SEES-3 human ES cells were obtained from the National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan [18 (link)], and cultured under feeder-free conditions in StemFit AK02N medium (Ajinomoto, Tokyo, Japan) on laminin511 E8 fragment (iMatrix-511: Nippi, Tokyo, Japan)-coated dishes. All experiments were performed in accordance with the Guidelines for Derivation and Utilization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan. Experimental protocols were approved by the Ethics Committee of Keio University School of Medicine for human stem cell experiments (No. 2012-01) and for recombinant DNA experiments (No. 24-010-12).
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