Cellular Reprogramming Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Viale dei Cappuccini, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy.
Biotechnology and Bioscience Department, Bicocca University, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
Stem Cell Res. 2021 May;53:102356. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2021.102356. Epub 2021 Apr 18.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable neurodegenerative condition with phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. It is characterized by the selective vulnerability and the progressive loss of the neural population. Here, an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line was generated from dermal fibroblasts of an individual carrying the p.G376D mutation in the TDP-43 protein. Fibroblasts were reprogrammed using non-integrating episomal plasmids. There were no karyotype abnormalities, and iPSCs successfully differentiated into all three germ layers. This cell line may prove useful in the study of the pathogenic mechanisms that underpin ALS syndrome.
肌萎缩性侧索硬化症(ALS)是一种不可治愈的神经退行性疾病,具有表型和遗传异质性。其特征是神经群体的选择性脆弱和进行性丧失。在这里,我们从携带 TDP-43 蛋白 p.G376D 突变的个体的皮肤成纤维细胞中生成了一个诱导多能干细胞(iPSC)系。使用非整合的附加体质粒对成纤维细胞进行重编程。该细胞系没有染色体异常,并且 iPSC 成功分化为所有三个胚层。该细胞系可能有助于研究 ALS 综合征的发病机制。