Generation of human embryonic stem cell line expressing a red fluorescent protein: BJNhem20-pCAG-tdTomato

Abstract

Human embryonic stem cell line BJNhem20-pCAG-tdTomato was generated using non-viral method. The construct pCAG-tdTomato was transfected using microporation procedure. This fluorescent hESC line can help to study heterogeneity within individual cells in hESC colonies by enabling live tracking of their growth, migration and differentiation properties. This cell line also serves as a resource for additional transgene introduction/knock-out/knock-in generation in a fluorescent background and allows ease of analysis in studies involving cell mixing.