Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Human serum-derived protein removes the need for coating in defined human pluripotent stem cell culture

  • Sara Pijuan-Galitó,
  • Christoffer Tamm,
  • Jens Schuster,
  • Maria Sobol,
  • Lars Forsberg,
  • Catherine L. R. Merry,
  • Cecilia Annerén

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12170
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Improved culture methods are needed to reliably grow human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) on a large scale. Here, the authors identify a xeno-free medium with a supplement of Inter-α-inhibitor that supports long-term propagation and improved single-cell passaging of hPSCs on uncoated plastic.