[Dissecting the Hierarchy and Lineage of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Mouse Genetics as a Step toward Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine].

[Dissecting the Hierarchy and Lineage of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Mouse Genetics as a Step toward Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine]. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2019;139(6):867-871 Authors: Takarada T Abstract The mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is a type of tissue stem cell. In clinical studies, cultured MSCs have shown important therapeutic effects on diseases via both the reduction of neurological defects and the regulation of immune responses. However, in vivo MSC localization, function, and properties are poorly understood; therefore, the molecular understanding of MSC hierarchy is less advanced compared to hematopoietic stem cell hierarchy. Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) is an essential transcriptional regulator of osteoblast differentiation from MSCs. Runx2 deficiency in Paired-related homeobox 1 (Prrx1)-derived cells (Runx2Prrx1-/- mice) results in defective intramembranous ossification. Double-positive cells for Prrx1-GFP, and stem cell antigen-1 (Sca1) (Prrx1+Sca1+ cells) in the calvaria, express Runx2 at lower levels, and are more homogeneous and primitive compared with Prrx1+Sca1- cells. Our results suggest that osteoblast differentiation in vivo may begin at the Prrx1+Sca1+ MSC stage, with sequential progression to Prrx1+Sca1- cells, followed by Osterix+Prrx1-Sca1- osteoblast precursors, which eventually form mature α1(I)-collagen+ osteoblasts. This research will enable us to better understand the in vivo mole...
Source: Yakugaku Zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Yakugaku Zasshi Source Type: research