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SDF-1-enhanced cardiogenesis requires CXCR4 induction in pluripotent stem cells.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Dec 2010
Chiriac Anca, Terzic Andre, Park Sungjo, Ikeda Yasuhiro, Faustino Randolph, Nelson Timothy J
Abstract excerpt
Transformation of pluripotent stem cells into cardiac tissue is the hallmark of cardiogenesis, yet pro-cardiogenic signals remain partially understood. Preceding cardiogenic induction, a surge in CXCR4 chemokine receptor expression in the early stages of stem cell lineage specification coincides with the acquisition of pre-cardiac profiles. Accordingly, CXCR4 selection, in conjunction with mesoderm-specific VEGF...
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