Cell Surface Proteins for Enrichment and In Vitro Characterization of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Myogenic Progenitors

Table 1

Selected markers and their known biological involvements in human cells.

Markers	Aliases	Known biological involvements in human cells
CD9	(i) Tetraspanin-29 (TSPAN29); (ii) Leukocyte antigen MIC3; (iii) Mobility-related protein-1 (MRP1)	(i) Sperm-egg fusion [81, 82]; (ii) Migration of immune cells [83]; (iii) Platelet activation and aggregation [84]
CD29	(i) Integrin beta-1 (ITGB1); (ii) Fibronectin receptor subunit beta (FNRB); (iii) Very late antigen beta (VLAB)	(i) Proliferation, apoptosis, and migration of trophoblasts [85]; (ii) Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis [86]; (iii) Adhesion of osteoblasts to collagen, laminin, and fibronectin [87]; (iv) Myogenesis [11, 88]
CD56	(i) Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM)	(i) Immune system development and function [89]; (ii) Neurogenesis and neurite outgrowth [90]; (iii) Myogenesis [11, 91]
CD146	(i) Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM or MelCAM); (ii) MUC18	(i) Angiogenesis [92]; (ii) Migration and bone formation of mesenchymal stem cells [93]; (iii) Fetal [94] and postnatal [95] myogenesis
CD271	(i) p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75^NTR); (ii) Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (LNGFR)	(i) Differentiation [47] and migration [48] of neural cells; (ii) Odontogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells [96]; (iii) Fetal myogenesis [50]
CD15	(i) Stage-specific embryonic antigen 1 (SSEA-1); (ii) Sialyl Lewis^X (sLeX)	(i) Sperm-egg fusion [97]; (ii) Adhesion of leukocytes to endothelial cells and platelets [98]; (iii) Adipogenesis [11]