Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to provide a neural stem cell having increased passage ability, a method for manufacturing a neural stem cell having said increased passage ability, and others. The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a neural stem cell having increased passage ability having the following characteristics: (a) the N-type calcium channel gene is knocked out or knocked down in said cell, (b) the influx of Ca2+ via the N-type calcium channel is substantially absent or suppressed in said cell, (c) said cell can be passaged for at least 4 generations (more preferably 15 generations) or more, and (d) said cell maintains the differentiation potential into a nerve cell even after passage for 4 generations (more preferably 15 generations).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a neural stem cell having increased passage ability and a method for manufacturing a neural stem cell having increased passage ability. A neural stem cell in which the N-type calcium channel gene is knocked out or the influx of Ca2+ via the N-type calcium channel is substantially absent can be passaged for at least 4 generations and maintains the differentiation potential into a nerve cell even after passage for 4 generations.