A method of efficiently and conveniently inducing differentiation from
bone marrow stromal cells to skeletal muscle cells, which comprises the
steps of: (a) the step of adding one or more kinds of substances selected
from the group consisting of a cyclic AMP increasing agent, a cAMP
analogue, and a cell differentiation stimulating factor to a culture of
bone marrow stromal cells, wherein said bone marrow stromal cells are not
treated with a demethylating agent, and culturing the cells; (b) the step
of introducing a Notch gene and/or a Notch signaling related gene into
the cells obtained in the step (a), and culturing the cells to obtain a
culture of myoblasts, provided that said culture does not contain the
cells introduced with the gene and non-introduced cells; and (c) the step
of adding a Notch ligand to the culture of myoblasts obtained in the step
(b), and culturing the cells.