Renal stem cells and uses thereof
Patent Number: 6458588
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday January 31st, 2001
Date Issued: Tuesday October 1st, 2002
Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Arnaout, M. Amin (Chestnut Hill, MA); Linde, Peter G. (Dedham, MA)
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This patent covers a renal stem cell that is identified based on expression of the markers flk-1 and Sca-1.
It is interesting how some many stem cells of different tissues all express similar markers and in some situations similar properties. Examples of such similarities include expression of Sca-1 (which appropriately stands for "stem cell antigen") on stem cells ranging from hematopoietic, to renal, to cardiac. Similarly, properties such as ability to efflux certain compounds are also shared by stem cells of various tissues.
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