Blood-derived integration-free iPS cell line UKBi011-A from a diagnosed male Alzheimer's disease patient with APOE ɛ4/ɛ4 genotype

Publication date: Available online 23 April 2018 Source:Stem Cell Research Author(s): Michael Peitz, Tamara Bechler, Catrin Cornelia Thiele, Monika Veltel, Melanie Bloschies, Klaus Fliessbach, Alfredo Ramirez, Oliver Brüstle Alzheimer's disease (AD) is most the frequent neurodegenerative disease, and the APOE ε4 allele is the most prominent risk factor for late-onset AD. Here, we present an iPSC line generated from peripheral blood cells of a male AD patient employing Sendai virus vectors encoding the transcription factors OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and c-MYC. The characterized iPSC line expresses typical human pluripotency markers and shows differentiation into all three germ layers, complete reprogramming vector clearance, a normal SNP genotype and maintenance of the APOE ε4/ε4 allele.
Source: Stem Cell Research - Category: Stem Cells Source Type: research