Over-expression of HSP47 augments mouse embryonic stem cell smooth muscle differentiation and chemotaxis.

In the recent decade, embryonic stem cells (ESC) have emerged as an attractive cell source of smooth muscle cells (SMC) for vascular tissue engineering owing to their unlimited self-renewal and differentiation capacities. Despite their promise in therapy, their efficacy is still hampered by the lack...

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Main Authors: Mei Mei Wong, Xiaoke Yin, Claire Potter, Baoqi Yu, Hao Cai, Elisabetta Di Bernardini, Qingbo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3894195?pdf=render