ArticleStem cell research & therapy2018
The combination of bFGF and CHIR99021 maintains stable self-renewal of mouse adult retinal progenitor cells.
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- Chemical reprogramming of fibroblasts into retinal pigment epithelium cells for vision restoration.Nature communications · 2025Article
- CHIR99021 Enhances the Proliferation of Mouse Female Germline Stem Cells Via Modulating ERCC2.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Chaperone-mediated autophagy plays an important role in regulating retinal progenitor cell homeostasis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Article
- Jack of all trades, master of each: the diversity of fibroblast growth factor signalling in eye development.Open biology · 2022Review
- Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Promotes Myofibroblast Differentiation in Pulmonary Fibrosis.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2021Article
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- Translating around the clock: Multi-level regulation of post-transcriptional processes by the circadian clock.Cellular signalling · 2021Review
- Small-Molecule Induction Promotes Corneal Endothelial Cell Differentiation From Human iPS Cells.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMillions of people are affected with retinal diseases that eventually cause blindness, and retinal progenitor cell (RPC) transplantation is a promising therapeutic avenue. However, RPC expansion and the underlying regulation mechanisms remain elusive.
methodsAdult mouse neural RPCs (mNRPCs) were isolated and amplified with the combination of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) inhibitor CHIR99021. The progenitor characteristics were evaluated with RT-PCR, immunocytochemistry (ICC), western blot, flow cytometry, and transcriptome analysis prior to transplantation. By treating cells with or without bFGF and CHIR99021 at different time points, the mechanism for mNRPCs' self-renewal was investigated by transcriptome analysis and western blot assay.
resultsmNRPCs were self-renewing in the presence of bFGF and CHIR99021 and showed prominent RPC characteristics. bFGF was essential in promoting cell cycle by facilitating G1/S and G2/M transitions. bFGF combined with CHIR99021 activated the non-canonical Wnt5A/Ca
conclusionsPresent study developed an approach to maintain long-term self-renewal of RPCs from adult retinal tissues and revealed that activation of the non-canonical Wnt5A/Ca
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