Visualization and Quantification of Mesenchymal Cell Adipogenic Differentiation Potential with a Lineage Specific MarkerJennifer Eom 1, Vaughan Feisst 1, Louis Ranjard 2, Kerry Loomes 1, Tanvi Damani 1, Victoria Jackson-Patel 1,3, Michelle Locke 4,5, Hilary Sheppard 1, Pritika Narayan 1,6, P. Rod Dunbar 1,7
1School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 2Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, 3Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 4Department of Plastic Surgery, Counties Manukau District Health Board, 5Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 6Biomedical Imaging Research Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 7Maurice Wilkins Centre, The University of Auckland
Traditional methods of assessing adipogenic differentiation are cheap and easy to use, but are not specific to changes in gene expression. We have developed an assay to quantify mesenchymal cell differentiation into mature adipocytes using a lineage specific marker. This assay has diverse applications across basic research and clinical medicine.
