Initial analysis found a significant enrichment of PRC1 / 2 targets in hypermethylated promoters in bCSCs, similar to
that observed in embryonic stem cells (ESCs)[2].
Yamanaka's group and two others followed up earlier this year with firmer evidence that these induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells faithfully mimicked the patterns of gene activity and cellular differentiation
observed in embryonic stem cells.
Not exact matches
One caveat is that the authors also
observed that one of the eight human
embryonic stem cell lines established following spindle transfer showed a drift
in mitochondrial heteroplasmy
in a subset of
stem cells, despite low levels of carryover detected
in the embryo.
AST - OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor
cell population derived from human
embryonic stem cells, has been shown
in preclinical testing
in animals and
in vitro to have three potentially reparative functions that address the complex pathologies
observed in demyelination disorders, such as spinal cord injuries, and multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis and white matter stroke.
Following this, they demonstrated that neural progenitors from
embryonic stem cells could differentiate themselves into neurons
in rat brains presenting lesions similar to those
observed in humans.