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Isolation and identification of stem cells from adult cashmere goat skin
Author(s) -
Liu Yingchun,
Zhou Huanmin,
Gao Feng
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03647.x
Subject(s) - stem cell , keratin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , population , adult stem cell , cd34 , stem cell marker , keratinocyte , pathology , endothelial stem cell , cell culture , medicine , in vitro , genetics , environmental health
Background Continuously renewing epithelia are maintained by stem cells that slowly proliferate and remain in the tissues for life. It has been known for decades that mouse epithelial stem cells can be selected by adherence to specific integrins. Methods The adherence of cashmere goat epidermal cells to collagen type IV for 10 min was used to obtain enriched epidermal stem cells. The characteristics of the rapidly adherent epidermal cells were determined. Results The rapidly adherent epidermal cells exhibited the stem cell characteristics of immaturity, were quiescent, showed a high colony formation efficiency, and expressed candidate surface markers for epidermal stem cells (keratin 15, keratin 19, p63, CD34, and β1‐integrin). Conclusions The rapidly adherent epidermal cells represented the epidermal stem cell population.