Mammary lineage tracing: the coming of age.
Cell Mol Life Sci
; 72(8): 1577-83, 2015 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25563489
ABSTRACT
Identification and characterization of the normal epithelial lineages in the mammary gland is a fundamental step in understanding both development and cellular origin of cancer. In contrast to other tissues where lineage tracing has been widely accepted as a method of choice for dissecting the stem cell hierarchy, mammary gland has long remained a challenge due to its unique developmental and topological features. Recent advances in high-resolution single-cell imaging, combined with the use of inducible Cre-recombinase and in situ cell ablation, have provided unprecedented insight into mammary epithelial cell composition and function. Here, we briefly summarize and compare different mammary gland lineage tracing strategies, examine associated caveats and discuss future challenges and opportunities.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mammary Glands, Animal
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Cell Mol Life Sci
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
2015
Type:
Article