Differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into a keratinocyte lineage

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1195:1-12. doi: 10.1007/7651_2013_64.

Abstract

Direct reprogramming of somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provides an opportunity to develop novel personalized treatment options for numerous diseases and to advance current approaches for cell-based drug discoveries and disease modeling. The ability to differentiate iPSCs into relevant cell types is an important prerequisite for the successful development of iPSC-based treatment and modeling strategies. Here, we describe a protocol for the efficient differentiation of human iPSCs into functional keratinocytes. The protocol employs treating iPSCs with retinoic acid and bone-morphogenetic protein-4 to induce differentiation toward a keratinocyte lineage, which is then followed by the growth of differentiated iPSCs on collagen type I- and collagen type IV-coated dishes to enrich for iPSC-derived keratinocytes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 / pharmacology
  • Cell Adhesion / drug effects
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Differentiation* / drug effects
  • Collagen Type I / pharmacology
  • Collagen Type IV / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / drug effects
  • Keratinocytes / cytology*
  • Tretinoin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
  • Collagen Type I
  • Collagen Type IV
  • Tretinoin