Research Paper Volume 4, Issue 1 pp 60—73

Figure 1. Expression of pluripotency-associated markers in HK-derived iPS clones.

(A) Early-passage HK cells (left panel) were infected with lentivirus (LV) vector encoding OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and c-MYC. Seven days post-infection (center panel), early iPS-like colonies were detected (right panel in higher magnification). (B) HK-derived iPS clones were either derived from patients who were non-diabetic (ND) or type 2 diabetic (T2D). iPS clones, cultured under feeder-free conditions, exhibited human ES-like morphologies, while expressing high levels of alkaline phosphatase (AP). (C) Patient HK-derived iPS clones were further characterized through immunocytochemistry analysis using a panel of pluripotency markers. All clones were negative for SSEA-1 expression, while staining positive for pluripotency markers SSEA-4, TRA-1-60, TRA-1-81, OCT4, SOX2, KLF4 and NANOG. Scale bars represent 100 μm.