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Induction and Analysis of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Published on: August 27, 2013
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エピテリア融合は,部分的なエピテリア-メゼンキマ移行によって媒介されます
Varsha N Tamilkumar1,2, Harsha Purushothama1, Raj K Ladher1
1National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, GKVK PO, Bellary Road, Bangalore, 560065, India.
Biology open
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まとめ
臓器の発達中の上皮質融合は,部分上皮質からメゼンキーマへの移行 (EMT) を経験する特殊な細胞に依存しています. これらの細胞は形状と粘着を動的に変化させ 組織を適切に閉じ 隔離できるようにします
科学分野:
- 発達生物学
- 細胞生物学
- 遺伝学
背景:
- 細胞融合は臓器の発達に不可欠ですが 細胞融合を促すメカニズムは不明です
- 以前の研究では 神経管の閉塞と 口腔の閉塞に 焦点を当てていたので 他のシステムは 理解されていなかったのです
- 皮質融合を可能にする細胞の移行は,依然として重要な知識のギャップです.
研究 の 目的:
- 鶏の眼膜の閉塞時に表皮の融合の細胞および分子機構を調査する.
- この形態遺伝的プロセスを媒介する特定の細胞タイプを特定し,特徴づけること.
- エピテリアからメゼンキマへの移行 (EMT) の作用を理解する.
主な方法:
- の小胞の微小切開
- 異なる細胞集団を識別するためのトランスクリプトミックプロファイリング
- CRISPR-Cas9 遺伝子編集で 遺伝子機能を評価する
- 細胞形態とタンパク質の局所化を分析するための免疫光顕微鏡.
主要な成果:
- 角度の低下と細胞の結合の変異を伴う上皮界面の切断性細胞群 (OE) を特定した.
- OE細胞は,高球性および基礎接触の欠如を含む,部分上皮からメゼンキマへの移行 (EMT) のフェノタイプの特徴を示します.
- トランスクリプトミア分析により,OE細胞は,EMTレギュレータ,ECMリモデリング遺伝子,およびWNT経路の成分に富み,トランスクリプション的に異なっていることが明らかになった.
- Grhl2またはSp8転写因子のノックダウンは,細胞形態学,結界の整合性,および上皮分離を妨げました.
結論:
- 結晶の可塑性と組織凝結のバランスをとる 制御されたハイブリッドEMT状態が必要です
- 融合能力のある上皮細胞は,形態変異の間に,その形状,極性,粘着,遺伝的アイデンティティを積極的に調節する.
- この研究は 臓器の発達と先天性欠陥の理解に不可欠な 細胞融合の基礎に関する新しい洞察を提供します
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