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Article: Comparison of the gene expression profiles of human fetal cortical astrocytes with pluripotent stem cell derived neural stem cells identifies human astrocyte markers and signaling pathways and transcription factors active in human astrocytes

TitleComparison of the gene expression profiles of human fetal cortical astrocytes with pluripotent stem cell derived neural stem cells identifies human astrocyte markers and signaling pathways and transcription factors active in human astrocytes
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Issue Date2014
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
Citation
PLoS One, 2014, v. 9 n. 5, p. e96139 How to Cite?
AbstractAstrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the central nervous system (CNS) and have a multitude of functions that include maintenance of CNS homeostasis, trophic support of neurons, detoxification, and immune surveillance. It has only recently been appreciated that astrocyte dysfunction is a primary cause of many neurological disorders. Despite their importance in disease very little is known about global gene expression for human astrocytes. We have performed a microarray expression analysis of human fetal astrocytes to identify genes and signaling pathways that are important for astrocyte development and maintenance. Our analysis confirmed that the fetal astrocytes express high levels of the core astrocyte marker GFAP and the transcription factors from the NFI family which have been shown to play important roles in astrocyte development. A group of novel markers were identified that distinguish fetal astrocytes from pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (NSCs) and NSC-derived neurons. As in murine astrocytes, the Notch signaling pathway appears to be particularly important for cell fate decisions between the astrocyte and neuronal lineages in human astrocytes. These findings unveil the repertoire of genes expressed in human astrocytes and serve as a basis for further studies to better understand astrocyte biology, especially as it relates to disease.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209727
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.839
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dc.contributor.authorMalik, N-
dc.contributor.authorWang, X-
dc.contributor.authorShah, S-
dc.contributor.authorEfthymiou, AG-
dc.contributor.authorYan, B-
dc.contributor.authorHeman-Ackah, S-
dc.contributor.authorZhan, M-
dc.contributor.authorRao, M-
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-14T03:07:27Z-
dc.date.available2015-05-14T03:07:27Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationPLoS One, 2014, v. 9 n. 5, p. e96139-
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209727-
dc.description.abstractAstrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the central nervous system (CNS) and have a multitude of functions that include maintenance of CNS homeostasis, trophic support of neurons, detoxification, and immune surveillance. It has only recently been appreciated that astrocyte dysfunction is a primary cause of many neurological disorders. Despite their importance in disease very little is known about global gene expression for human astrocytes. We have performed a microarray expression analysis of human fetal astrocytes to identify genes and signaling pathways that are important for astrocyte development and maintenance. Our analysis confirmed that the fetal astrocytes express high levels of the core astrocyte marker GFAP and the transcription factors from the NFI family which have been shown to play important roles in astrocyte development. A group of novel markers were identified that distinguish fetal astrocytes from pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (NSCs) and NSC-derived neurons. As in murine astrocytes, the Notch signaling pathway appears to be particularly important for cell fate decisions between the astrocyte and neuronal lineages in human astrocytes. These findings unveil the repertoire of genes expressed in human astrocytes and serve as a basis for further studies to better understand astrocyte biology, especially as it relates to disease.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action-
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONE-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleComparison of the gene expression profiles of human fetal cortical astrocytes with pluripotent stem cell derived neural stem cells identifies human astrocyte markers and signaling pathways and transcription factors active in human astrocytes-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailYan, B: yanbinai6017@gmail.com-
dc.identifier.authorityYan, B=rp01940-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0096139-
dc.identifier.pmid24848099-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC4029581-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84901320352-
dc.identifier.hkuros251616-
dc.identifier.volume9-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.spagee96139-
dc.identifier.epagee96139-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000336730600009-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1932-6203-

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