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Lecture 6 - The stem cell niche Flashcards

1
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Describe the potency of stem cells initially in the embryo?

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Totipotent

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2
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What cells are produced from mesenchymal stem cells?

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  • bone cells (osteoblasts)
  • cartilage cells (chondrocytes)
  • fat cells (adipocytes)
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3
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What cells are produced from haematopoetic stem cells?

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  • blood stem cells
  • red blood cells
  • platelets
  • white blood stem cells
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4
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What cells are produced from satellite stem cells?

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muscle

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5
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What cells are produced from germ cells?

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  • oocytes
  • sperm
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6
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What is the name given to the special environments where adult stem cells are found?

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niches

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7
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Why do we need stem cells?

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maintenance

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8
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How long do RBC live for?

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4 months

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9
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How long do white blood cells live for?

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> a year

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10
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How long do skin cells live for?

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2-3 weeks

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11
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How long do colon cells live for?

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4 days

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12
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How long do sperm cells live for?

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3 days

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13
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How long do brain cells last?

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can live for an entire lifetime

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14
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What process allows stem cell to carry out maintenance?

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mitosis

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15
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How is stem cell division different from normal mitosis?

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creates a daughter cell and keeps a stem cell

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16
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What is the advantage of stem cell division compared to normal mitosis?

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maintains the stem cell population

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17
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What is the name of the stage by which the daughter cell, created through stem cell division, differentiates to create many cells?

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transit amplifying stage

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18
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What is population asymmetry?

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3 different types of division to ensure that division rates are in balance that keep the stem cell population constant

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19
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What are the 3 types of cell division which maintains population asymmetry?

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  1. stem cell proliferates into 2 stem cells
  2. stem cell proliferates into 2 differentiated cells
  3. stem cell proliferates into one of each
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20
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What are the 3 main layers of the skin?

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epidermis, dermis & subcutis

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21
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What can be found in skin?

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  • hair follicles
  • sebaceous glands
  • sweat glands
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22
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What is the epidermis made up of?

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keratinocytes

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23
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What does the dermis contain?

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fibroblasts & blood vessels

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24
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What stimulates keratinocyte proliferation?

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signals from the dermis & basement membrane

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25
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What type of stem cells (that can proliferate) can be found in the stem cell niche that is the basal layer?

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basal keratinocytes

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26
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What happens to the daughter cells (basal keratinocytes) when they proliferate?

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pushed progressively to the skin surface where they die

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27
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What provides the skin with strength?

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high levels of fibrous protein keratin

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28
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What happens to cells as they move towards the surface?

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produce different keratin

29
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Where are dead keratinocytes found?

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on the outer layer of the skin

30
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What separates & holds the dermis and epidermis together?

A

extracellular matrix

31
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What signals come from the dermis that impacts differentiation?

32
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How does Wnt (from dermis) impact differentiation?

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Wnt inhibits differentiation, which maintains stem cell population

33
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How does Integrins maintain stem cell population?

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Integrins hold cells to the basement membrane. This adhesion allows for the maintenance of stem cell population.

34
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How do notch signals influence the maintenance of stem cell population?

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Notch signals in maturing keratinocytes inhibit integrins. This stops adhesion between cells and the basement membrane. As a result, this causes a reduction in stem cell populations.

35
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What is the protein that can inhibit Notch signal activity?

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EGF (epidermal growth factor)

36
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What is the stem cell niche located in the hair follicle?

37
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What is the purpose of the bulge found in the hair follicle?

A

Provide the cells that form the follicle

38
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What can bulge cells contribute when skin is badly damaged?

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bulge cells can also contribute to epidermis & sebaceous glands, which can aid in the replacement of damaged skin.

39
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What occurs as a whole to stem cell niches after injury, when larger areas of restoration are needed?

A

different stem cell niches may be able to provide cells

40
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What occurs in patients with Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB)?

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the adhesion between dermis and epidermis is impaired, due to mutation in adhesion genes - LAMB3

41
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What can be used to replace skin in burn patients?

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Skin epidermis (basal keratinocytes) that have been cultured

42
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What can be used to reintroduce DNA into cells, when skin epidermis have been cultured from JEB patients?

A

inactivated viruses (viral vectors)

43
Q

Why does our gut lining need to be continuously replenished?

A

Due to the harsh environment created due to our gut content

44
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What are the different types of cells found in the small intestine?

A
  • enterocyte
  • goblet cells
  • enteroendocrine cells
  • paneth cells
  • stem cells
  • submucosal cells
45
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What process are enterocyte cells involved in?

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absorption

46
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What is the function of goblet cells?

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Secrete mucus

47
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What is the function of enteroendocrine cells?

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secrete peptide hormones

48
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What is the function of Paneth cells?

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secrete anti-microbial peptides

49
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What is the function of submucosal cells?

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help maintain the stem cells

50
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Where are stem cells located?

A

base of the crypt

51
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How many cells does each crypt create in a mouse?

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12 cells per hour

52
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How many cells is a crypt made up of?

53
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What hormone does slow-dividing stem cells express?

54
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What hormone does fast-dividing stem cells express?

55
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What are Bim1 & Lgr5 markers for?

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Stem cells

56
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How do we know that Lgr5 positive cells are stem cells?

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Lineage tracing allows us to determine the fate of a cell

57
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What can be made that causes single cells to express a marker?

A

Transgenes

58
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How can embryonic stem cells be grown?

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they can be isolated from the epiblast & grown in cell culture

59
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How is the embryonic stem cells kept in a pluripotent state?

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They are kept in specially defined conditions, with BMP & LIF present

60
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What occurs if BMP & LIF signals were removed from the embryonic stem cells?

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this would lead to differentiation into different cell types - each cell type requiring a specific set of conditions.

61
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What is the difference between human and mouse ES cells?

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human - pluripotent & require FGF + activin
mouse - totipotent & require different treatment (BMP & LIF)

62
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What are the assays (tests) for pluripotency?

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Expression of epiblast markers (transcription factors):
- Nanog
- Oct4
- Sox2
- Klf4

63
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How are chimeras made?

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created when ES cells are mixed in with a normal embryo & the ES cells contribute to different tissues in the adult

64
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What are teratomas?

A

benign tumours that contain differentiated tissues

65
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What occurs if we activate epiblast marker expression in differentiated cells?

A

the cells dedifferentiate and become stem cells

66
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What factors are used to convert differentiated cells into IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells)?

A

Yamanaka factors

67
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What is the advantage of using Yamanaka factors to create IPS cells instead of ES cells?

A

Ethically less complex - ES cells can be quite difficult to obtain

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