Notch1 down-regulation in lineage-restricted niches of mouse eccrine sweat glands

Autor: Xiaobing Fu, Yi Kong, Enhe Jirigala, Xianlan Duan, Sha Huang, Jianjun Li, Zhao Li, Bin Yao, Wei Song, Xingyu Yuan, Yijie Zhang, Yuzhen Wang
Rok vydání: 2021
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Popis: BackgroundEccrine sweat gland (SG) restrictedly exists in mouse foot pads indicating that mouse plantar dermis (PD) contains the SG lineage-restricted niches. However, it is still unclear how niches can affect stem cell fates.MethodsIn this study, we tried to find the key cues by which stem cells sense and interact with the SG lineage-specific niches. Briefly, we used transcriptomics RNA sequencing analysis to screen differentially expressed genes between SG cells and epidermal stem cells (ES), and then we used proteomic analysis to screen differentially expressed proteins between PD and dorsal dermis (DD).ResultsWe found that Notch1 is not only closely related to embryonic SG morphogenesis based on Gene Ontology enrichment analysis but also differentially down-regulated during SG formation in the levels of genes and proteins. Furthermore, immunochemistry and immunofluorescence staining verified that Notch1 was continuously down-regulated along with the process of SG morphogenesis. Especially, Notch1 positive cells almost disappeared neither in the emerging SG buds or in the newly-formed glandular structures.ConclusionHence, we speculated that Notch1 possibly acts as the role of “gatekeeper” during embryonic SG development and is the promising key cue that regulates the interactions between stem cells and the SG lineage-specific niches. Our attempts highlighted the role of Notch1 during embryonic SG organogenesis.Trial registration Not applicable.
Databáze: OpenAIRE