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    C9orf72-mediated ALS and FTD: multiple pathways to disease

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    The discovery that repeat expansions in the C9orf72 gene are a frequent cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has revolutionized our understanding of these diseases. Substantial headway has been made in characterizing C9orf72-mediated disease and unravelling its underlying aetiopathogenesis. Three main disease mechanisms have been proposed: loss of function of the C9orf72 protein and toxic gain of function from C9orf72 repeat RNA or from dipeptide repeat proteins produced by repeat-associated non-ATG translation. Several downstream processes across a range of cellular functions have also been implicated. In this article, we review the pathological and mechanistic features of C9orf72-associated FTD and ALS (collectively termed C9FTD/ALS), the model systems used to study these conditions, and the probable initiators of downstream disease mechanisms. We suggest that a combination of upstream mechanisms involving both loss and gain of function and downstream cellular pathways involving both cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous effects contributes to disease progression

    Identification of Goat Mammary Stem/Progenitor Cells

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    Goat mammary gland epithelial cells have been used to establish primary and permanent cell lines, but to date, no data have been available regarding mammary stem cells (MaSCs) in this species. The detection and characterization of goat MaSCs is an important task for a better understanding of the cyclic character of mammary gland development, which will also offer the potential for manipulation of lactation yield and persistency. The objective of the present study was to demonstrate that a subpopulation of goat MaSCs resides in the goat mammary gland. Mammary tissue from lactating Saanen goats (Capra hircus) was dissociated and processed to a single-cell suspension. Using an in vitro colony-forming assay, we demonstrated that distinct colony types, which expressed specific lineage markers, arose from unipotent progenitors. Using two different growth media, we showed that the frequencies of caprine clonogenic progenitors differed according to growth conditions. Goat epithelial cells were transplanted under the kidney capsule of nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice, where they formed organized, bilayered structures. Our results indicate the presence of goat MaSCs in the caprine mammary gland. To our knowledge, these data represent the first description of the tissue hierarchy of the goat mammary gland and demonstrate the regenerative potential of adult goat MaSCs

    Identification of goat mammary stem/progenitor cells

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    Goat mammary gland epithelial cells have been used to establish primary and permanent cell lines, but to date, no data have been available regarding mammary stem cells (MaSCs) in this species. The detection and characterization of goat MaSCs is an important task for a better understanding of the cyclic character of mammary gland development, which will also offer the potential for manipulation of lactation yield and persistency. The objective of the present study was to demonstrate that a subpopulation of goat MaSCs resides in the goat mammary gland. Mammary tissue from lactating Saanen goats (Capra hircus) was dissociated and processed to a single-cell suspension. Using an in vitro colony-forming assay, we demonstrated that distinct colony types, which expressed specific lineage markers, arose from unipotent progenitors. Using two different growth media, we showed that the frequencies of caprine clonogenic progenitors differed according to growth conditions. Goat epithelial cells were transplanted under the kidney capsule of nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/ SCID) mice, where they formed organized, bilayered structures. Our results indicate the presence of goat MaSCs in the caprine mammary gland. To our knowledge, these data represent the first description of the tissue hierarchy of the goat mammary gland and demonstrate the regenerative potential of adult goat MaSCs. © 2012 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc

    Identification of mammary epithelial stem/progenitor cells in goat (Capra hircus)

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    Goats were among the first farm animals to be domesticated and today produce about 2 % of the world total amount of milk. Goat mammary gland epithelial cells have been used to establish primary cell lines and some permanent cells lines but to date there is no data on mammary stem cells in this species. The goat mammary gland stem cells (MaSCs) are interesting because of the low incidence of ruminant mammary gland neoplasias as well as from the economic point of view where stem cells could be used to manipulate and boost milk production. The objective of our study was to demonstrate that a subpopulation of MaSCs resides in the goat mammary gland. Mammary tissue from lactating Saanen goat (Capra hircus) was dissociated and processed to a single cell suspension. Using in vitro colony-forming (CFC) assay we demonstrated that there are distinct colony types with specific lineage marker expression. Using two different growth media we showed that the frequencies of caprine clonogenic progenitors differ according to growth conditions. Because of the lack of antibodies reacting whit goat epitopes, bulk fraction of goat epithelial cells was transplanted under the kidney capsule of NOD/SCID mice and formed organised bilayered structures. Our results indicate that there are MaSCs in caprine mammary gland and this in vivo assay represents a basis for subsequent studies using FACS and magnetic beads based strategies to further characterise the hierarchy of cells that comprise goat mammary gland
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