Patent Application: Method of Differentiating Pluripotent Stem Cells to Hematopoietic Cells

This document is a published patent application from the USPTO, not a regulatory rule or guidance. It describes a novel method for differentiating pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) into CD34+ hematopoietic precursor cells, which can then be used to generate natural killer (NK) cells and other terminally differentiated hematopoietic cells. The method involves using a specific hemogenic endothelium induction cocktail that includes a WNT signaling pathway activator, a bone morphogenetic protein, and/or a vascular endothelial growth factor.

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