Prospective isolation of neural stem and progenitor cells from the developing human brain

oleh: Daniel Dan Liu, Joy Q. He, Nobuko Uchida, Irving L. Weissman, Rahul Sinha

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2023-12-01

Deskripsi

Summary: Prospective isolation of defined cell types is critical for the functional study of stem cells, especially in primary human tissues. Here, we present a protocol for purifying 10 transcriptomically and functionally distinct neural stem and progenitor cell types from the developing human brain using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. We describe steps for tissue dissociation, staining, and cell sorting as well as downstream functional experiments for measuring clonogenicity, differentiation, and engraftment potential of purified populations.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Liu et al. (2023).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.