Cellartis 2i mES/iPSC culture medium citation list

Cellartis 2i mES/iPSC Culture Medium (formerly GS2-M medium) is a defined, serum-free cell culture medium for deriving, maintaining, and propagating mouse pluripotent stem cells. The medium utilizes a two small molecule inhibitor-based method (2i), which blocks ERK (PD184352) and GSK3 (CHIR99021). This technique blocks differentiation-inducing signals and promotes cell survival. Additionally, it can be supplemented with leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) to convert partially reprogrammed cells to full pluripotency. This method is a powerful way to keep pluripotent stem cells in a basal, ground-state that enables germline-competency. Read below for a citation list of studies in which 2i mES/iPSC (GS2-M) medium was used in peer-reviewed basic, translational, preclinical, and biomedical research.

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Meek, S. et al. Tuning of β-catenin activity is required to stabilize self-renewal of rat embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells 31, 2104–15 (2013).

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Nakanoh, S., Okazaki, K. & Agata, K. Inhibition of MEK and GSK3 supports ES cell-like domed colony formation from avian and reptile embryos. Zoolog. Sci. 30, 543–52 (2013).

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Wray, J. et al. Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 alleviates Tcf3 repression of the pluripotency network and increases embryonic stem cell resistance to differentiation. Nat. Cell Biol. 13, 838–45 (2011).

Yamaji, M. et al. PRDM14 ensures naive pluripotency through dual regulation of signaling and epigenetic pathways in mouse embryonic stem cells. Cell Stem Cell 12, 368–82 (2013).

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Zhang, Y. et al. Efficient reprogramming of naïve-like induced pluripotent stem cells from porcine adipose-derived stem cells with a feeder-independent and serum-free system. PLoS One 9, e85089 (2014).