Figure 1.
FACS-mediated sorting and expression of mesenchymal stem cell markers in DPC and CAP. (A) DPC and (B) CAP cell populations were sorted according to the expression of stem cell marker STRO-1; STRO-1-positive subpopulations were named as DPSC and SCAP, respectively; representative gates P3 (1.5% of DPSC) and P2 (4.5% of SCAP) demonstrate PE (phycoerythrine) STRO-1-positive cells. (C–G) Expression of mesenchymal stem cell markers in STRO-1-negative (DPC and CAP) and STRO-1-positive (DPSC and SCAP) DPC and CAP. All cell populations were tested for the expression of (A) CD29, (B) CD44, (C) CD90, (D) CD105, and (E) CD146; means ± SD of three independent experiments; * p < 0.05 indicates statistical significance (vs. STRO-1-negative cells).
