Differentiating adult hippocampal stem cells into neural crest derivatives.
To investigate the degree of plasticity of hippocampal neural stem cells from adult mice (mHNSC), we have analyzed their differentiation in co-culture with quail neural crest cells. In mixed culture, mHNSC give rise to several non-neuronal neural crest derivatives, including melanocytes, chondrocytes and smooth muscle cells. The data suggest that neural crest cell-derived short-range cues that are recognized across species can instruct adult mHNSC to differentiate into neural crest phenotypes.
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Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D018920:Coculture Techniques / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003463:Cues; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D011784:Quail; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism