Kuang S et al. (JAN 2006)
The Journal of cell biology 172 1 103--13
Distinct roles for Pax7 and Pax3 in adult regenerative myogenesis.
We assessed viable Pax7(-/-) mice in 129Sv/J background and observed reduced growth and marked muscle wasting together with a complete absence of functional satellite cells. Acute injury resulted in an extreme deficit in muscle regeneration. However,a small number of regenerated myofibers were detected,suggesting the presence of residual myogenic cells in Pax7-deficient muscle. Rare Pax3(+)/MyoD+ myoblasts were recovered from Pax7(-/-) muscle homogenates and cultures of myofiber bundles but not from single myofibers free of interstitial tissues. Finally,we identified Pax3+ cells in the muscle interstitial environment and demonstrated that they coexpressed MyoD during regeneration. Sublaminar satellite cells in hind limb muscle did not express detectable levels of Pax3 protein or messenger RNA. Therefore,we conclude that interstitial Pax3+ cells represent a novel myogenic population that is distinct from the sublaminar satellite cell lineage and that Pax7 is essential for the formation of functional myogenic progenitors from sublaminar satellite cells.
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03434
03444
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MethoCult™GF M3434
MethoCult™GF M3434
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Kurtzberg LS et al. (MAY 2011)
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 17 9 2777--87
Genz-644282, a novel non-camptothecin topoisomerase I inhibitor for cancer treatment.
PURPOSE: Genz-644282 [8,9-dimethoxy-5-(2-N-methylaminoethyl)-2,3-methylenedioxy-5H-dibenzo[c,h][1,6]naphthyridin-6-one] has emerged as a promising candidate for antitumor agents. This report describes the bone marrow colony-forming unit,granulocyte macrophage (CFU-GM) and tumor cell CFU activity of topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors,such as Genz-644282,topotecan,irinotecan/SN-38,and ARC-111,and examines their activity in several human tumor xenograft models. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Colony-forming assays were conducted with mouse and human bone marrow and eight human tumor cell lines. In addition,29 human tumor cell lines representing a range of histology and potential resistance mechanisms were assayed for sensitivity to Genz-644282 in a 72-hour exposure assay. The efficacy of Genz-644282 was compared with standard anticancer drugs (i.e.,irinotecan,docetaxel,and dacarbazine) in human tumor xenografts of colon cancer,renal cell carcinoma,non-small cell lung cancer,and melanoma. RESULTS: Human bone marrow CFU-GM was more sensitive to the Top1 inhibitors than was mouse bone marrow CFU-GM. The ratio of mouse to human IC(90) values was more than 10 for the camptothecins and less than 10 for Genz-644282,which had more potency as a cytotoxic agent toward human tumor cells in culture than the camptothecins in the colony-forming and 72-hour proliferation assays. Genz-644282 has superior or equal antitumor activity in the human tumor xenografts than the standard drug comparators. CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of preclinical activity and safety,Genz-644282 was selected for development and is currently undergoing phase 1 clinical trial.
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M. Legut et al. (mar 2022)
Nature 603 7902 728--735
A genome-scale screen for synthetic drivers of T cell proliferation.
The engineering of autologous patient T cells for adoptive cell therapies has revolutionized the treatment of several types of cancer1. However,further improvements are needed to increase response and cure rates. CRISPR-based loss-of-function screens have been limited to negative regulators of T cell functions2-4 and raise safety concerns owing to the permanent modification of the genome. Here we identify positive regulators of T cell functions through overexpression of around 12,000 barcoded human open reading frames (ORFs). The top-ranked genes increased the proliferation and activation of primary human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and their secretion of key cytokines such as interleukin-2 and interferon-$\gamma$. In addition,we developed the single-cell genomics method OverCITE-seq for high-throughput quantification of the transcriptome and surface antigens in ORF-engineered T cells. The top-ranked ORF-lymphotoxin-$\beta$ receptor (LTBR)-is typically expressed in myeloid cells but absent in lymphocytes. When overexpressed in T cells,LTBR induced profound transcriptional and epigenomic remodelling,leading to increased T cell effector functions and resistance to exhaustion in chronic stimulation settings through constitutive activation of the canonical NF-$\kappa$B pathway. LTBR and other highly ranked genes improved the antigen-specific responses of chimeric antigen receptor T cells and ?? T cells,highlighting their potential for future cancer-agnostic therapies5. Our results provide several strategies for improving next-generation T cell therapies by the induction of synthetic cell programmes.
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Tipping AJ et al. (MAR 2009)
Blood 113 12 2661--72
High GATA-2 expression inhibits human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function by effects on cell cycle.
Evidence suggests the transcription factor GATA-2 is a critical regulator of murine hematopoietic stem cells. Here,we explore the relation between GATA-2 and cell proliferation and show that inducing GATA-2 increases quiescence (G(0) residency) of murine and human hematopoietic cells. In human cord blood,quiescent fractions (CD34(+)CD38(-)Hoechst(lo)Pyronin Y(lo)) express more GATA-2 than cycling counterparts. Enforcing GATA-2 expression increased quiescence of cord blood cells,reducing proliferation and performance in long-term culture-initiating cell and colony-forming cell (CFC) assays. Gene expression analysis places GATA-2 upstream of the quiescence regulator MEF,but enforcing MEF expression does not prevent GATA-2-conferred quiescence,suggesting additional regulators are involved. Although known quiescence regulators p21(CIP1) and p27(KIP1) do not appear to be responsible,enforcing GATA-2 reduced expression of regulators of cell cycle such as CCND3,CDK4,and CDK6. Enforcing GATA-2 inhibited human hematopoiesis in vivo: cells with highest exogenous expression (GATA-2(hi)) failed to contribute to hematopoiesis in nonobese diabetic-severe combined immunodeficient (NOD-SCID) mice,whereas GATA-2(lo) cells contributed with delayed kinetics and low efficiency,with reduced expression of Ki-67. Thus,GATA-2 activity inhibits cell cycle in vitro and in vivo,highlighting GATA-2 as a molecular entry point into the transcriptional program regulating quiescence in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
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05150
09600
09650
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MyeloCult™H5100
StemSpan™ SFEM
StemSpan™ SFEM
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Pua HH et al. (APR 2009)
Journal of immunology (Baltimore,Md. : 1950) 182 7 4046--55
Autophagy is essential for mitochondrial clearance in mature T lymphocytes.
