Table 3.

Overview Table Illustrating the Presence of Inconsistent Staining Characteristics

		AC133	W6B3C1	C24B9	ab19898
Glioblastomas
	CD133+ niches	+	+	+	(+)
	CD133+ single cells	(+)	+	+	+
	CD133+ single-cell phenotype	Smooth	Smooth (angular)	Smooth	Angular
	CD133+ blood vessels	−	+	−	−
Stem cell zones
	CD133+ SVZ ependymal cells	−	+	−	+
	CD133+ SVZ subependymal cells	+	+	+	+
	CD133+ SGZ cells	−	−	+	+
Cell cultures
	CD133+ SJ-1 cells	(+)	+	+	(+)
	CD133+ U87 cells	−	(+)	(+)	+
	CD133+ Y79 cells	(+)	+	+	(+)
Positive control tissues
Kidney
	CD133+ Bowman’s capsule	+	+	+	−
	CD133+ tubuli	(+)	(+)	+	+
Pancreas
	CD133+ islets of Langerhans	−	−	+	−
	CD133+ pancreatic acini/tubules	+	+	+	+
Placenta
	CD133+ trophoblasts/syncytiotrophoblasts	−	+	−	+

+, positive; −, negative; (+), few positive; SVZ, subventricular zone; SGZ, subgranular zone.