Reversibly immortalized human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) are responsive to BMP9-induced osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation

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BMP9 induces osteogenesis and adipogenesis in the immortalized human cranial suture progenitors from the patent sutures of craniosynostosis patients

(2017) Dongzhe Song et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

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A Blockade of IGF Signaling Sensitizes Human Ovarian Cancer Cells to the Anthelmintic Niclosamide-Induced Anti-Proliferative and Anticancer Activities

(2016) Youlin Deng et al.   CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Immortalized Mouse Achilles Tenocytes Demonstrate Long-Term Proliferative Capacity While Retaining Tenogenic Properties

(2016) Sahitya K. Denduluri et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Canonical Wnt signaling acts synergistically on BMP9-induced osteo/odontoblastic differentiation of stem cells of dental apical papilla (SCAPs)

(2015) Hongmei Zhang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Reversibly Immortalized Mouse Articular Chondrocytes Acquire Long-Term Proliferative Capability While Retaining Chondrogenic Phenotype

(2015) Joseph D. Lamplot et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

The Anthelmintic Drug Niclosamide Inhibits the Proliferative Activity of Human Osteosarcoma Cells by Targeting Multiple Signal Pathways

(2015) Zhan Liao et al.   CURRENT CANCER DRUG TARGETS

TqPCR: A Touchdown qPCR Assay with Significantly Improved Detection Sensitivity and Amplification Efficiency of SYBR Green qPCR

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(2014) Paolo Bianco   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

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(2014) Yang Bi et al.   CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2014) Tokiko Nagamura-Inoue   World Journal of Stem Cells

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Establishment and Characterization of the Reversibly Immortalized Mouse Fetal Heart Progenitors

(2013) Mi Li et al.   International Journal of Medical Sciences

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Wharton's Jelly of the Umbilical Cord: Biological Properties and Emerging Clinical Applications

(2013) Aristea K. Batsali et al.   Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Growth hormone synergizes with BMP9 in osteogenic differentiation by activating the JAK/STAT/IGF1 pathway in murine multilineage cells

(2012) Enyi Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH

Conditional Immortalization Establishes a Repertoire of Mouse Melanocyte Progenitors with Distinct Melanogenic Differentiation Potential

(2012) Ke Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Conditionally Immortalized Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Retain Proliferative Activity without Compromising Multipotent Differentiation Potential

(2012) Enyi Huang et al.   PLoS One

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(2012) Ariff Bongso et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

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Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 suppresses tumor growth and metastasis of human osteosarcoma

(2011) Y Su et al.   ONCOGENE

Pre-activation of retinoid signaling facilitates neuronal differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

(2010) Yang Bi et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

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(2010) Cun-Gang Fan et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

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(2010) Cristina Sancricca   World Journal of Stem Cells

Establishment and characterization of a new highly metastatic human osteosarcoma cell line

(2009) Yuxi Su et al.   CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL METASTASIS

Wnt antagonist SFRP3 inhibits the differentiation of mouse hepatic progenitor cells

(2009) Yang Bi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Retinoic acid signalling induces the differentiation of mouse fetal liver-derived hepatic progenitor cells

(2009) Jiayi Huang et al.   LIVER INTERNATIONAL

A Comparison of Human Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Human Umbilical Cord–Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

(2009) Limin Wang et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Osteogenic BMPs promote tumor growth of human osteosarcomas that harbor differentiation defects

(2008) Xiaoji Luo et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

A Comprehensive Analysis of the Dual Roles of BMPs in Regulating Adipogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells

(2008) Quan Kang et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Concise Review: Wharton's Jelly-Derived Cells Are a Primitive Stromal Cell Population

(2007) Deryl L. Troyer et al.   STEM CELLS