Table 2.
Percentage of cells expressing Oct‐4 under various conditions
Treatments | % cells expressing Oct‐4 protein |
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100% DKSFM | 0.0 a |
1 : 1 DKSFM : uCM | 0.0 a |
1 : 1 DKSFM : ES‐CM | 4.2 ± 0.04 a |
50 ng/mL BMP4 | 0.0 a |
100 ng/mL BMP4 | 4.0 ± 0.30 a |
50 ng/mL BMP2 | 3.7 ± 2.11 b |
100 ng/mL BMP2 | 4.4 ± 2.08 b |
50 ng/mL BMP2 +50 ng/mL BMP4 | 7.9 ± 4.70 a |
100 ng/mL BMP2 +100 ng/mL BMP4 | 8.8 ± 5.77 a |
Keratinocyte : ES cell contact co‐culture | 1.6 ± 0.02 a |
Keratinocyte : ES cell non‐contact co‐culture | 4.5 ± 0.04 a |
means ± SD, a n = 4, b n = 2. BMP, bone morphogenetic protein; CM, conditioned medium; DKSFM defined keratinocyte‐serum free medium; ES, embryonic stem; Oct‐4, octamer‐4; uCM, unconditioned medium.