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cGMP, feeder-free maintenance medium for human ES and iPS cells

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cGMP, feeder-free maintenance medium for human ES and iPS cells

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What's Included

  • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Complete Kit (Catalog #85850)
    • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Basal Medium, 400 mL
    • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 5X Supplement, 100 mL
  • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Complete Kit, 1 L (Catalog #85857)
    • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Basal Medium, 800 mL
    • ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 5X Supplement, 100 mL, 2 Bottles

What Our Scientist Says

It makes me proud knowing that my work is critical to keeping thousands of hPSC lines reliably healthy and consistent around the world.

Arwen HunterAssociate Director, Stem Cell Biology
Arwen Hunter, Associate Director, Stem Cell Biology

Overview

Use this specialized, feeder-free culture medium to achieve more consistent human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) cultures with homogenous, undifferentiated phenotypes.

Manufactured under relevant cGMPs, ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 ensures the highest quality and consistency for reproducible results in your fundamental research, as well as for cell therapy and investigational new drug research applications. This serum-free, complete cell culture medium is made with pre-screened raw materials to ensure batch-to-batch consistency and robust performance in feeder-free hPSC culture.

Use established protocols for applications ranging from derivation to differentiation with this most widely published feeder-free hPSC culture medium, which has been used by leading pluripotent stem cell researchers to successfully maintain thousands of hPSC lines in over 50 countries. For enhanced cell performance and versatile maintenance, you may also be interested in mTeSRâ„¢ Plus medium, which is also manufactured under relevant cGMPs and features stabilized components and enhanced buffering.

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Specialized Media
Cell Type
Pluripotent Stem Cells
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Human
Application
Cell Culture, Expansion, Maintenance
Brand
TeSR
Area of Interest
Stem Cell Biology
Formulation Category
Serum-Free

Data Figures

Figure 1. Normal hES and hiPS Cell Morphology is Observed in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Cultures

Undifferentiated (A) H1 human embryonic stem (hES) and (B) WLS-1C human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cells cultured on Corning® Matrigel® Matrix in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 retain the prominent nucleoli and high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio characteristic of this cell type after 10 passages. Densely packed cells and multi-layering are prominent when cells are ready to be passaged.

Figure 2. High Expansion Rates are Observed in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Cultures

Graph shows the average fold expansion per passage +/- SEM obtained for hES (H1 and H9) and hiPS (WLS-1C) cells cultured in cGMP mTeSR­™1 (red) or non-cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 (gray) on Corning® Matrigel® Matrix over 10 passages. Expansion was determined by enumerating the cell aggregates obtained at harvest and dividing by the number of cell aggregates seeded. Note that this data is representative of cultures passaged after 6-7 days in culture, lower expansion should be expected if using shorter culture times.

Figure 3. Cells Cultured in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Medium Express Undifferentiated Cell Markers

Histogram analysis for hES (H1 and H9) and hiPS (WLS-1C) cells characterized using FACS for undifferentiated cell markers, OCT4 (OCT3) (Catalog #60093) and TRA-1-60 (Catalog #60064), after 8 - 10 passages in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 (filled = sample, blank = isotype control).

Figure 4. hPSCs Maintained in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 Display a Normal Karyotype

Karyograms of (A) H1 hES and (B) WLS-1C hiPS cells cultured in cGMP ³¾°Õ±ð³§¸éâ„¢1 for 11 passages shows that a normal karyotype is retained.

Protocols and Documentation

Find supporting information and directions for use in the Product Information Sheet or explore additional protocols below.

