Activin A, a member of the TGF- superfamily, plays roles in differentiation and development, including hematopoiesis. Our previous studies indicated that the expression of activin A by human bone marrow cells and monocytes is highly regulated by inflammatory cytokines and glucocorticoids. The prese
Gene expression profile of human bone marrow stromal cells determined by restriction fragment differential display analysis
✍ Scribed by Massimiliano Monticone; Yi Liu; Laura Tonachini; Maddalena Mastrogiacomo; Stefano Parodi; Rodolfo Quarto; Ranieri Cancedda; Patrizio Castagnola
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 270 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-2312
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Using an in vitro osteogenic culture system, we carried out a restriction fragment differential display (RFDD‐PCR) to identify genes expressed by these cells in their undifferentiated stage and not expressed, or expressed at a lower level, in a closely related but distinct cell type: bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC)‐derived osteoblasts (BDO). Forty‐seven candidate regulated genes, selected by RFDD, were analyzed by RT‐PCR analysis in three cell clones and in primary cultures from seven different donors. A subset of three genes were confirmed as upregulated in BMSC relative to BDO in every primary culture and cloned population examined: βIG‐h3, IGFbp3, and LOXL2. Their differential expression was confirmed by Northern analysis and the corresponding proteins were detected by immunolocalization in BMSC. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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