Abstract
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells are the major myelinating cell type of the central nervous system and their dysfunction contributes to a variety of neurological diseases. However, direct access to oligodendrocyte progenitor cells has been challenging. Recently, cellular reprogramming technologies have demonstrated the ability to directly convert one cell type to another. This chapter describes the methods for the generation of induced oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts by overexpression of defined transcription factors. We also describe pertinent assays used to confirm transgene expression, reprogrammed cell identity, and terminal differentiation to mature oligodendrocytes.
Key words
- Reprogramming
- Immunostaining
- Quantitative PCR
- RNA-seq
- Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells
- Lentivirus
- Mouse embryonic fibroblasts
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Karl, R.T., Lager, A.M., Najm, F.J., Tesar, P.J. (2017). Reprogramming of Mouse Fibroblasts to Induced Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells. In: Srivastava, A., Snyder, E., Teng, Y. (eds) Stem Cell Technologies in Neuroscience. Neuromethods, vol 126. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7024-7_5
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