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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Bakiah Shaharuddin, Ian Harvey, Dr Sajjad Ahmad, Professor Simi Ali, Dr Annette Meeson
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The challenges in limbal stem cell biology largely remain in the process of identification, isolation and expansion of these adult corneal epithelial stem cells of the eye. Due to the absence of specific limbal stem cell markers, identification and isolation of putative limbal stem cells is a complicated task. The side population assay is an isolation method that utilises the ability of stem cells to efflux the DNA-binding dye Hoechst 33342 (or other vital dyes) combined with dual wavelength flow cytometry and is a valuable strategy to enrich for limbal stem cells. This assay has been used to successfully identify stem/ progenitor cell populations in a variety of tissues and cell lines. Here we optimise this assay to identify SP cell populations in both primary human limbal epithelial cultures and in an established human corneal epithelial cell line. The limbal SP fraction showed higher expression of ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 (ABCG2), ΔNp63—a common limbal stem cell marker and the stem cell marker Sox2 compared to non-SP cells (NSP).
Author(s): Shaharuddin B, Harvey I, Ahmad S, Ali S, Meeson A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
Year: 2014
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Pages: 240-250
Print publication date: 01/04/2014
Online publication date: 01/04/2014
Acceptance date: 01/01/1900
Date deposited: 24/09/2014
ISSN (print): 1550-8943
ISSN (electronic): 1558-6804
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12015-013-9481-0
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-013-9481-0
Notes: E pub: 31/10/2013
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