黄等人(Huang et al)在《自然》(Nature)杂志上报告说,人类丛细胞的子集终生保持增殖能力,可作为损伤诱导的再生干细胞池。研究人员从单个成熟增殖的人类丛细胞中生成了包含所有人类肠道细胞类型的器官组织。与含有簇状细胞的有机体不同,缺乏簇状细胞的有机体在辐照后不会再生。虽然含有富亮氨酸重复的G蛋白偶联受体5(LGR5)的细胞是最常见的肠干细胞类型,但它们对损伤高度敏感。因此,在失去LGR5+细胞后,丛细胞可提供后备干细胞池。
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