From pluripotency to forebrain patterning: An in vitro journey astride embryonic stem cells

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2917-2930

  Lupo, Giuseppe ^a   Bertacchi, Michele ^b   Carucci, Nicoletta ^a   Augusti Tocco, Gabriella ^a   Biagioni, Stefano ^a   Cremisi, Federico ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anteroposterior patterning; Epiblast; Eye field; Neural induction; Neuroectoderm; Telencephalon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; BETA CATENIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; RETINOIC ACID; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT PROTEIN;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; NEUROGENESIS; PROSENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84904392009     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1596-1     Document Type: Review

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