Neural-Competent Cells of Adult Human Dermis Belong to the Schwann Lineage

Autor: Usue Etxaniz, Adrián Pérez-San Vicente, Nuria Gago-López, Mario García-Dominguez, Haizea Iribar, Ariane Aduriz, Virginia Pérez-López, Izaskun Burgoa, Haritz Irizar, Maider Muñoz-Culla, Ainara Vallejo-Illarramendi, Olatz Leis, Ander Matheu, Angel G. Martín, David Otaegui, María Paz López-Mato, Araika Gutiérrez-Rivera, Robb MacLellan, Ander Izeta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Stem Cell Reports, Vol 3, Iss 5, Pp 774-788 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-6711
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.09.009
Popis: Resident neural precursor cells (NPCs) have been reported for a number of adult tissues. Understanding their physiological function or, alternatively, their activation after tissue damage or in vitro manipulation remains an unsolved issue. Here, we investigated the source of human dermal NPCs in adult tissue. By following an unbiased, comprehensive approach employing cell-surface marker screening, cell separation, transcriptomic characterization, and in vivo fate analyses, we found that p75NTR+ precursors of human foreskin can be ascribed to the Schwann (CD56+) and perivascular (CD56−) cell lineages. Moreover, neural differentiation potential was restricted to the p75NTR+CD56+ Schwann cells and mediated by SOX2 expression levels. Double-positive NPCs were similarly obtained from human cardiospheres, indicating that this phenomenon might be widespread.
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