The present invention is directed to methods to differentiate pluripotent stem cells. In particular, the present invention is directed to methods and compositions to differentiate pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage comprising culturing the pluripotent stem cells in medium comprising a sufficient amount of GDF-8 to cause the differentiation of the pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage.
本发明涉及多能干细胞的分化方法。特别是,本发明涉及将多能干细胞分化成表达明确内胚层特征标记的细胞的方法和组合物,包括在含有足量 GDF-8 的
培养基中培养多能干细胞,使多能干细胞分化成表达明确内胚层特征标记的细胞。