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Transcription profiling of human gene expression profiles of CD34+/CD38- cells vs AFT024

ABSTRACT: It is widely accepted that hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) are tightly associated with discrete niches within the bone marrow. This molecular environment supports and regulates their self renewal and differentiation. AFT024 is a cell line derived from murine fetal liver that has been demonstrated to maintain human hematopoietic progenitors in an undifferentiated state in vitro. While various functional and genomic studies of this and other stromal layers have already been reported, the influence of the cellular microenvironment on the gene expression of HPC has not yet been systematically analyzed.

The CD34+/CD38- fraction of human umbilical cord blood was parted and either cultivated on AFT024 [kindly provided by I. Lemischka] or without stromal feeder layer for 16h, 20h, 48h or 72h. Both fractions were then harvested and separated by vigorous pipetting and FACS sorted again to separate the HPC from AFT024. Global gene expression profiles were determined using a novel Human Genome cDNA Microarray of over 51,145 ESTs of the UnigenSet-RZPD3. In analogy, we have compared the gene expression profiles of CD34+/CD38- cells versus AFT024 to exclude that differential gene expression resulted from contaminating feeder layer cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Wolfgang Wagner

PROVIDER: E-EMBL-3 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Hematopoietic progenitor cells and cellular microenvironment: behavioral and molecular changes upon interaction.

Wagner Wolfgang W Saffrich Rainer R Wirkner Ute U Eckstein Volker V Blake Jonathon J Ansorge Alexandra A Schwager Christian C Wein Frederik F Miesala Katrin K Ansorge Wilhelm W Ho Anthony D AD

Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20050613 8

Cell-cell contact between stem cells and cellular determinants of the microenvironment plays an essential role in controlling cell division. Using human hematopoietic progenitor cells (CD34+/CD38-) and a stroma cell line (AFT024) as a model, we have studied the initial behavioral and molecular sequel of this interaction. Time-lapse microscopy showed that CD34+/CD38- cells actively migrated toward and sought contact with stroma cells and 30% of them adhered firmly to AFT024 stroma through the uro ...[more]

PMID: 15955826

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Transcription profiling of human gene expression profiles of CD34+/CD38- cells vs AFT024

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Hematopoietic progenitor cells and cellular microenvironment: behavioral and molecular changes upon interaction.

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