Table 3 Reprogramming of mouse somatic cells into miPSCs by transduction with and without transcription factors (TFs) with the aid of small molecules

From: Generation of pluripotent stem cells without the use of genetic material

TFs required a

Somatic cells

PSCs

Small molecules

Efficiency (%)

Reference

Four factors

 OSKM

MEFs

miPSCs

None

0.02%

7

 OSKM

Mouse hepatocyte and gastric epithelial cells

miPSCs

None

0.01%

10

 OSKM

Mouse liver and stomach cells

miPSCs

None

0.01%

10

 OSKM

MEFs

miPSCs

Compound B6, B8, and/or B10

0.14–0.35%

84

Three factors

 KSM

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

None

0%

67

 KSM

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

BIX

0.004%

67

 OSK

MEFs

miPSCs

None

0.001–0.0026%

12

 OSK

MEFs

miPSCs

VPA

0.089%

42

 OSK

MEFs

miPSCs

CHIR

0.18%

71

Two factors

 OK

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

None

0.004–0.006%

87

 OK

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

BIX

0.034%

67

 OK

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

PD+CHIR (2i)

0.0125%

88

 OK

MEFs

miPSCs

None

0.003%

69

 OK

MEFs

miPSCs

BIX/BayK

0.022%

63

 OK

MEFs

miPSCs

CHIR

0.006%

71

 OK

MEFs

miPSCs

616452

0.05%

69

 OK

MEFs

miPSCs

VPA, CHIR, 616452

0.01–0.04%

15

One factor

 O

Mouse NPCs

miPSCs

None

0.004%

16

 O

MEFs

miPSCs

None

0%

15

 O

MEFs

miPSCs

VPA, CHIR, 616452, Parnate

0.05–0.08%

15

 O

MEFs

miPSCs

AMI-5, A-83-01

0.02%

73

 O

MEFs

miPSCs

Shh, purmorphamine, or oxysterol

0.11%

74

No factor

 No factor

Mouse skeletal myoblasts

miPSCs

RG108

0.11%

68

 No factor

MEFs

miPSCs

VPA, CHIR, 616452, Parnate, Forkolin, DZNep

0.04%

17

 No factor

MEFs

miPSCs

VPA, CHIR, 616452, Parnate, Forkolin, DZNep, TTNPB

0.2%

17

  1. aO, S, K, and M indicate Oct4, Sox2, Klf-4, and c-Myc, respectively.