Differentiating embryonic stem cells pass through 'temporal windows' that mark responsiveness to exogenous and paracrine mesendoderm inducing signals.

BACKGROUND: Mesendoderm induction during embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation in vitro is stimulated by the Transforming Growth Factor and Wingless (Wnt) families of growth factors. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identified the periods during which Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) 4, Wnt3a or Activin A...

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Main Authors: Steven A Jackson, Jacqueline Schiesser, Edouard G Stanley, Andrew G Elefanty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873409?pdf=render