2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Understanding molecular mechanism in human pluripotent stem cell self-renewal and development of synthetic culture system
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15H03022
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biomedical engineering/Biomaterial science and engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
Pera Martin F The Jackson Laboratory, Professor
Kahn Michael City of Hope, Department of Molecular Medicine, Professor
Wu Jun UT Southwestern, Department of Molecular Biology, Assistant Professor
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 再生医科学 / 医工学 / ケミカルバイオロジー / 細胞生物学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Human pluripotent stem cells including ES and iPS cells have ability of infinitely self-renewal and differentiation into all major lineages of cells in the human body. A chemically-defined culture system, free of any biomaterials, is the ideal platform for the quality-controlled, large-scale, cost-effective production of human pluripotent stem cells for use in cell-based therapy and drug discovery. One major objective in developing such a system is to reduce the costs associated with recombinant proteins used as supplements in basal culture media. In this project, we have developed a a defind culture system including growth factor-free culture medium utilizing only three chemical compounds and the least number of recombinant proteins of any other commercially available medium. This culture system may serve as a new benchmark for the development of completely xeno-free, chemically defined, synthetic culture systems.
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| Free Research Field |
幹細胞生物学
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