Control and Bmi1-overexpressing adult murine neural stem cells

Neural stem cells were isolated from embryonic (E18) cortex and from adult mouse subventricular zone and transduced with a Bmi1-overexpressing lentiviral vector or an empty vector control. Cells were grown as neurospheres (in non-adherent culture conditions) for two passages for eNSCs and three passages for aNSCs and RNA purified (after three weeks for eNSCs and four weeks for aNSCs).