@article{6e79a4c2b6b043efb88ff27ade55778b,
title = "A Chemical Probe that Labels Human Pluripotent Stem Cells",
abstract = "A small-molecule fluorescent probe specific for human pluripotent stem cells would serve as a useful tool for basic cell biology research and stem cell therapy. Screening of fluorescent chemical libraries with human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and subsequent evaluation of hit molecules identified a fluorescent compound (Kyoto probe 1 [KP-1]) that selectively labels human pluripotent stem cells. Our analyses indicated that the selectivity results primarily from a distinct expression pattern of ABC transporters in human pluripotent stem cells and from the transporter selectivity of KP-1. Expression of ABCB1 (MDR1) and ABCG2 (BCRP), both of which cause the efflux of KP-1, is repressed in human pluripotent stem cells. Although KP-1, like other pluripotent markers, is not absolutely specific for pluripotent stem cells, the identified chemical probe may be used in conjunction with other reagents.",
author = "Nao Hirata and Masato Nakagawa and Yuto Fujibayashi and Kaori Yamauchi and Asako Murata and Itsunari Minami and Maiko Tomioka and Takayuki Kondo and Kuo, {Ting Fang} and Hiroshi Endo and Haruhisa Inoue and Sato, {Shin Ichi} and Shin Ando and Yoshinori Kawazoe and Kazuhiro Aiba and Koh Nagata and Eihachiro Kawase and Chang, {Young Tae} and Hirofumi Suemori and Koji Eto and Hiromitsu Nakauchi and Shinya Yamanaka and Norio Nakatsuji and Kazumitsu Ueda and Motonari Uesugi",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported in part by MEXT Leading Project, JSPS ( LR018 , 20228001 , 23710254 , 25221203 , and 21591079 ), the Bio-Oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution of Japan (BRAIN) , JST (CREST) , and JSPS Asian CORE Program Asian Chemical Biology Initiative. The M.U. research group participates in the Global COE program Integrated Materials Science (#B-09). iCeMS is supported by World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI), MEXT, Japan . The upgrade of the confocal microscope was supported by NEDO and Yokogawa Electric . S.Y. is a member without salary of the scientific advisory boards of iPierian, iPS Academia Japan, Megakaryon Corporation, and HEALIOS K.K. Japan. H.N. is a founder, shareholder, and scientific advisory board member of ReproCELL and Megakaryon. N.N. is a founder and shareholder of ReproCELL. ",
year = "2014",
month = mar,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1016/j.celrep.2014.02.006",
language = "English",
volume = "6",
pages = "1165--1174",
journal = "Cell Reports",
issn = "2211-1247",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "6",
}