Prospective isolation of neural stem and progenitor cells from the developing human brain

Abstract

Prospective isolation of defined cell types is critical for the functional study of stem cells, especially in primary human tissues. Here, we present a protocol for purifying 10 transcriptomically and functionally distinct neural stem and progenitor cell types from the developing human brain using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. We describe steps for tissue dissociation, staining, and cell sorting as well as downstream functional experiments for measuring clonogenicity, differentiation, and engraftment potential of purified populations. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Liu et al. (2023).¹.

Keywords: Cell culture; Cell isolation; Cell-based Assays; Classification Description; Developmental biology; Flow Cytometry; Neuroscience; Stem Cells.