Table 1.

Neural lineage markers utilized throughout this study.

Name of the markers	Abbreviation	Expressed in	According to hESC differentiation (see Fig. 1)
Nestin	Nestin	Neural precursor cells	Stage IV onwards
Glial fibrillary acidic protein	GFAP	Neural precursor cells, Astrocytes
Epcam	Epcam	Neuroepithelial cells
β-III tubulin	β-III tubulin	Neurons
Microtubule-associated protein 2	MAP2	Neurons
Sex-determining region Y-box 10	Sox10	Oligodendrocyte precursor cells	Stage IV and V
Oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2	Olig2	Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha	PDGFRα	Glial precursor cells, Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG4), Neural/glial antigen 2	NG2	Glial precursor cells, Oligodendrocyte precursor cells
O4	O4	Pre-myelinating oligodendrocytes	Stage V and VI
Myelin basic protein	MBP	Mature oligodendrocytes	Stage VI