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Predicting metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease risk using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells Y. Qin et al. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2026 Jan

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is reversible at early stages, making early identification critical. We previously demonstrated that patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) carrying MASLD-associated genetic risk variants exhibit greater oleate-induced intracellular lipid accumulation than those without these variants. This study aimed to develop an iPSC-based MASLD risk predictor using functional lipid accumulation assessments. We quantified oleate-induced lipid accumulation in iPSCs from three cohorts: (1) CIRM (22 cases, 20 controls), (2) POST (18 cases, 16 controls), and (3) UCSF (4 cases, 8 controls). Data from the CIRM cohort was used to define an iPSC-based MASLD risk score, which was subsequently validated in the POST and UCSF cohorts. Lipid accumulation was consistently higher in MASLD iPSCs across cohorts. The risk score achieved 44% sensitivity/75% specificity in POST and 75%/100% in UCSF. These findings suggest that oleate-induced lipid accumulation in iPSCs may be a predictor of MASLD risk. Larger studies incorporating additional cellular phenotypes, clinical, and genetic data could enhance predictive accuracy for MASLD surveillance and prevention.
TDP-43-mediated alternative polyadenylation is associated with a reduction in VPS35 and VPS29 expression in frontotemporal dementia V. M. Jawahar et al. PLOS Biology 2026 Jan

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TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) dysfunction is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease. Although cryptic exon inclusion is a well-characterized consequence of TDP-43 loss of function, emerging evidence reveals broader roles in RNA metabolism, notably in the regulation of alternative polyadenylation (APA) of disease-relevant transcripts. In the present study, we examined 3′ untranslated region lengthening events in the brains of individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 pathology (FTLD-TDP), focusing on the functional impact of APA dysregulation. To investigate whether TDP-43-mediated APA events occur in the postmortem brain, we measured the 3′ untranslated region length of the retromer component vacuolar protein sorting 35 (VPS35) and the ETS transcription factor (ELK1) in the frontal cortex of a large cohort of FTLD-TDP patients and of healthy controls, and evaluated if these APA events are associated with FTLD-TDP clinical characteristic, markers of TDP-43 pathology [e.g., hyperphosphorylated TDP-43 and cryptic stathmin-2 RNA], or the expression of VPS35 and VPS29 proteins, the latter being essential to the retromer complex. We identified robust 3′ untranslated region lengthening of VPS35 and ELK1 in FTLD-TDP, which strongly associated with markers of TDP-43 pathology, and ELK1 APA also associated with an earlier age of disease onset. Functionally, VPS35 APA was associated with reduced VPS35 and VPS29 protein expression, and lower VPS35 levels were associated with increased hyperphosphorylated TDP-43 and cryptic stathmin-2 RNA. Together, these data implicate APA dysregulation as a critical downstream consequence of TDP-43 dysfunction and suggest that TDP-43 loss may contribute to retromer impairment through APA-mediated repression of retromer subunits. Recent work has shown that TDP-43 loss in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) induces changes in alternative polyadenylation, but the functional consequences of this are unclear. This study reports that 3′UTR lengthening of VPS35 in FTD patient brain samples correlates with reduced VPS35 and VPS29 protein levels, suggesting that TDP-43 loss induces retromer dysfunction.
Label-free mid-infrared dichroism-sensitive photoacoustic microscopy for histostructural analysis of engineered heart tissues E. Park et al. Light, Science & Applications 2026 Jan

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Many biological tissues, such as cardiac muscle, tendons, and the cornea, exhibit highly organized microstructural alignment that is critical for mechanical and physiological functions. Disruptions in this structural organization are commonly associated with pathological conditions such as fibrosis, infarction, and cancer. However, conventional histological imaging techniques rely on immunofluorescence or histochemical staining, and they evaluate tissue alignment via non-physical 2D gradient-based calculation, which is labor-intensive, antibody-dependent, and prone to variability. Here, we demonstrate label-free mid-infrared dichroism-sensitive photoacoustic microscopy (MIR-DS-PAM), an analytical imaging system for cardiac tissue assessments. By combining molecular specificity with polarization sensitivity, this method selectively visualizes protein-rich engineered heart tissue (EHT) and quantifies the extracellular matrix (ECM) alignment without any labeling. The extracted dichroism-sensitive parameters, such as the degree of dichroism and the orientation angle, enable histostructural evaluation of tissue integrity and reveal diagnostic cues in fibrotic EHT. This technique offers a label-free analytical tool for fibrosis research and tissue engineering applications. Mid-infrared dichroism-sensitive photoacoustic microscopy enables label-free, quantitative histostructural analysis by combining spectral specificity and polarization sensitivity to visualize protein-rich components and evaluate anisotropic tissue alignment.
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