StemTAG Alkaline Phosphatase Activity Assay Kit, Colorimetric

Background: Embryonic stem (ES) cells are continuous proliferating stem cell lines of embryonic origin first isolated from the inner cell mass (ICM). Two distinguishing features of ES cells are their ability to be maintained indefinitely in an undifferentiated state and their potential to develop into any cell within the body. Based on previous methods developed for mouse ES cells, human ES cell lines were first established by Dr. James Thomson and colleagues. Like mouse ES cells, human ES cells express high levels of membrane alkaline phosphatase (AP) and Oct-4, a transcriptional factor critical to ICM and germline formation. However, unlike mouse ES cells, hES cells do not express stage-specific embryonic antigen (SSEA-1). In addition, prolonged propagation of hES cells is typically achieved by coculture with primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) serving as feeder cells. Human ES cell lines are not able to maintain their undifferentiated state in the absence of supporting feeder layer cells, even when exogenous cytokines such as leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and gelatin-coated plates are used.

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MBS168350 is an assay kit targeting StemTAG Alkaline Phosphatase Activity. Also known as StemTAG Alkaline Phosphatase Activity Assay Kit, Colorimetric.