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Differentiation of Retinal Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Valeria Chichagova, Dr Birthe HilgenORCiD, Majed Felemban, Dr Maria Georgiou, Professor Lyle Armstrong, Professor Majlinda LakoORCiD

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Abstract

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.This unit describes a protocol for generating retinal organoids that contain all major retinal cell types and are responsive to light from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). hPSCs are differentiated in 96-well plates to allow large-scale production of organoids that could be used for multiple applications, including study of human retinal development, disease modeling, and compound screening. The differentiation approach is based on the knowledge that insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling together with retinoic acid and triiodothyronine is important for retinal development. After 22 weeks in culture, the organoids form a thick layer of neuroepithelium containing photoreceptors and bipolar, horizontal, amacrine, Müller, and retinal ganglion cells. Differentiation progress can be tracked by morphological observations and protein localization, as detected with immunocytochemistry. © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Author(s): Chichagova V, Dorgau B, Felemban M, Georgiou M, Armstrong L, Lako M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology

Year: 2019

Volume: 50

Issue: 1

Online publication date: 31/07/2019

Acceptance date: 02/04/2016

ISSN (print): 1941-7322

ISSN (electronic): 1938-8969

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/cpsc.95

DOI: 10.1002/cpsc.95

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