A protocol to assess cell cycle and apoptosis in human and mouse pluripotent cells
Open Access
- 11 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cell Communication and Signaling
- Vol. 9 (1), 8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-811x-9-8
Abstract
Embryonic stem cells (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) present a great opportunity to treat and model human disease as a cell replacement therapy. There is a growing pressure to understand better the signal transduction pathways regulating pluripotency and self-renewal of these special cells in order to deliver a safe and reliable cell based therapy in the near future. Many signal transduction pathways converge on two major cell functions associated with self-renewal and pluripotency: control of the cell cycle and apoptosis, although a standard method is lacking across the field. Here we present a detailed protocol to assess the cell cycle and apoptosis of ESC and iPSCs as a single reference point offering an easy to use standard approach across the field.Keywords
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