Patent ID: 9410126
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: C08B,C12N,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of modulating or manipulating the growth rate of a human multipotent stem cell comprising: obtaining said multipotent stem cell and growing the cell in the presence of an immobilized lectin in a culture medium, wherein the lectin recognizes and binds to a structure selected from the group consisting of β-GlcNAc, Galβ4GlcNAc, β-Gal, I-branched poly-LacNAc, Fucα2Galβ4GlcNac, α3-Fuc, and α-Man, wherein said cell is selected from the group consisting of a solid tissue progenitor cell, a non-hematopoietic multipotent stem cell, a mesenchymal stem cell, a mesenchymal stem cell cultured from cord blood, and a mesenchymal stem cell cultured/obtained from bone marrow, and wherein the growth rate of said cell is enhanced by at least 1.1-fold compared to conditions without the presence of the lectin.