Generation of genomic-integration-free human induced pluripotent stem cells and the derived cardiomyocytes of X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy from DMD gene mutation

Stem Cell Res. 2020 Dec:49:102040. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2020.102040. Epub 2020 Oct 12.

Abstract

We derived an integration-free induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of a 23-year-old male patient. This patient carries a 5' splice site point mutation in intron 1 (c.31+1G>A) of the dystrophin gene, a mutation associated with X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy (XLDCM). Sendai virus was used to reprogram the PBMCs and deliver OCT3/4, SOX2, c-MYC, and KLF4 factors. The iPSC line (HKUi002-A) generated preserved the mutation, expressed common pluripotency markers, differentiated into three germ layers in vivo, and exhibited a normal karyotype. Further differentiation into cardiomyocytes enables the study of the disease mechanisms of XLDCM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*
  • Kruppel-Like Factor 4
  • Leukocytes, Mononuclear
  • Male
  • Mutation
  • Myocytes, Cardiac
  • Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

  • Dmd-Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy