| 5-Bapta | Sigma-Aldrich | A4926-1G | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| Accutase | Sigma-Aldrich | A6964-100ML | Cell dissociation reagent |
| anti-CHAT | EMD Millipore | AB144P | Anti-Choline Acetyltransferase. Primary antibody used in immunostaining assays. RRID: AB_2079751; Lot number: 2971003 |
| anti-goat Alexa Fluor 488 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | A11055 | Secondary antibody used for immonofluorescence assays. RRID: AB_2534102; Lot number: 1915848 |
| anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 647 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | A31571 | Secondary antibody used for immonofluorescence assays. RRID: AB_162542; Lot number: 1757130 |
| anti-Oct4 | BD Biosciences | 611202 | Primary antibody used in immunostaining assays. RRID: AB_398736; Lot number: 5233722 |
| anti-Phox2b | Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. | sc-376997 | Primary antibody used in immunostaining assays. Lot number: E0117 |
| anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor 594 | Immunological Sciences | IS-20152-1 | Secondary antibody used for immonofluorescence assays |
| anti-TUJ1 | Sigma-Aldrich | T2200 | Primary antibody used in immunostaining assays. RRID: AB_262133 |
| B27 | Miltenyi Biotec | 130-093-566 | Serum free supplement for neuronal cell maintenance |
| Bambanker | Nippon Genetics | NGE-BB02 | Cell freezing medium, used here for motor neuron progenitors |
| BDNF | PreproTech | 450-02 | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| Blasticidin | Sigma-Aldrich | 203350 | Nucleoside antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes |
| BSA | Sigma-Aldrich | A2153 | Bovine Serum Albumin. Blocking agent to prevent non-specific binding of antibodies in immunostaining assays |
| CaCl2 | Sigma-Aldrich | C3881 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| Clampex 10 software | Molecular Devices | Clampex 10 | Membrane currents recording system |
| Corning Matrigel hESC-qualified Matrix | Corning | 354277 | Reconstituted basement membrane preparation from the Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) mouse sarcoma. Used for adhesion of iPSC to plastic and glass supports |
| CRYOSTEM ACF FREEZING MEDIA | Biological Industries | 05-710-1E | Freezing medium for human iPSCs |
| D-Glucose | Sigma-Aldrich | G5146 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| DAPI powder | Roche | 10236276001 | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole. Fluorescent stain that binds to adenine–thymine rich regions in DNA used for nuclei staining in immonofluorescence assays |
| DAPT | AdipoGen | AG-CR1-0016-M005 | Gamma secretase inhibitor |
| Dispase | Gibco | 17105-041 | Reagent for gentle dissociation of human iPSCs |
| DMEM/F12 | Sigma-Aldrich | D6421-500ML | Basal medium for cell culture |
| Doxycycline | Sigma-Aldrich | D9891-1G | Used to induce expression of transgenes from epB-Bsd-TT-NIL and epB-Bsd-TT-NIP vectors |
| DS2U | WiCell | UWWC1-DS2U | Commercial human iPSC line |
| E.Z.N.A Total RNA Kit | Omega bio-tek | R6834-02 | Kit for total extraction of RNA from cultured eukaryotic cells |
| GDNF | PreproTech | 450-10 | Glial-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| Gibco Episomal hiPSC Line | Thermo Fisher Scientific | A18945 | Commercial human iPSC line |
| Glutamax | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 35050038 | An alternative to L-glutamine with increased stability. Improves cell health. |
| Hepes | Sigma-Aldrich | H4034 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| iScript Reverse Transcription Supermix for RT-qPCR | Bio-Rad | 1708841 | Kit for gene expression analysis using real-time qPCR |
| iTaqTM Universal SYBR Green Supermix | Bio-Rad | 172-5121 | Ready-to-use reaction master mix optimized for dye-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) on any real-time PCR instrument |
| K-Gluconate | Sigma-Aldrich | G4500 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| KCl | Sigma-Aldrich | P9333 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| L-ascorbic acid | LKT Laboratories | A7210 | Used in cell culture as an antioxidant |
| Laminin | Sigma-Aldrich | 11243217001 | Promotes attachment and growth of neural cells in vitro |
| Laser scanning confocal microscope | Olympus | iX83 FluoView1200 | Confocal microscope for acquisition of immunostaining images |
| Mg-ATP | Sigma-Aldrich | A9187 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| MgCl2 | Sigma-Aldrich | M8266 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| Mounting Medium | Ibidi | 50001 | Mounting solution used for confocal microscopy and immunofluorescence assays |
| Multiclamp patch-clamp amplifier | Molecular Devices | 700B | Membrane currents recording system |
| Na-GTP | Sigma-Aldrich | G8877 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| NaCl | Sigma-Aldrich | 71376 | chemicals for electrophysiological solutions |
| NEAA | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 11140035 | Non-Essential Amino Acids. Used as a supplement for cell culture medium, to increase cell growth and viability. |
| Neon 100 μL Kit | Thermo Fisher Scientific | MPK10096 | Cell electroporation kit |
| Neon Transfection System | Thermo Fisher Scientific | MPK5000 | Cell electroporation system |
| Neurobasal Medium | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 21103049 | Basal medium designed for long-term maintenance and maturation of neuronal cell populations without the need for an astrocyte feeder layer |
| NutriStem-XF/FF | Biological Industries | 05-100-1A | Human iPSC culture medium |
| Paraformaldehyde | Electron Microscopy Sciences | 157-8 | Used for cell fixation in immunostaining assays |
| PBS | Sigma-Aldrich | D8662-500ML | Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffer Saline, with Calcium, with Magnesium |
| PBS Ca2+/Mg2+ free | Sigma-Aldrich | D8537-500ML | Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffer Saline, w/o Calcium, w/o Magnesium |
| Penicillin/Streptomycin | Sigma-Aldrich | P4333-100ML | Penicillin/Streptomicin solution used to prevent cell culture contamination from bacteria. |
| poly-ornithine | Sigma-Aldrich | P4957 | Promotes attachment and growth of neural cells in vitro |
| SU5402 | Sigma-Aldrich | SML0443-5MG | Selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) |
| Triton X-100 | Sigma-Aldrich | T8787 | 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenyl-polyethylene glycol, t-Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol, Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether. Used for cell permeabilization in immunostaining assays |
| Upright microscope | Olympus | BX51VI | Microscope for electrophysiological recording equipped with CoolSnap Myo camera |
| Y-27632 (ROCK inhibitor) | Enzo Life Sciences | ALX-270-333-M005 | Cell-permeable selective inhibitor of Rho-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK). Increases iPSC survival |
| μ-Slide 8 Well | Ibidi | 80826 | Support for high–end microscopic analysis of fixed cells |