17-P009 Tsukushi is a Frizzled ligand that, in competition with Wnt2b, regulates the proliferation of retinal stem/progenitor cells

نویسندگان

  • Kunimasa Ohta
  • Ayako Ito
  • Sei Kuriyama
  • Giuseppe Lupo
  • Rika Nakayama
  • Naoko Ohshima
  • Mitsuko Kosaka
  • Shin-ichi Ohnuma
  • Shinichi Nakagawa
  • Hideaki Tanaka
چکیده

Oct-4, Nanog, Nodal, Sox2, E-cadherin, and FoxD3. In addition, the cells were induced to differentiate into three somatic germ layers, germ cell progenitors and into extraembryonic lineages. This is the first demonstration that pEpiSC can be expanded invitro and that they share similar signalling mechanisms to human ESC and mouse epiblast stem cells. pEpiSC represent a valuable tool for modelling multiple human diseases.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Mechanisms of Development

دوره 126  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009