Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Global gene expression profile and splicing events of iPS-derived motorneurons from SMA patient, unaffected father and TGC-treated cells
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
Project description:Gene expression profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells with hTERT/E6/E7 transfected MSCs. hTERT may change gene expression in MSCs. Goal was to determine the gene expressions of immortalized MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression. Two-condition experiment, Normoxic MSCs vs. Hypoxic MSCs.
Project description:Background and aim: Human Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have been derived from dermal fibroblasts, keratinocytes and blood cells by ectopic expression of defined transcription factors.1–5 Application of this approach in human cells would have enormous potential and generate patient-specific pluripotent stem cells to accelerate the implementation of stem cells for clinical treatment of degenerative diseases. In the present study, we investigated whether genetically marked human mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery may give rise to iPS cells. Methods: We used lentiviruses to express Oct4, Sox2, Nanog in mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery, then generated iPS cells were identified in many aspects including morphology, pluripotent markers, global gene expression profile, DNA methylation status at pluripotent cell-specific genes, embryoid bodies and terotomas formation. Results: The resulting iPS cells from mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery were similar to human embryonic stem (ES) cells in morphology, proliferation, surface antigens, gene expression, and epigenetic status of pluripotent cell-specific genes. Furthermore, these cells could differentiate into cell types of the three germ layers in vitro and in teratomas. DNA fingerprinting showed that the human iPS cells were derived from the donor cells and are not a result of contamination.
Project description:Background and aim: Human Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have been derived from dermal fibroblasts, keratinocytes and blood cells by ectopic expression of defined transcription factors.1–5 Application of this approach in human cells would have enormous potential and generate patient-specific pluripotent stem cells to accelerate the implementation of stem cells for clinical treatment of degenerative diseases. In the present study, we investigated whether genetically marked human mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery may give rise to iPS cells. Methods: We used lentiviruses to express Oct4, Sox2, Nanog in mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery, then generated iPS cells were identified in many aspects including morphology, pluripotent markers, global gene expression profile, DNA methylation status at pluripotent cell-specific genes, embryoid bodies and terotomas formation. Results: The resulting iPS cells from mesenchymal cells of gut mesentery were similar to human embryonic stem (ES) cells in morphology, proliferation, surface antigens, gene expression, and epigenetic status of pluripotent cell-specific genes. Furthermore, these cells could differentiate into cell types of the three germ layers in vitro and in teratomas. DNA fingerprinting showed that the human iPS cells were derived from the donor cells and are not a result of contamination. one sample/variable