PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE CELLULES MÉSODERMIQUES ET/OU DE CELLULES DE TYPE CELLULES DE FORMATION DE COLONIES ENDOTHÉLIALES PRÉSENTANT UNE CAPACITÉ DE FORMATION DE VAISSEAUX SANGUINS IN VIVO

摘要

The present disclosure relates generally to methods and compositions useful in cell and tissue biology and therapeutics. In particular, an in vitro method for differentiating pluripotent stem cells into KDR+NCAM+APLNR+ mesoderm cells and/or SSEA5−KDR+NCAM+APLNR+ mesoderm cells is provided. The disclosed mesoderm cells may be used to generate blood vessels in vivo and/or further differentiated in vitro into endothelial colony forming cell-like cells (ECFC-like cells). Purified human cell populations of KDR+NCAM+APLNR+mesoderm cells and ECFC-like cells are provided. Test agent screening and therapeutic methods for using the cell populations of the present disclosure are provided.