Role of E-cadherin and other cell adhesion molecules in survival and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-73

  Li, Li ^a   Bennett, Steffany A L ^a,c   Wang, Lisheng ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAMs; E cadherin; hESCs; hiPSCs; HSPGs; IgSF CAMs; Integrins; Pluoripotency; Self renewal

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CD31 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HEPARIN; INTEGRIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE L1; PROTEOGLYCAN; RHO FACTOR; UVOMORULIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84860386979     PISSN: 19336918     EISSN: 19336926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cam.6.1.19583     Document Type: Review

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