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Method for inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells from OCT4-induced human somatic cells through direct reprogramming

US11572540B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2020
Grant dateFeb 7, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2506/1307
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided is a method of inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) through direct reprogramming from human somatic cells into which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an Oct4 protein or Oct4 protein-treated human somatic cells. The method of inducing OPCs by treating Oct4-overexpressing human somatic cells with a low molecular weight substance may establish OPCs with high efficiency in a short period of time through direct reprogramming without via neural stem cells, and thus the OPCs are useful as a cell therapeutic agent for an intractable demyelinating disease.

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