Germline Transgenic Methods for Tracking Cells and Testing Gene Function during Regeneration in the Axolotl

Autor: Tanaka, Elly M., Khattak, Shahryar, Schuez, Maritta, Richter, Tobias, Knapp, Dunja, Haigo, Saori L., Sandoval-Guzmán, Tatiana, Hradlikova, Kristyna, Duemmler, Annett, Kerney, Ryan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Stem Cell Reports , Volume 1, Issue 1, p90–103, 4 June 2013, ISSN 2213-6711
Druh dokumentu: Článek
ISSN: 2213-6711
Popis: The salamander is the only tetrapod that regenerates complex body structures throughout life. Deciphering the underlying molecular processes of regeneration is fundamental for regenerative medicine and developmental biology, but the model organism had limited tools for molecular analysis. We describe a comprehensive set of germline transgenic strains in the laboratory-bred salamander Ambystoma mexicanum (axolotl) that open up the cellular and molecular genetic dissection of regeneration.We demonstrate tissue-dependent control of gene expression in nerve, Schwann cells, oligodendrocytes, muscle, epidermis, and cartilage. Furthermore, we demonstrate the use of tamoxifen-induced Cre/loxP-mediated recombination to indelibly mark different cell types. Finally, we inducibly overexpress the cellcycle inhibitor p16INK4a, which negatively regulates spinal cord regeneration. These tissue-specific germline axolotl lines and tightly inducible Cre drivers and LoxP reporter lines render this classical regeneration model molecularly accessible.
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