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Escargot restricts niche cell to stem cell conversion in the Drosophila testis.
Voog, Justin; Sandall, Sharsti L; Hime, Gary R; Resende, Luís Pedro F; Loza-Coll, Mariano; Aslanian, Aaron; Yates, John R; Hunter, Tony; Fuller, Margaret T; Jones, D Leanne.
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  • Voog J; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
  • Sandall SL; Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
  • Hime GR; ARC Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Development, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Resende LP; Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; GABBA, Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal.
  • Loza-Coll M; Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
  • Aslanian A; Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
  • Yates JR; Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
  • Hunter T; Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
  • Fuller MT; Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
  • Jones DL; Laboratory of Genetics, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. Electronic address: leannejones@ucla.edu.
Cell Rep ; 7(3): 722-34, 2014 May 08.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24794442
ABSTRACT
Stem cells reside within specialized microenvironments, or niches, that control many aspects of stem cell behavior. Somatic hub cells in the Drosophila testis regulate the behavior of cyst stem cells (CySCs) and germline stem cells (GSCs) and are a primary component of the testis stem cell niche. The shutoff (shof) mutation, characterized by premature loss of GSCs and CySCs, was mapped to a locus encoding the evolutionarily conserved transcription factor Escargot (Esg). Hub cells depleted of Esg acquire CySC characteristics and differentiate as cyst cells, resulting in complete loss of hub cells and eventually CySCs and GSCs, similar to the shof mutant phenotype. We identified Esg-interacting proteins and demonstrate an interaction between Esg and the corepressor C-terminal binding protein (CtBP), which was also required for maintenance of hub cell fate. Our results indicate that niche cells can acquire stem cell properties upon removal of a single transcription factor in vivo.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Células-Tronco / Testículo / Proteínas de Drosophila / Drosophila / Nicho de Células-Tronco Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Cell Rep Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Células-Tronco / Testículo / Proteínas de Drosophila / Drosophila / Nicho de Células-Tronco Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Cell Rep Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article