Abstract
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are self-renewing cells with ability to differentiate into organized, functional network of cells. In recent past research in developing clinical applications for MSCs has increased significantly. MSCs exhibit multi potential proliferation, and are capable of differentiating into cartilage, bone, neuronal cells and adipocytes, etc. Signaling pathways, transcription factors and growth factors modulate the differentiation of MSCs into different cell lineages. Besides, physical factors may regulate the molecular differentiation of stem cells. The main theme of this paper is to review the signaling pathways related to bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), epidermal growth factors (EGF), transforming growth factors (TGF), wingless type MMTV integration site (wnt) proteins, fibroblastic growth factor (FGF), and transcriptional regulating factors significance in the MSCs differentiation.
Keywords: Differentiation, growth factors, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), signaling pathways.
Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Title:Role of Signaling Pathways in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): Birru Bhaskar, Naveen Kumar Mekala, Rama Raju Baadhe and Parcha Sreenivasa Rao
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Keywords: Differentiation, growth factors, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), signaling pathways.
Abstract: Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are self-renewing cells with ability to differentiate into organized, functional network of cells. In recent past research in developing clinical applications for MSCs has increased significantly. MSCs exhibit multi potential proliferation, and are capable of differentiating into cartilage, bone, neuronal cells and adipocytes, etc. Signaling pathways, transcription factors and growth factors modulate the differentiation of MSCs into different cell lineages. Besides, physical factors may regulate the molecular differentiation of stem cells. The main theme of this paper is to review the signaling pathways related to bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), epidermal growth factors (EGF), transforming growth factors (TGF), wingless type MMTV integration site (wnt) proteins, fibroblastic growth factor (FGF), and transcriptional regulating factors significance in the MSCs differentiation.
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Bhaskar Birru, Mekala Kumar Naveen, Baadhe Raju Rama and Rao Sreenivasa Parcha, Role of Signaling Pathways in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation, Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2014; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X09666140812112002
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574888X09666140812112002 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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