Method of transdifferentiating hair follicle stem cells into sperm stem cells
AssigneeChung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorsBuom-Yong Ryu, Yong-Hee Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for differentiating hair follicle cells into germline stem cells, germline stem cells differentiated by the method, and use of the same germline stem cells. A method of differentiating hair follicle cells into germline stem cells according to the present invention can differentiate hair follicle cells into germline stem cells using culture conditions only, without genetic modification. Capable of inducing differentiation of cells of specific individual types, such as hair follicle cells, into cells of different types such as germline cells, the present invention is therefore expected to be usefully used for the understanding of reproductive biology and the clinical application thereof.
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A method for transdifferentiating mouse hair follicle cells into sperm stem cells, the method comprising:
- a) isolating mouse hair follicle stem cells from the skin of a mouse;
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- b) culturing the isolated hair follicle stem cells in a medium comprising glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), GDNF family receptor α1 (GFRα1), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and feeder cells
- such that sperm stem cells that express CK19, CD59, CX43, CK14, GFRa1, CD9, NCAM, DDX4, OCT4, NANOG, and DAZL capable of differentiating into sperm and producing offspring upon being injected into the testes of a mouse are obtained.
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