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Transcriptional Properties of the BMP, $TGF-\beta$, RTK, Wnt, Hh, Notch, and JAK/STAT Signaling Molecules in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

  • Rho Jeung-Yon (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Bae Gab-Yong (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Chae Jung-Il (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Yu Kweon (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Koo Deog-Bon (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Lee Kyung-Kwang (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Han Yong-Mahn (Laboratory of Development and Differentiation, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
  • Published : 2006.06.01
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Abstract

Major characteristics of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are sustaining of sternness and pluripotency by self-renewal. In this report, transcriptional profiles of the molecules in the developmentally important signaling pathways including Wnt, BMP4, $TGF-\beta$, RTK, Hh, Notch, and JAK/STAT signaling pathways were investigated to understand the self-renewal of mouse ESCs (mESCs), J1 line, and compared with the NIH3T3 cell line and mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cells as controls. In the Wnt signaling pathway, the expression of Wnt3 was seen widely in mESCs, suggesting that the ligand may be an important regulator for self-renewal in mESCs. In the Hh signaling pathway, the expression of Gli and N-myc were observed extensively in mESCs, whereas the expression levels of in a Shh was low, suggesting that intracellular molecules may be essential for the self-renewal of mESCs. IGF-I, IGF-II, IGF-IR and IGF-IIR of RTK signaling showed a lower expression in mESCs, these molecules related to embryo development may be restrained in mESCs. The expression levels of the Delta and HESS in Notch signaling were enriched in mESCs. The expression of the molecules related to BMP and JAK-STAT signaling pathways were similar or at a slightly lower level in mESCs compared to those in MEF and NIH3T3 cells. It is suggested that the observed differences in gene expression profiles among the signaling pathways may contribute to the self-renewal and differentiation of mESCs in a signaling-specific manner.

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