The present invention provides methods and materials to modulate and grow stem cells by contacting stem cells with a binder recognizing terminal glycan structures of stem cells. The modulation can be morphological change, change in differentiation status, biological status or adherence. The materials provided in the present invention are also useful to screen such a binding agents and binders.
本发明提供了一种通过将干细胞与识别干细胞末端糖基结构的结合物接触来调节和生长干细胞的方法和材料。调节可以是形态学变化、分化状态的改变、
生物状态的改变或附着性的改变。本发明提供的材料也可用于筛选这种结合剂和结合物。