Molecular profiling of the of conjunctival epithelial side population cells

Side population (SP) cells isolated from limbal and conjunctival epithelia derive from cells that are slow cycling in vivo, a known feature of tissue stem cells. The purpose of this study was to define the molecular signature of the conjunctival side population cells by global differential gene expression to identify markers and signaling pathways associated with this cell phenotype.

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Akinci MA, Turner H, Taveras M, Barash A, Wang Z, Reinach P, Wolosin JM