Enrichment of corneal epithelial stem/progenitor cells using cell surface markers, integrin α6 and CD71

The ABC transporter Bcrp1/ABCG2 is expressed in a wide variety of stem cells and is a molecular determinant of the side-population phenotype

Sheng Zhou, John D. Schuetz, Kevin D. Bunting et al. · Nature Medicine · 2001 · 2.3K citations

Developmental Biology, Abc Transporter Bcrp1/abcg2, Medicine +7

Bmi-1 is required for maintenance of adult self-renewing haematopoietic stem cells

In-Kyung Park, Dalong Qian, Mark J. Kiel et al. · Nature · 2003 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Developmental Biology, Medicine, Stem Cell Mobilization +7

Existence of slow-cycling limbal epithelial basal cells that can be preferentially stimulated to proliferate: Implications on epithelial stem cells

George Cotsarelis, Shih-Zen Cheng, Gang Dong et al. · Cell · 1989 · 1.4K citations

Lineage Plasticity, Developmental Biology, Cell Division +8

Differentiation-related expression of a major 64K corneal keratin in vivo and in culture suggests limbal location of corneal epithelial stem cells.

Alexander Schermer, Sharon Galvin, Tung‐Tien Sun · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1986 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Differentiation-related Expression, Corneal Keratin, Developmental Biology +14

Long-term restoration of damaged corneal surfaces with autologous cultivated corneal epithelium

Graziella Pellegrini, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Adriano T. Franzi et al. · The Lancet · 1997 · 1.4K citations

Long-term Restoration, Corneal Surfaces, Ophthalmology +7