotent stem cells; Peripheral blood; Reprogramming.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cellular Reprogramming / genetics*
  • Cryopreservation / methods
  • Electroporation / instrumentation
  • Electroporation / methods
  • Feeder Cells
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Gene Editing / methods*
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Karyotyping
  • Kruppel-Like Factor 4
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / cytology*
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear / metabolism
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / genetics
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / metabolism
  • Plasmids / genetics*
  • Plasmids / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / metabolism
  • bcl-X Protein / genetics
  • bcl-X Protein / metabolism

Substances

  • BCL2L1 protein, human
  • Kruppel-Like Factor 4
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • MYC protein, human
  • Octamer Transcription Factor-3
  • POU5F1 protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • bcl-X Protein