FGF inhibition directs BMP4-mediated differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to syncytiotrophoblast

Stem Cells and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2987-3000

  Sudheer, Smita ^a,b   Bhushan, Raghu ^b   Fauler, Beatrix ^a   Lehrach, Hans ^a   Adjaye, James ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN NODAL; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESODERM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; BENZAMIDES; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DIOXOLES; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDODERM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MESODERM; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NODAL PROTEIN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PYRROLES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLASTS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84867800506     PISSN: 15473287     EISSN: 15578534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0099     Document Type: Article

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