Macroautophagy plays an important role in the regulation of cell survival,metabolism,and the lysosomal degradation of cytoplasmic material. In the immune system,autophagy contributes to the clearance of intracellular pathogens,MHCII cross-presentation of endogenous Ags,as well as cell survival. We and others have demonstrated that autophagy occurs in T lymphocytes and contributes to the regulation of their cellular function,including survival and proliferation. Here we show that the essential autophagy gene Atg7 is required in a cell-intrinsic manner for the survival of mature primary T lymphocytes. We also find that mitochondrial content is developmentally regulated in T but not in B cells,with exit from the thymus marking a transition from high mitochondrial content in thymocytes to lower mitochondrial content in mature T cells. Macroautophagy has been proposed to play an important role in the clearance of intracellular organelles,and autophagy-deficient mature T cells fail to reduce their mitochondrial content in vivo. Consistent with alterations in mitochondrial content,autophagy-deficient T cells have increased reactive oxygen species production as well as an imbalance in pro- and antiapoptotic protein expression. With much recent interest in the possibility of autophagy-dependent developmentally programmed clearance of organelles in lens epithelial cells and erythrocytes,our data demonstrate that autophagy may have a physiologically significant role in the clearance of superfluous mitochondria in T lymphocytes as part of normal T cell homeostasis.
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Figueroa ME et al. (DEC 2010)
Cancer cell 18 6 553--67
Leukemic IDH1 and IDH2 mutations result in a hypermethylation phenotype, disrupt TET2 function, and impair hematopoietic differentiation.
Cancer-associated IDH mutations are characterized by neomorphic enzyme activity and resultant 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) production. Mutational and epigenetic profiling of a large acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patient cohort revealed that IDH1/2-mutant AMLs display global DNA hypermethylation and a specific hypermethylation signature. Furthermore,expression of 2HG-producing IDH alleles in cells induced global DNA hypermethylation. In the AML cohort,IDH1/2 mutations were mutually exclusive with mutations in the α-ketoglutarate-dependent enzyme TET2,and TET2 loss-of-function mutations were associated with similar epigenetic defects as IDH1/2 mutants. Consistent with these genetic and epigenetic data,expression of IDH mutants impaired TET2 catalytic function in cells. Finally,either expression of mutant IDH1/2 or Tet2 depletion impaired hematopoietic differentiation and increased stem/progenitor cell marker expression,suggesting a shared proleukemogenic effect.
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03444
09600
09650
产品名:
MethoCult™GF M3434
MethoCult™GF M3434
StemSpan™ SFEM
StemSpan™ SFEM
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Gibbs KD et al. (APR 2011)
Blood 117 16 4226--33
Single-cell phospho-specific flow cytometric analysis demonstrates biochemical and functional heterogeneity in human hematopoietic stem and progenitor compartments.
The low frequency of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in human BM has precluded analysis of the direct biochemical effects elicited by cytokines in these populations,and their functional consequences. Here,single-cell phospho-specific flow cytometry was used to define the signaling networks active in 5 previously defined human HSPC subsets. This analysis revealed that the currently defined HSC compartment is composed of biochemically distinct subsets with the ability to respond rapidly and directly in vitro to a broader array of cytokines than previously appreciated,including G-CSF. The G-CSF response was physiologically relevant-driving cell-cycle entry and increased proliferation in a subset of single cells within the HSC compartment. The heterogeneity in the single-cell signaling and proliferation responses prompted subfractionation of the adult BM HSC compartment by expression of CD114 (G-CSF receptor). Xenotransplantation assays revealed that HSC activity is significantly enriched in the CD114(neg/lo) compartment,and almost completely absent in the CD114(pos) subfraction. The single-cell analyses used here can be adapted for further refinement of HSPC surface immunophenotypes,and for examining the direct regulatory effects of other factors on the homeostasis of stem and progenitor populations in normal or diseased states.
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产品号#:
21000
20119
20155
产品名:
RoboSep™- S
RoboSep™ 吸头组件抛光剂
RoboSep™分选试管套装(9个塑料管+吸头保护器)
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Ng Y-S et al. (OCT 2004)
The Journal of experimental medicine 200 7 927--34
Bruton's tyrosine kinase is essential for human B cell tolerance.
Most polyreactive and antinuclear antibodies are removed from the human antibody repertoire during B cell development. To elucidate how B cell receptor (BCR) signaling may regulate human B cell tolerance,we tested the specificity of recombinant antibodies from single peripheral B cells isolated from patients suffering from X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA). These patients carry mutations in the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene that encode an essential BCR signaling component. We find that in the absence of Btk,peripheral B cells show a distinct antibody repertoire consistent with extensive secondary V(D)J recombination. Nevertheless,XLA B cells are enriched in autoreactive clones. Our results demonstrate that Btk is essential in regulating thresholds for human B cell tolerance.
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