Stem cell markers are genes and their protein products used by scientists to isolate and identify stem cells. Stem cells can also be identified by functional assays. Below is a list of genes/protein products that can be used to identify various types of stem cells, or functional assays that do the same. The initial version of the list below was obtained by mining the PubMed database as described in

Stem cell marker names

• AA4 • AA4.1 • P-gp (CD243) • ABCB5 • ABCG2 (CDw338) • ALDH • alkaline phosphatase • alpha6-integrin • Anti-WNT2B monoclonal antibody • antithrombin III (AT) • asialo GM1 • Bcl-2 • Beta-galactosidase (β-gal) of ROSA26 mice • beta1-integrin • bromodeoxyuridine • c-kit (CD117) • c-Met • C1qR(p) • END (CD105) • PROM1 (CD133) • ALCAM (CD166) • ITGB1 (CD29) • TNFRSF8 (CD30) • PECAM-1 (CD31) • Siglec-3 (CD33) • CD34 • CD44 • NCAM (CD56) • CD73 • CD9 • CD90 • CDCP1 • Circulating anticoagulants protein C (PC) • CK19 • CLV3 • cyclic CMP • ECMA-7 • EDR1 • EEC • FGF-4 • Flk-2 • Flk1(+) • Flt3/Flk2 • FMS (CD115) • FORSE-1 • G alpha16 • GDF3 • GFPM • Giant granules of beige C57B1/6 (bg) mice • Gli2 • Gli3 • glial fibrillary acidic protein • glycoprotein IB • GSTA1 • HAS2 gene expression • Her5 • hMYADM • HSA • hsp25 • Id2 • IL-3Ralpha • Integrins • interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain • Iron oxide nanoparticles • KDR • Keratin 15 (aka. CK15, Cytokeratin 15) • Keratin 19 (aka. CK19, Cytokeratin 19, K19) • Kit • L-selectin (CD62L) • Lamin A/C • Lewis X antigen (Le(X)) • LeX • Lgr5 • Lrp4 • MCM2 • MCSP • Metallothionein (MT) crypt-restricted immunopositivity indices (MTCRII) • monosomy 7 • Mouse orthologue of ARX • MRP4 • Msi-1 • Musashi • Musashi-1 • Mutant BCRP • nestin • neurofilament microtubule-associated protein 2 • neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2) • notch 1 • nrp-1 • Nucleostemin • OC.3 • Oct-4 • OST-PTP • P-gp/MDR1 • p21 • p63 • p75 • PCLP • PCNA • PECAM • PgP-1 • phosphorylating-p38 • Podocalyxin • procalcitonin (PCT) • PSCs • pSV2gpt • PTPRC • purified LRC • Rat liver fatty acid-binding protein/human growth hormone transgenes (Fabpl/hGH) • RC1 antigen • Rex-1 • Sca-1 • SCF • Sialyl-lactotetra • Side Population (SP) • SOX10 • SOX2 • SOX9 • SP phenotype • SSEA-1 • SSEA-3 • SSEA-4 • Stat3 • Stat5 • Stella • Stra8 • Stro-1 • Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAcP) • TdT • telomerase reverse transcriptase • electrophoretic pattern of hemoglobin • Thrombomucin • Thy-1 • Tra-1-60 • TWIST1 • VEGFR-2 • vimentin • X-Smoothened • XKrk1 • Zac1