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INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

Inventor WU, Sen、etc.
Assignee UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Title of Invention INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
Abstract

Provided is an episome for inducing transgene-free and germ line competent iPS cells comprising OCT4, KLF4, SOX2, cMYC, NANOG, LIN28, and NR5A2, especially wherein preferred embodiments may contain a polycistronic locus composed of at least two of said genes, and may further contain the microRNA 302/367 gene cluster, a positive selection marker like neomycin resistance, a negative selection marker like HSV-tk, or a combination thereof.