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(9) Stem Cells Flashcards

1
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What is a stem cell?

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Primitive cell; can either self-renew or give rise to more specialized cell types

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What are the characteristics of stem cells?

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  • Not terminally differentiated
  • Can divide w/out limit
  • Undergo slow division
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3
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Adult stem cells are _________ specific

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tissue

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4
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Proliferative potential =

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potency

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5
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Define:

Totipotent

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Give rise to ALL cells of an organism

eg: zygote

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Define:

Pluripotent

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Give rise to cells types of the EMBRYO and Subsequently adult tissues

eg: embryonic stem cells

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Define:

Multipotent

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Can give rise to different cell types of a given lineage

eg: adult stem cells

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What are founder cells?

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9
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What is a transit amplifying cell?

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  • Divide frequently

- Transit from a cell with stem cell characteristics to a differentiated cell

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10
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Maintenance of stem cells:

What are the types of asymmetry?

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  • Divisional asymmetry

- Environmental asymmetry

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Maintenance of stem cells:

What is the importance of asymmetry in stem cell division?

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Able to create one differentiated cell type, retain one stem cell

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12
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What is the immortal strand hypothesis?

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-Some tissues’ stem cells selectively retain original DNA

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13
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Embryonic stem cells are derived from the _______

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blastocyst

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Embryonic stem cells are capable of proliferating _______

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indefinitely

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Embryonic stem cells have _______ developmental potential

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unrestricted

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16
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Embryonic stem cells give rise to _______

17
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Genes in pluripotent cells:

What are the transcription factors that are essential for establishment and maintenance of pluripotent stem cells?

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  • Nanog
  • Oct4
  • Sox2
  • FoxD3
18
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Cripto and GDF-3 are ______

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growth factors found in pluripotent cells

19
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Adult stem cells respond to:

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demands of growth and repair

-STRICTLY imposed by molecular restraints on gene expression

20
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What is a major limitation with use of adult stem cells?

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Immune rejection

21
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What are the two alternative sources for Human ES cells?

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  • Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells

- Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)

22
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells:

Describe:

A

Take fully differentiated adult cells and return them back to pluripotent state

23
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iPS cells have a ________ teratoma potential than native ES cells

24
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Dolly the sheep was created via ________

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Somatic cell nuclear transfer

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