Reprogrammed neurons from adult dermal fibroblasts of patients with Huntington's disease

Reprogrammed neurons from adult dermal fibroblasts of patients with Huntington's disease De-identified human adult dermal fibroblasts from patients with Huntington's disease or age- and gender-matched healthy controls were obtained from the Coriell Institute for Medical Research Biorepository. These fibroblast samples were transduced with lentivirus to express the brain enriched microRNAs, miR-9/9* and miR-124 and striatal-enriched transcription factors BCL11B (Also known as CTIP2), DLX1, DLX2, and MYT1L to directly convert fibroblasts into striatal neurons as previously established (Victor et al., Neuron 2014; Richner et al., Nat. Prot. 2015). Total mRNA from reprogrammed neurons and non-converted fibroblasts was collected and prepared for RNA-seq analysis 32 days after viral transduction.