Stem Cell Research (Oct 2021)

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell Line KAIMRCi001-A by reprogramming erythroid progenitors from peripheral blood of a healthy Saudi donor

  • Mohammad Al-Shehri,
  • Moayad Baadhaim,
  • Shereen Jamalalddin,
  • Doaa Aboalola,
  • Mustafa Daghestani,
  • Hajar AlZahrani,
  • Dalal Malibari,
  • Mohammad Mubaraki,
  • Kholoud Aldubayan,
  • Mohammed AlBalwi,
  • Khaled Alsayegh

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56
p. 102548

Abstract

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In this study we isolated and enriched erythroid progenitor cells (EPCs) from a 10 ml peripheral blood sample from a 37-year old healthy Saudi donor. After expansion, these EPCs were reprogrammed using episomal plasmids to generate an induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell line, KAIMRCi001-A. The pluripotency of this line was confirmed by measuring the expression of typical pluripotency markers and assessing differentiation potential in vitro.