Stem Cell Research (May 2018)

Generation of WAe001-A-15, a human embryonic stem cell line with miR-122 doxycycline-inducible expression

  • Yanli Liu,
  • Feima Wu,
  • Dong Liu,
  • Ruzhi Wei,
  • Nasir Abbas,
  • Jianhong Xia,
  • Dongwei Li,
  • Haiyun Wang,
  • Yuanqi Zhuang,
  • Dongsheng Guo,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Yuhang Wu,
  • Xinrong Ke,
  • Jiawang Tao,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Keyu Lai,
  • Xiaodong Shu,
  • Yin-xiong Li

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29
pp. 84 – 87

Abstract

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MiR-122 is the most abundant miRNA in the human liver accounting for 52% of the entire hepatic miRNome. Previous studies have demonstrated that miR-122 is a valuable therapeutic target for liver diseases, including viral hepatitis, fibrosis, steatosis, and hepatocarcinoma. Here, we constructed a miR-122 doxycycline-inducible expression human embryonic stem cell line WAe001-A-15 using the piggyBac transposon system. The cell line retained its pluripotency, in vitro differentiation potential, normal morphology, and karyotype.