title: [Induction and characterization of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells: a review].
abstract: The somatic cells can be induced into ES-like stem cells when retrovirally infected the defined transcription factors including Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc. These ES-like cells are named induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and this method is called iPS technology. Until the end of 2009, iPS cell lines have been generated in various animal species, such as mouse, human, rhesus monkey, rat and pig. Mouse iPS cells are also used to generate chimera mice and viable mice through the tetraploid complementation. Although iPS cells are extremely similar to ES cells in both morphology and growth features, to generate iPS cells do need the defined culture procedures. Based on the update global iPS technology development and the iPS studies in our laboratory, this paper focused on the establishment of iPS cell lines and improvement of iPS cell culture condition.
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Molecular Biology, Shaanxi Center for Stem Cell Engineering and Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China.
authors.forename: De
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Zhijuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huayan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000090062:Kruppel-Like Factor 4; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050814:Octamer Transcription Factor-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D055748:SOXB1 Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C000715467:KLF4 protein, human; C000715468:Klf4 protein, mouse; C000715469:Klf4 protein, rat; D000090062:Kruppel-Like Factor 4; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D050814:Octamer Transcription Factor-3; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D055748:SOXB1 Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors