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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2009
Martin F. Pera, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tracy L. Zinberg, Long Beach, CA (US);
Kouichi Hasegawa, Pasadena, CA (US);
Martin F. Pera, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tracy L. Zinberg, Long Beach, CA (US);
Kouichi Hasegawa, Pasadena, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of induction and isolation of progenitor cells from stem cell cultures, specifically liver progenitor cells from human embryonic stem cell cultures. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of inducing hepatocyte-like progenitor cells by placing a quantity of human embryonic stem cells in a medium supplemented with an inhibitor of the MAPK/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, FGFR, GSK3 and/or BMP.
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