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PROMOTER FOR INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION OF INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS
| Inventor | KONISHI, Atsushi, etc. |
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| Assignee | AJINOMOTO CO., INC. |
| Title of Invention | PROMOTER FOR INDUCING DIFFERENTIATION OF INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS |
| Abstract | Provided is a promoter that induces differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into insulin-producing cells, which comprises a compound having an LXR agonist-action. In a preferred embodiment, the said compound is an LXR endogenous ligand such as 22(R)-hydroxycholesterol, 24(S)-hydroxycholesterol, 24(S), 25-epoxycholesterol, or 27-hydroxycholesterol. |