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. 2013 Feb;9(1):63–72. doi: 10.2174/157340313805076278

Table 2.

Cell Origin of iPS Cells

Cell Source Vector Reprogramming Factors
MEF [1] Retrovirus Mouse Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse adult bone marrow mononuclear cells [11] Retrovirus Mouse Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse B lymphocytes [12] Retrovirus Mouse Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse skeletal myoblasts [14] Retrovirus Mouse Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse tail tip fibroblasts and skin fibroblasts [4] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2,and Klf4
Mouse neural stem cells [19] Retrovirus Oct4 together with either Klf4 or c-Myc
Mouse liver and stomach cells [15] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc
Mouse fibroblast and hepatocyte [16] Adenovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc
Mouse pancreatic islet beta cells [34] Lentivirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse hair follicles: [20] Retrovirus Mouse Oct4
Mouse and human fibroblast [23] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and Glis1
Mouse or human ADS cells [35] Retrovirus mouse Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Mouse and human amniocytes [36] Retrovirus Human=Oct4, Sox2,Klf4, c-Myc, mouse= Klf4, c-Myc
Human ADS [17, 21, 37] Retrovirus
Nonviral minicircle
Mouse Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and L-Myc
Oct4, Sox2, Nanog and LIN28
Human CD34+ blood cells [13,38] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Human CD34+ cord blood cells [39] Retrovirus Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Human dental tissue cells [40] Retrovirus Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc or Lin28,Nanog, Oct4, Sox2
Human skin fibroblast [2] Retrovirus human Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Human somatic cells [3] Lentivirus Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, and LIN28
HUVEC [41] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc
Human oral mucosa fibroblasts [42] Retrovirus Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc

ADS= Adipose-derived stem cells

HUVEC= human umbilical vein endothelial cells