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For many years, researchers have investigated the fate and potential of neuroectodermal cells during the development of the central nervous system. Although several key factors that regulate neural differentiation have been identified, much remains unknown about the molecular mechanisms that control the fate and specification of neural subtypes, especially in humans. Human embryonal carcinoma (EC) stem cells are valuable research tools for the study of neural development; however, existing in vitro experiments are limited to inducing the differentiation of EC cells into only a handful of cell types. In this study, we developed and characterized a novel EC cell line (termed TERA2.cl.SP12-GFP) that carries the reporter molecule, green fluorescent protein (GFP). We demonstrate that TERA2.cl.SP12-GFP stem cells and their differentiated neural derivatives constitutively express GFP in cells grown both in vitro and in vivo. Cellular differentiation does not appear to be affected by insertion of the transgene. We propose that TERA2.cl.SP12-GFP cells provide a valuable research tool to track the fate of cells subsequent to transplantation into alternative environments and that this approach may be particularly useful to investigate the differentiation of human neural tissues in response to local environmental signals. Copyright © 2005 Cognizant Comm. Corp.
Author(s): Stewart R, Lako M, Horrocks GM, Przyborski SA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Cell Transplantation
Year: 2005
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Pages: 339-351
Print publication date: 01/01/2005
ISSN (print): 0963-6897
ISSN (electronic): 1555-3892
Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corp.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/000000005783982945
DOI: 10.3727/000000005783982945
PubMed id: 16180653
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