人类黑色素瘤发起细胞表达神经神经生长因子受体CD271
Alexander D Boiko1, Olga V Razorenova, Matt van de Rijn
1Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94304-5542, USA. aboiko@stanford.edu
Nature
|July 3, 2010
概括
黑色素瘤瘤干细胞 (MTSCs) 可以被分离为CD271(+) 细胞. 这些CD271(+) 细胞启动黑色素瘤瘤,并可以转移,解释了有限的T细胞治疗疗效.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 癌症干细胞生物学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 人类黑色素瘤中瘤致癌干细胞的存在是最近的一个研究领域.
- 了解黑色素瘤瘤干细胞 (MTSC) 对于开发有效的癌症疗法至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在人类黑色素瘤中对瘤致癌干细胞进行前性分离和鉴定.
- 研究已识别的黑色素瘤细胞群的瘤发起能力和转移潜力.
主要方法:
- 使用光激活细胞分类 (FACS) 进行CD271(+) 黑色素瘤细胞的潜在分离.
- 将分离的细胞移植到免疫缺陷小鼠 (Rag2(-/-) gammac(-/-)) 中,植入人体皮肤或骨.
- 在体内瘤形成和转移的评估.
- 分析CD271瘤细胞上的抗原表达 (TYR,MART1,MAGE).
主要成果:
- 一个高度丰富的CD271(+) MTSC群体被成功分离出来,最大限度地实现了可行的细胞移植.
- 在90%的测试黑色素瘤中,CD271 (((+) 细胞子集是主要的瘤发起人群.
- 在小鼠中,移植的CD271 (((+) 细胞形成了黑色素瘤,并表现出转移潜力.
- CD271 ((+) 黑色素瘤细胞经常缺乏TYR,MART1和MAGE抗原的表达.
结论:
- CD271(+) 细胞代表了人类黑色素瘤中瘤致癌干细胞.
- 鉴定到的MTSC群体发病和转移瘤的能力对黑色素瘤治疗有重大影响.
- 在CD271 (((+) 细胞上缺乏特定抗原表达可能解释了针对这些抗原的T细胞疗法的有限疗效.
相关概念视频
Mitogens and the Cell Cycle
Mitogens and their receptors play a crucial role in controlling the progression of the cell cycle. However, the loss of mitogenic control over cell division leads to tumor formation. Therefore, mitogens and mitogen receptors play an important role in cancer research. For instance, the epidermal growth factor (EGF) - a type of mitogen and its transmembrane receptor (EGFR), decides the fate of the cell's proliferation. When EGF binds to EGFR, a member of the ErbB family of tyrosine kinase...
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that divide and produce different cell types. Ordinarily, cells that have differentiated into a specific cell type are terminally differentiated; however, scientists have found a way to reprogram these mature cells so that they dedifferentiate and return to an unspecialized, proliferative state. These cells are pluripotent like embryonic stem cells—able to produce all cell types—and are called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Somatic cells are...
Somatic cells are...
Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is a type of cancer that occurs when there is an abnormal growth of skin cells, usually triggered by damage to the DNA within the skin cells. It is primarily caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or artificial sources like tanning beds. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, and its incidence continues to rise.
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): BCC is the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 80% of cases. It typically develops in...
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): BCC is the most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 80% of cases. It typically develops in...


