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. 2012 May 10;3(3):17. doi: 10.1186/scrt108

Table 2.

Examples of surface markers expressed on stem, progenitor, and differentiated cells

Stem cell Progenitor cell Differentiated cell
Pluripotent stem cell SSEA-3/4, TRA-1-60
Ectoderm Neural stem cell
CD133, ABCG2 [4,106,107]
Neuron-restricted progenitor
NCAM [108]
Neuronal cell
PSD-95, Synaptophysin [109]
Glial-restricted progenitor
FGFR [110-112]
Oligodendrocyte
MOG, CD140a [113,114]
Type 2 astrocyte
Type 1 astrocyt
FGFR3 [110,111]
Motor neuron progenitor Motor neuron
Surface ectoderm Epidermal stem cell
α6-integrinhigh, CD71low [115]
Epithelial cell
CEACAM-1, EpCAM
[116,117]
Mesoderm Hemangioblast Hematopoietic stem cell
CD143, E-cadherin, VE-cadherin, PECAM-1, VEGFR2 [64] CD34, CD44, CD150, VEGFR2, Sca-1 [63] Myeloid/lymphoid lineages [118]
Smooth muscle progenitor
VE-cadherin [119]
Smooth muscle cell
VE-cadherin [119]
Endothelial progenitor
CD31, CD105, CD144, CD146, VEGFR2, VWF [120]
Endothelial cell
CD31 [120]
Mesenchymal stem cell
CD105/endoglin, CD73, CD90/Thy-1 [65]
Myogenic precursor
α7-integrin, M-cadherin [121]
Cardiac muscle
SIRPA [66]
Skeletal muscle
α7β1-integrin [122]
Pre-adipocyte Adipocyte
Glut4 [123]
Chondrocyte precursor Chondrocyte
CD44 [124]
Osteoblast Osteocyte
Endoderm Primitive endoderm
Definitive endoderm Hepatic progenitor
c-Met, CD49f [125]
Hepatocyte
Il-6 [126]
Pancreatic progenitor α cell
β cell
Glut2 [127]
PPγ cell
δ cell
ε cell

ABCG2, ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2; CEACAM-1, carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1; EpCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule; FGFR, fibroblast growth factor receptor; Glut, glucose transporter; MOG, myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein; NCAM, neural cell adhesion molecule; PECAM-1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1; PSD-95, post-synaptic density protein 95; SIRPA, signal-regulatory protein alpha; SSEA, stage-specific embryonic antigen; VEGFR2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2; VWF, von Willebrand factor.