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Cryopreservation does not alter karyotype, multipotency, or NANOG/SOX2 gene expression of amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cells

P. C. Ângelo, Ferreira, A. C. S., Fonseca, V. D., Frade, S. P., Ferreira, C. S., Malta, F. S. V., Pereira, A. K., Leite, H. V., Brum, A. P., Pardini, V. C., Gomes, K. B., and Cabral, A. C. V., “Cryopreservation does not alter karyotype, multipotency, or NANOG/SOX2 gene expression of amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cells”, vol. 11, pp. 1002-1012, 2012.

Cryopreservation of mesenchymal stem cells from amniotic fluid is of clinical importance, as these cells can be harvested during the prenatal period and stored for use in treatments. We examined the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells from human amniotic fluid in culture that had been subjected to cryopreservation. We assessed chromosomal stability through karyotype analysis, determined whether multipotent capacity (differentiation into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic cells) is maintained, and analyzed SOX2 and NANOG expression after thawing.

Establishment and initial characterization of SOX2-overexpressing NT2/D1 cell clones

D. Drakulic, Krstic, A., and Stevanovic, M., “Establishment and initial characterization of SOX2-overexpressing NT2/D1 cell clones”, vol. 11, pp. 1385-1400, 2012.

SOX2, a universal marker of pluripotent stem cells, is a transcription factor that helps control embryonic development in vertebrates; its expression persists in neural stem/progenitor cells into adulthood. Considering the critical role of the SOX2 transcription factor in the regulation of genes required for self-renewal and pluripotency of stem cells, we developed and characterized SOX2-overexpressing NT2/D1 cell clones.

Construction and analysis of a subtractive cDNA library of early embryonic development in duck

Y. L. Liu, Zhong, L. X., Li, J. J., Shen, J. D., Wang, D. Q., Tao, Z. R., Shi, F. X., and Lu, L. Z., “Construction and analysis of a subtractive cDNA library of early embryonic development in duck”, vol. 12, pp. 2234-2247, 2013.

Several studies have documented the process of early embryonic development in poultry; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying its developmental regulation are poorly understood, particularly in ducks. In this study, we analyzed differential gene expression of embryos 6 and 25 h following oviposition to determine which genes regulate the early developmental stage in ducks. Among 216 randomly selected clones, 39 protein-encoding cDNAs that function in metabolism, transcription, transportation, proliferation/apoptosis, cell cycle, cell adhesion, and methylation were identified.

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