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USO09592288B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,592.288 B2 Schultz et al. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 14, 2017 (54) DIRECTED DIFFERENTATION OF (56) References Cited OLGODENIDROCYTE PRECURSOR CELLS TO A MYELINATING CELL FATE U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 7.301,071 B2 * 1 1/2007 Zheng .................. CO7K 14,415 (75) Inventors: Peter Schultz, La Jolla, CA (US); Luke 435/320.1 Lairson, San Diego, CA (US); Vishal 2003,0225.072 A1 12/2003 Welsh et al. 2006/0258735 A1 11/2006 Meng et al. Deshmukh, La Jolla, CA (US); Costas 2009. O1552O7 A1 6/2009 Hariri et al. Lyssiotis, Boston, MA (US) 2010, O189698 A1 7, 2010 Willis (73) Assignees: The Scripps Research Institute, La FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Jolla, CA (US); IRM LLC, Hamilton WO 2009/068668 A1 6, 2009 (BM) WO 2009,153291 A1 12/2009 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this OTHER PUBLICATIONS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 445 days. 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