Identification of Heparan-Sulfate Rich Cells in the Loose Connective Tissues of the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) with the Potential to Mediate Growth Factor Signaling during Regeneration.
Identification of Heparan-Sulfate Rich Cells in the Loose Connective Tissues of the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) with the Potential to Mediate Growth Factor Signaling during Regeneration.
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10.1007/s40883-019-00140-3
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发表时间:
2020-03
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Gardiner DM
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Otsuka T;Phan AQ;Laurencin CT;Esko JD;Bryant SV;Gardiner DM
Limb regeneration is the outcome of a complex sequence of events that are mediated by interactions between cells derived from the tissues of the amputated stump. Early in regeneration, these interactions are mediated by growth factor/morphogen signaling associated with nerves and the wound epithelium. One shared property of these proregenerative signaling molecules is that their activity is dependent on interactions with sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) in particular, in the extracellular matrix (ECM). We hypothesized that there are cells in the axolotl that synthesize specific HSPGs that control growth factor signaling in time and space. In this study we have identified a subpopulation of cells within the ECM of axolotl skin that express high levels of sulfated GAGs on their cell surface. These cells are dispersed in a grid-like pattern throughout the dermis as well as the loose connective tissues that surround the tissues of the limb. These cells alter their morphology during regeneration, and are candidates for being a subpopulation of connective tissue cells that function as the cells required for pattern-formation during regeneration. Given their high level of HSPG expression, their stellate morphology, and their distribution throughout the loose connective tissues, we refer to these as the positional information GRID (Groups that are Regenerative, Interspersed and Dendritic) cells. In addition, we have identified cells that stain for high levels of expression of sulfated GAGs in mouse limb connective tissue that could have an equivalent function to GRID cells in the axolotl. The identification of GRID cells may have important implications for work in the area of Regenerative Engineering. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is important in controlling the spatial and temporal patterns of cell-cell signaling during regeneration. In this paper we identify a subpopulation of cells (GRID cells) within the ECM of axolotl skin that form a grid throughout the loose connective tissues of the limb. These cells are candidates for being the subpopulation of connective tissue cells that function to control pattern formation during axolotl limb regeneration. We also have identified a similar population of connective tissue cells in mammalian (mouse) tissues. Understanding the function of GRID cells will lead to the ability to induce and enhance regeneration in humans by the engineering of a biomimetic positional information grid to control the response of cells to endogenous growth factors.
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发表时间:
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