Presence of four stem cell populations in monolayer cultures derived from teratocarcinoma embryoid bodies
Hilario, E.; Alvarez, A.; Simón, J.; García-Sanz, M.; Lacalle, J.; Aréchaga, J.
In Vivo 15(3): 217-226
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0258-851X PMID: 11491016 Document Number: 526874
In the present work, flow cytometry techniques together with morphologic studies were used to perform multiparametric analyses in cell cultures derived from CE44 teratocarcinoma embryoid bodies. The intrinsic cell parameters studied by flow cytometry were size (FALS), cytoplasmic complexity (ISS) and autofluorescence, expressed as LIGFL/FALS (green fluorescence intensity on a logarithmic scale/FALS). Our results showed that CE44 teratocarcinoma yields monolayers whose cells show a marked morphological heterogeneity and can be grouped according to flow cytometric criteria into four populations that remain stable throughout the entire time of culture. Moreover, these populations showed a different immunolabelling with the differentiation markers SSEA-1, TROMA-1 and anti-vimentin.