Large-scale production of megakaryocytes from human pluripotent stem cells by chemically defined forward programming

Platelets are blood circulating corpuscles generated from megakaryocytes that initiate wound healing. Here, Moreau et al. describe a way of producing large quantities of megakaryocytes from human pluripotent stem cells in the laboratory, moving us a step closer to manufacturing transfusion products.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Thomas Moreau, Amanda L. Evans, Louella Vasquez, Marloes R. Tijssen, Ying Yan, Matthew W. Trotter, Daniel Howard, Maria Colzani, Meera Arumugam, Wing Han Wu, Amanda Dalby, Riina Lampela, Guenaelle Bouet, Catherine M. Hobbs, Dean C. Pask, Holly Payne, Tatyana Ponomaryov, Alexander Brill, Nicole Soranzo, Willem H. Ouwehand, Roger A. Pedersen, Cedric Ghevaert
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11208