Gene expression analysis of inducible ES cells overexpressing Etv2 (induced for 12 hours at day 3 of differentiation)

During embryogenesis, the endothelial and the hematopoietic lineages first appear during gastrulation in the blood island of the yolk sac. We have previously reported that an Ets variant gene 2 (Etv2/ER71) mutant embryo lacks hematopoietic and endothelial lineages, however, the precise roles of Etv2 in yolk sac development remains unclear. We carried out a transcriptome analysis using an ES cell line that can inducibly express Etv2. Cells were induced for 12 hours at day 3 of differentiation. An ES cell line (dervied from mouse of background strain 129P2/Ola) with a doxycycline inducible expression casette of Etv2 (ER71 A2Lox.cre) was differentiated in hanging drops. At 3 days of differentiation, cells were treated with doxycycline for 12 hours, and subsequently Flk1(+) cells were sorted. Experiment was done in triplicate and untreated cells were used for control.