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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8-9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
The neural crest (NC) is a group of cells located in the neural folds at the boundary between the neural and epidermal ectoderm. NC cells differentiate into a vast range of cells,including neural cells, smooth muscle cells, bone and cartilage cells of the maxillofacial region, and odontoblasts. The molecular mechanisms underlying NC induction during early development remain poorly understood. We previously established a defined serum-free culture condition for mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells without feeders. Here, using this defined condition, we have developed a protocol to promote mES cell differentiation into NC cells in an adherent monolayer culture. We found that adding bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-4 together with fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 shifts mES cell differentiation into the NC lineage. Furthermore, we have established a cell line designated as P0-6 that is derived from the blastocysts of P0-Cre/Floxed-EGFP mice expressing EGFP in an NC-lineage-specific manner. P0-6 cells cultured using this protocol expressed EGFP. This protocol could be used to help clarify the mechanisms by which cells differentiate into the NC lineage and to assist the development of applications for clinical therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1696-3547
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1287-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Blastocyst, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Cell Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Culture Media, Serum-Free, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Embryonic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Intermediate Filament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Neural Crest, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20711997-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of neural crest cells from mouse embryonic stem cells in a serum-free monolayer culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Life Sciences (Biology), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't