Project description:It is well known that the properties of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) such as their ability to self-renew, and multipotency are maintained through interactions with mesenchymal cells. Meanwhile, the identification of cells that are the key component of niche remains a subject of dispute. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of the niche component cells, MSCs are one of the niche component cells which provide stemness signal to HSCs, while it is also hypothesized that there is also a counterpart signal from hematopoiesistic cells to mesenchymeal cells, as HSCs also constitute core stem cells niche for MSCs. Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have also been studied intensively, the signals involved in the maintenance of their properties have not attracted much attentions. We used microarrays to detail the global programme of gene expression underlying HSC-MSC interaction and identified distinct classes of regulated genes during this process.
Project description:To investigate the function TWIST1 in the regulation of stemness in mesenchymal stem cell, we established human mesenchymal stem cell in TWIST1-overexpression.
Project description:To investigate the function TWIST1 in the regulation of stemness in mesenchymal stem cell, we established human mesenchymal stem cell in TWIST1-overexpression.
Project description:Transcriptional expression of a restricted set of cancer signal transduction-related gesen were comparatively quantified in HER2/neu transgenic mammary tumors, mesenchymal and epithelial tumor cell lineages, both estabilished from HER-2/neu transgenic tumors, and syngeneic mesenchymal stem cells. In the study presented here, HER-2/neu transgenic mouse mammary tumors, previously described (Galie et al Carcinogenesis 2005 26(11):1868) mesenchymal (A17) and epithelial (BB1) cell lineages estabilished from murine HER-2/neu transgenic mammary tumors, and syngeneic mesenchymal stem cells, underwent transcriptional analysis using microarrays containing probes for 112 signal transduction-related genes and controls (GEArray Q Series Mouse Signal Transduction in Cancer Gene Array, MM-044, Superarray, Friederick, MD, USA).