title: Induction of differentiation in embryonic stem cells by 26-kD membrane-bound tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and 17-kD free TNF.
abstract: The biological activity of 26-kD membrane-bound tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a in embryonal development was examined in an in vitro system using embryonic stem (ES) cells. ES cells were seeded on NIH3T3 feeder cells transformed with mouse precursor TNF-a gene to express membrane-bound TNF-a on their cell surface. The proliferation of the ES cells was reduced and differentiation was accelerated. The same effects were also observed when 17-kD free TNF-a was added to the culture medium of the ES cells. Since free TNF-a is not present during embryogenesis, these results suggest that membrane-bound TNF-a may play an important role in embryonal development through cell-cell contact.
authors.affiliation: Radioisotope Center, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kohchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soma
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha