Neuroepithelial cell markers
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Neuroepithelial (NE) cells are symmetrically dividing cells that form the neural plate and neural tube during embryonic development. They exhibit typical epithelial features such as tight junctions and are highly polarized along their apical-basal axis.
Nestin
An intermediate filament protein expressed in NE cells. Its expression persists in radial glia until astrocyte development.
iPSCs stained with anti-nestin (red)(ab105389).
SOX2
A transcription factor and the earliest marker of the neural plate. It is expressed in proliferating cells and those that acquire glial fates, but downregulated in post-mitotic neurons.
E13 mouse spinal cord sections stained with anti-SOX2 (ab97959).
Notch1
A transmembrane receptor that regulates the formation, migration, and differentiation of neural crest cells.
Mouse embryo tissue sections stained with anti-notch1 (green) (ab65297).
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Notch signaling inhibitor: FLI-06 (ab146170)
HES1 and HES3
Transcription factors that maintain the symmetrical cell division of NE cells. When NE cells become radial glia, HES3 is downregulated and HES5 is upregulated.
Mouse NIH3T3 cells stained with anti-HES1 (green) (ab71559).
Occludin
A tight junction protein lost after neural tube closure prior to neurogenesis.
Human breast cancer cells stained with anti-occludin (red) (ab31721).
E-cadherin
Cell adhesion molecule downregulated after neural tube closure prior to neurogenesis.
Human pluripotent stem cells stained with anti-E-cadherin (ab40772).
SOX10
A transcription factor present in migrating neural crest cells.
A375 cells stained with anti-SOX10 (ab155279).
References
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