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Embryonic stem cells differentiate into insulin-producing cells without selection of nestin-expressing cells.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Dec 2004
Blyszczuk Przemyslaw, Asbrand Christian, Rozzo Aldo, Kania Gabriela, St-Onge Luc, Rupnik Marjan, Wobus Anna M
Abstract excerpt
We present a new strategy for the differentiation of embryonic stem (ES) cells into insulin-producing cells via a multi-step process without selection and induction of nestin-positive cells. During ES cell differentiation, transcript levels of genes characteristic of early and mature beta cells including Pdx1, Pax4, insulin and islet amyloid pancreatic peptide are up regulated. Islet-like clusters are...
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