Migration of Human Fetal Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Possible Involvement of GPCR and MMPs

Jennifer P. Newman¹, Toh Xin Yi¹, Jerry K. Y. Chan^2,3,5, Berwini Endaya¹ and Paula Lam^1,4,5*

¹Laboratory of Cancer Gene Therapy, Division of Cellular and Molecular Research National Cancer Centre, Singapore 169610, Singapore

²Experimental Fetal Medicine Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

³Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore 229899, Singapore

⁴Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore

⁵Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore 169547, Singapore