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Optimization of slow cooling cryopreservation for human pluripotent stem cells
Authors:Takamichi Miyazaki  Norio Nakatsuji  Hirofumi Suemori
Affiliation:1. Department of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;2. Institute for Integrated Cell‐Material Sciences (WPI‐iCeMS), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;3. Department of Development and Differentiation, Institution for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Abstract:Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have the potential for unlimited expansion and differentiation into cell types of all three germ layers. Cryopreservation is a key process for successful application of hPSCs. However, the current conventional method leads to poor recovery of hPSCs after thawing. Here, we demonstrate a highly efficient recovery method for hPSC cryopreservation by slow freezing and single‐cell dissociation. After confirming hPSC survivability after freeze‐thawing, we found that hPSCs that were freeze‐thawed as colonies showed markedly decreased survival, whereas freeze‐thawed single hPSCs retained the majority of their viability. These observations indicated that hPSCs should be cryopreserved as single cells. Freeze‐thawed single hPSCs efficiently adhered and survived in the absence of a ROCK inhibitor by optimization of the seeding density. The high recovery rate enabled conventional colony passaging for subculture within 3 days post‐thawing. The improved method was also adapted to a xeno‐free culture system. Moreover, the cell recovery postcryopreservation was highly supported by coating culture surfaces with human laminin‐521 that promotes adhesion of dissociated single hPSCs. This simplified but highly efficient cryopreservation method allows easy handling of cells and bulk storage of high‐quality hPSCs. genesis 52:49–55, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords:ectoderm  tissue endoderm  tissue mesoderm  tissue other  tissue germ layer  process  early development  single cell dissociation  slow freezing
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