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Transcription profiling of mouse intestinal epithelial spheroids cultured as stem cells, wound-associated epithelial cells or enterocytes

ABSTRACT: Intestinal epithelial spheroids were isolated from mouse jejunum as described in our previous publication (Miyoshi and Stappenbeck. In vitro expansion and genetic modification of gastrointestinal stem cells in spheroid culture. Nature Protocols. 2013. PMID: 24232249) and then grown in 50% L-WRN conditioned medium (for stem cells) or differentiation medium containing dmPGE2 (for wound-associated epithelial cells) or differentiation medium containing EP4 inhibitor (for enterocytes). Transcription profiling was performed to gain insight into the characteristics distinguishing these cell types.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Thaddeus Stappenbeck

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-3952 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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