Differential gene expression of human CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells before and after culture

Qunliang Li1, Haibo Cai, Qiwei Liu

  • 1The State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 200237, Shanghai, China.

Biotechnology Letters
|April 15, 2006
PubMed

Ex vivo expanded CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) have compromised homing and engraftment capacities. To investigate underlying mechanisms for functional changes of expanded HSPCs, we compared gene expression profiling of cultured and fresh CD34+ cells derived from cord blood using SMART-PCR and cDNA array: 20 genes were up-regulated while 25 genes were down-regulated in cultured CD34+ HSPCs. These differentially expressed genes are involved primarily in proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and homing.

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