PRJNA662639
Whole genome sequencing of xeno-free and feeder-cultured human extended pluripotent stem cells
Extended pluripotent stem (EPS) cells have shown great applicative potentials in generating synthetic embryos, directed differentiation and disease modeling. However, the lack of a xenofree culture condition has significantly limited their wide applications. We developed a chemically defined and xeno-free culture condition for culturing and deriving human EPS cells, which can be long-term stably propagated in vitro, as well as preserve their embryonic and extraembryonic developmental potentials.