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Human limbal epithelium contains side population cells expressing the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2.
FEBS letters - 7 May 2004
Watanabe Katsuhiko, Nishida Kohji, Yamato Masayuki, Umemoto Terumasa, Sumide Taizo, Yamamoto Kazuaki, Maeda Naoyuki, Watanabe Hitoshi, Okano Teruo, Tano Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
Many types of organ-specific stem cells have been recently shown to exhibit a side population (SP) phenotype based on their ability to efflux Hoechst 33342 dye. Because stem cells from corneal epithelium reside in the basal layer of the limbal epithelium, the purpose of this study was to examine whether the limbal epithelium contains SP cells. The ATP-binding cassette transporter Bcrp1/ABCG2 is reported to...
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