Gene expression data from human induced pluripotent stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cell-derived human neural stem/progenitor cells, and iPSC-derived cerebral cortical neurons

Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent and possess the ability to differentiate into numerous lineages during the developmental process. In similarity to embryonic stem cells, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) possess the potential to differentiate into multiple lineages making them an excellent research tool. We generated iPSCs from multiple donors and also differentiated iPSCs from these donors into human neural stem/progenitor cells (NSCs). We used human transcriptome arrays to detail the programme of gene expression underlying NPC induction and identified distinct classes of up-regulated genes during this process.

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