ES cells can be described based on a characteristic morphology,
the presence of cell surface markers such as SSEA - 1 and Pecam1, or the expression of the key transcription factors such as Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, and a number of ES cell - specific transcripts (ECATs)[4]--[6].
Not exact matches
A stem
cell is generally characterized by the
presence of various proteins — or
cell markers — on its outer
surface.
(A) Flow cytometry
of two independent HV clones (HV 5.1 and HV 16.1) cultured either under self - renewing conditions or in the absence
of LIF show the
presence of a subpopulation
of cells positive for Venus and / or the ES
cell surface marker SSEA - 1.
An inherent problem with this approach is that the
presence of specific
cell surface markers does not directly reflect the transcriptional state
of a
cell.
The success
of marker - based approaches for dissecting haematopoiesis in mouse and human is reliant on the
presence of well - defined
cell surface markers specific for diverse progenitor populations.