In vitro quantitative and relative gene expression analysis of pancreatic transcription factors Pdx-1, Ngn-3, Isl-1, Pax-4, Pax-6 and Nkx-6.1 in trans-differentiated human hepatic progenitors

Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 492-500

  Vishwakarma, Sandeep Kumar ^a   Rahamathulla, Syed ^a   Bardia, Avinash ^a   Tiwari, Santosh K ^a   Srinivas, Gunda ^b   Raj, Avinash ^b   Tripura, Chaturvedula ^b   Sandhya, Annamaneni ^b   Habeeb, Mohammed Aejaz ^a   Khan, Aleem A ^a   Pande, Gopal ^b   Pratap Reddy, K ^b   Yugandhar Reddy, P ^c  

^a DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Department of Zoology The Adony Arts and Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Pancreatic transcription factors; Relative quantification; Trans differentiation

Indexed keywords

EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; NEUROGENIN 3; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ISL 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX6.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; LIVER CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; STEM CELL;

EID: 84908606765     PISSN: 20401116     EISSN: 20401124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12193     Document Type: Article

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