From marrow to brain: Expression of neuronal phenotypes in adult mice
From marrow to brain: Expression of neuronal phenotypes in adult mice
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DOI:
10.1126/science.290.5497.1775
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发表时间:
2000-12-01
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56.9
通讯作者:
Blau, HM
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作者:
Brazelton, TR;Rossi, FMV;Blau, HM
After intravascular delivery of genetically marked adult mouse bone marrow into Lethally irradiated normal adult hosts, donor-derived cells expressing neuronal proteins (neuronal phenotypes) developed in the central nervous system. Flow cytometry revealed a population of donor-derived cells in the brain with characteristics distinct from bone marrow. Confocal microscopy of individual cells showed that hundreds of marrow-derived cells in brain sections expressed gene products typical of neurons (NeuN, 200-kilodalton neurofilament, and class III beta -tubulin) and were able to activate the transcription factor CAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). The generation of neuronal phenotypes in the adult brain 1 to 6 months after an adult bone marrow transplant demonstrates a remarkable plasticity of adult tissues with potential clinical applications.