Figure 6.

Gene expression of sorted Thy1⁺ cells, CD44⁺ cells, and cultured Thy1⁺ cells. The gene expression pattern of sorted Thy1⁺ (GalN-D3) cells, Thy1⁺ cell-forming colonies (Thy1-C; GalN-D3), and CD44⁺ (GalN-D4) cells was analyzed by GeneChip (Affymetrix, Inc). Ten-day-cultured SH colonies and MHs isolated from a normal adult rat liver were used as controls. A heat map for genes that are classified into hepatic markers (A) and stem cell markers and hepatic stem/progenitor cell markers (B). Relative expression of genes in each cell type is shown in log₂ scale. Increases in the mRNA level are represented as shades of red and decreases in shades of blue.