Early cortical precursors do not undergo LIF-mediated astrocytic differentiation Journal Article
| Authors: | Molné, M.; Studer, L.; Tabar, V.; Ting, Y. T.; Eiden, M. V.; McKay, R. D. G. |
| Article Title: | Early cortical precursors do not undergo LIF-mediated astrocytic differentiation |
| Abstract: | Multipotential stem cells have been isolated from the developing and adult CNS. Similar identified factors control the differentiation of these cells. A striking example is the instructive action of CNTF/LIF activating the JAK/STAT pathway to induce astrocytic differentiation in both fetal and adult CNS stem cells. Here we show that E12 cortical precursors express functional LIF receptors but do not exhibit this differentiation response to CNTF/LIF either in explant or in dissociated cell culture. The lack of response to LIF-induced astrocytic differentiation is maintained in cocultures with LIF responsive cells derived from E15 cortex. This suggests cell intrinsic differences between early and late stage precursors in the interpretation of LIF-mediated signaling; however, the early nestin-positive precursor population differentiates into both neurons and neural crest derivatives. These data define differences between CNS stem cells from different stages of cortical development. Published 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
| Keywords: | immunohistochemistry; nonhuman; animal cell; animals; cells, cultured; embryo; astrocyte; cell differentiation; central nervous system; stem cell; messenger rna; rat; interleukin-6; stem cells; rats; rats, sprague-dawley; cerebral cortex; nerve cell differentiation; nerve cell culture; nervous system development; astrocytes; muscles; coculture techniques; growth inhibitors; leukemia inhibitory factor; basic fibroblast growth factor; receptors, cytokine; leukemia inhibitory factor receptor alpha subunit; priority journal; article; lymphokines; neuron; cns precursor cell; receptors, osm-lif |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Neuroscience Research |
| Volume: | 59 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0360-4012 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Liss |
| Date Published: | 2000-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 301 |
| End Page: | 311 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(20000201)59:3<301::aid-jnr3>3.0.co;2-h |
| PUBMED: | 10679765 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 18 November 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
