Human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells show unique gene expression compared with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells using single-cell RNA-sequencing

• Main Authors: Barrett, Angela N., Fong, Chui-Yee, Subramanian, Arjunan, Liu, Wenting, Feng, Yirui, Choolani, Mahesh, Biswas, Arijit, Rajapakse, Jagath Chandana, Bongso, Ariff
• Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Computer science and engineering; Wharton's Jelly Stem Cells; Single Cell
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150799
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human Wharton's jelly stem cells (hWJSCs) isolated from the human umbilical cord are a unique population of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with significant clinical utility. Their broad differentiation potential, high rate of proliferation, ready availability from discarded cords, and prolonged...