Generation of transplantable striatal projection neurons from human ESCs.

Parmar, Malin; Björklund, Anders · Cell Stem Cell · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Ma et al. (2012) report a differentiation protocol for generating striatal projection neurons from human embryonic stem cells with high efficiency. The cells survive transplantation, reconnect striatal circuitry, and restore motor function in a mouse model of striatal neurodegeneration that mimics the central pathohology of Huntington's disease.