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Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2006
Applicants:

Hongkui Deng, Beijing, CN;

Mingxiao Ding, Beijing, CN;

Yan Shi, Beijing, CN;

Wei Jiang, Beijing, CN;

Lingling Hou, Beijing, CN;

Fuchou Tang, Cambridge, GB;

Inventors:

Hongkui Deng, Beijing, CN;

Mingxiao Ding, Beijing, CN;

Yan Shi, Beijing, CN;

Wei Jiang, Beijing, CN;

Lingling Hou, Beijing, CN;

Fuchou Tang, Cambridge, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provided a simple three-step approach based on the combinational induction with activin A, all-trans retinoic acid and, optionally, other maturation factors which are able to induce embryonic stem cells to differentiate into insulin-producing cells. A kit used to induce embryonic stem cells to differentiate into insulin-producing cells was also provided.


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