Lipid-mediated Wnt protein stabilization enables serum-free culture of human organ stem cells

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Title: Lipid-mediated Wnt protein stabilization enables serum-free culture of human organ stem cells
Authors: Nesrin Tüysüz, Louis van Bloois, Stieneke van den Brink, Harry Begthel, Monique M. A. Verstegen, Luis J. Cruz, Lijian Hui, Luc J. W. van der Laan, Jeroen de Jonge, Robert Vries, Eric Braakman, Enrico Mastrobattista, Jan J. Cornelissen, Hans Clevers, Derk ten Berge
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: There are two technical impediments for using purified Wnt proteins in serum-free stem cell cultures: rapid loss of activity and toxicity of detergents to stem cell self-renewal. Here, the authors show that lipid-stabilized Wnt3a can establish long-term culture of human intestinal and liver organoids.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14578
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/c1491917e9fe4c3fa3f5944fd3318bf1
Accession Number: edsdoj.1491917e9fe4c3fa3f5944fd3318bf1
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms14578
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English