Expression profiling of lineage differentiation in pluripotential human embryonal carcinoma cells. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Pluripotential human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cell linesundergo differentiation programs resembling those occurring in embryonal stem cells during development. Expression profiling was performed during the terminal differentiation of the EC cell line, NTera2/Clone D1 by all-trans-retinoic acid. Time-response analysis via clustering of >12,000 human transcripts revealed distinct stages in the transition from an EC cell to neuronal progenitor cells expressing patterning markers compatible with posterior hindbrain fates followed by the appearance of immature postmitotic neurons with an evolving synaptic apparatus. Global analysis of gene expression allows monitoring cell fate and differentiation of EC cells in vitro and may provide insight into human embryonal stem cell development.

publication date

  • June 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells
  • Neurons

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035989923

PubMed ID

  • 12114215

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 6