Platelet-derived stromal cell-derived factor-1 is required for the transformation of circulating monocytes into multipotential cells.

BACKGROUND: We previously described a primitive cell population derived from human circulating CD14(+) monocytes, named monocyte-derived multipotential cells (MOMCs), which are capable of differentiating into mesenchymal and endothelial lineages. To generate MOMCs in vitro, monocytes are required to...

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Main Authors: Noriyuki Seta, Yuka Okazaki, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Takashi Kato, Masataka Kuwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3774638?pdf=render