The hybrid male embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines were previously derived from blastocysts obtained from crosses between C57BL/J (B) and JF1 (J) mice34 (link) and were maintained in gelatin-coated dishes with ESGRO complete plus medium (Millipore, SF001-500P) containing LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor), BMP4 (bone morphogenetic protein 4), and a GSK3-β (glycogen synthase kinase 3β) inhibitor. In vitro corticogenesis was performed as previously described,35 (link) except that ESCs were plated on Matrigel-coated dishes (human ESC-qualified matrix, Corning), and that the defined default medium was supplemented with B27 (without vitamin A, Gibco) to improve cell survival and with 1 μM dorsomorphin homolog 1 (purified by C.C.H.) to promote neurogenesis.36 (link) Using this protocol, neural precursor cells (NPCs) are the main cell population after 12 days (D12) of in vitro corticogenesis.35 (link)
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