METHOD FOR GENERATING INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS FROM KERATINOCYTES DERIVED FROM PLUCKED HAIR FOLLICLES

摘要

A method for generating induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from isolated hair follicles is disclosed. The method comprises: a. culturing isolated hair follicle keratinocytes on a layer of feeder cells, so as to generate colonies of hair follicle keratinocytes; b. detaching the colonies of hair follicle keratinocytes from the feeder cells so as to generate detached keratinocytes; c. infecting the detached keratinocytes with a virus comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one dedifferentiation factor so as to generated infected keratinocytes; and d. culturing the infected keratinocytes on a layer of feeder cells in a culture medium until iPS cells are formed, thereby generating iPS cells. Populations and uses of the iPS cells are also disclosed.