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METHODS OF ENHANCING STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION INTO BETA CELLS

Inventor PAGLIUCA, Felicia, etc.
Assignee SEMMA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Title of Invention METHODS OF ENHANCING STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION INTO BETA CELLS
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for enhancing stem cell differentiation into a beta cell by using one or more epigenetic modification compound(s) which is selected from a group consisting of a DNA methylation inhibitor, a histone acetyltransferase inhibitor, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (in a preferred embodiment, KD5170, MC1568, or TMP195), a histone methyltransferase inhibitor (in a preferred embodiment, DZNep, GSK126, or EPZ6438), or a bromodomain inhibitor.