Name: kinetic measurement and real time visualization of somatic reprogramming
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The authors thank Chad MacArthur for helpful discussions.

1.Solution and Medium Preparation
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	<li>Basement Membrane Matrix (Purified from Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm Tumor)
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		<li>Slowly thaw the basement membrane matrix (5 ml) on ice at 4 &#176;C overnight.</li>
		<li>Dilute the stock solution 1:1 with 5 ml of ice cold, sterile DMEM/F-12 medium in a sterile, pre-chilled 15 ml conical tube. Dispense aliquots into pre-chilled, 1.5 ml sterile micro centrifuge tubes and immediately store at -20 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Prior to usage, thaw the frozen 1:1 basement ...

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This study provides strategies for monitoring and tracking of the reprogramming process using flow cytometry and real-time imaging-based analysis. The critical steps in the protocol are initiating reprogramming, measuring reprogramming progression based on marker expression and real-time monitoring of reprogramming. Any reprogramming method of choice can be used but here we focus on Sendai based reprogramming of human fibroblasts. The advantage of this method is the ease of use and consistent high efficiency of reprogram...

Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are promising tools for cell therapy and drug screening. They provide an autologous source of cells for therapy. In addition, they encompass a very broad set of genetic backgrounds, enabling a detailed in vitro analysis of genetic diseases beyond what current embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines would allow. Recent advances have led to the development of several methods for generating iPSCs, including reprogramming with Sendai virus, episomal plasmids or mRNAs 1,2. Notably, different reprogramming methods are associated with varying levels of efficiency and safety, and are likely to differ in other ways that influence their appropriateness for various applications. With the availability of a variety of reprogramming technologies, it has become important to develop methods for assessing the reprogramming process. Most existing methods rely on the qualitative inspection of morphology or staining with stem cell-specific dyes and antibodies. One recently developed method makes use of lentiviral fluorescence reporters that are sensitive to PSC-specific miRNAs or differentiated cell-specific mRNAs 3. Such monitoring methods facilitate the selection and optimization of reprogramming techniques for different situations. For example, CDy1 has been used as a fluorescent probe for early iPSCs in order to screen for reprogramming modulators 4. The ability to observe and compare different reprogramming experiments is also critical for gaining a better understanding of the process itself. For instance, it is now known that some somatic cell types are easier to reprogram than others 5, and that cells go through intermediate states during reprogramming 6-8. Unfortunately, the mechanisms underlying the reprogramming process are still not completely understood and consequently, the exact differences between reprogramming methods also remain to be defined. Thus, methods for monitoring, assessing, and comparing reprogramming events continue to be critical for the stem cell field.
The methods described in this protocol permit the monitoring and assessing of the reprogramming process and illustrate how these techniques can be used to compare different sets of reprogramming reagents. The first approach involves flow cytometry analyses using combinations of antibodies against positive and negative pluripotent stem cell (PSC) markers. The second approach couples real-time imaging and the measurement of total confluence (the percent surface area covered by the cells) and confluence of marker signals (the percent surface area covered by the fluorescent signals).

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kinetic measurement and real time visualization of somatic reprogramming

Somatic reprogramming has enabled the conversion of adult cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from diverse genetic backgrounds and disease phenotypes. Recent advances have identified more efficient and safe methods for introduction of reprogramming factors. However, there are few tools to monitor and track the progression of reprogramming. Current methods for monitoring reprogramming rely on the qualitative inspection of morphology or staining with stem cell-specific dyes and antibodies. Tools to dissect the progression of iPSC generation can help better understand the process under different conditions from diverse cell sources. 
This study presents key approaches for kinetic measurement of reprogramming progression using flow cytometry as well as real-time monitoring via imaging. To measure the kinetics of reprogramming, flow analysis was performed at discrete time points using antibodies against positive and negative pluripotent stem cell markers. The combination of real-time visualization and flow analysis enables the quantitative study of reprogramming at different stages and provides a more accurate comparison of different systems and methods. Real-time, image-based analysis was used for the continuous monitoring of fibroblasts as they are reprogrammed in a feeder-free medium system. The kinetics of colony formation was measured based on confluence in the phase contrast or fluorescence channels after staining with live alkaline phosphatase dye or antibodies against SSEA4 or TRA-1-60. The results indicated that measurement of confluence provides semi-quantitative metrics to monitor the progression of reprogramming.

Monitoring Reprogramming Kinetics Using Flow Cytometry
CD44 is a fibroblast marker while SSEA4 is a PSC marker 6,10. As expected from this expression pattern, flow cytometry of BJ fibroblasts shows an SSEA4- CD44+ population that facilitates the creation of quadrant gates in combination with the unstained sample. During reprogramming of DF1 fibroblasts with the Sendai viruses, CD44 is gr...

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Kinetic Measurement and Real Time Visualization of Somatic Reprogramming

The protocol presented in this study describes methods for the real-time monitoring of reprogramming progression via the kinetic measurement of positive and negative pluripotent stem cell markers using flow cytometry analysis. The protocol also includes the imaging-based assessment of morphology, and marker or reporter expression during iPSC generation.

Somatic reprogramming has enabled the conversion of adult cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from diverse genetic backgrounds and disease ...

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