Anterior-posterior patterning of neural differentiated embryonic stem cells by canonical Wnts, Fgfs, Bmp4 and their respective antagonists

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 687-698

  Hendrickx, Marijke ^a   Van, Xong Hoang ^a   Leyns, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bmp; Fgf; Mouse embryonic stem cells; Neural patterning; Wnt

Indexed keywords

3 [4 METHYL 2 (2 OXO 3 INDOLINYLMETHYLIDENYL) 3 PYRROLYL]PROPIONIC ACID; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELL MARKER; CELL PROTEIN; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NESTIN; NOGGIN; PROTEIN BF1; PROTEIN EN1; PROTEIN GBX2; PROTEIN HOXC9; PROTEIN KROX20; PROTEIN OTX1; PROTEIN TUJ3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT1 PROTEIN; WNT3A PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FOREBRAIN; MARKER GENE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; TELENCEPHALON; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 70349330941     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01128.x     Document Type: Article

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