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Genomic function in stem cell differentiation

ReferenceEGH16116
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Sir Martin Evans
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Susan MacLean Hunter
Institution Cardiff University
DepartmentSchool of Biosciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 612,388
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/12/2001
End date 30/07/2007
Duration68 months

Abstract

Early differentiation of embryonic stem cells will be analysed by microarray expression profiling. Amplification of the target RNA for use from very small tissue samples will be validated and will be applied to isolated tissues from microdissected embryos and from cells sorted from in vitro differentiation. This will allow resolution of the complexity of profiles from the mixtures of cell types found both in vitro and in vivo. Specific differentiation and its manipulation particularly along the neuronal pathway will be studied. An experimental genetic analysis will be undertaken using pre-existing resources of ES cells with gene knockouts and, most importantly to close the experimental loop, using locus-specific knockdown.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Exploiting Genomics: Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals (EGH) [2001]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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