From gut to glutes: The critical role of niche signals in the maintenance and renewal of adult stem cells |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA;2. Brain Tumor Research Center, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA;3. Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | Stem cell behavior is tightly regulated by spatiotemporal signaling from the niche, which is a four-dimensional microenvironment that can instruct stem cells to remain quiescent, self-renew, proliferate, or differentiate. In this review, we discuss recent advances in understanding the signaling cues provided by the stem cell niche in two contrasting adult tissues, the rapidly cycling intestinal epithelium and the slowly renewing skeletal muscle. Drawing comparisons between these two systems, we discuss the effects of niche-derived growth factors and signaling molecules, metabolic cues, the extracellular matrix and biomechanical cues, and immune signals on stem cells. We also discuss the influence of the niche in defining stem cell identity and function in both normal and pathophysiologic states. |
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Keywords: | Stem cells Stem cell niche Intestinal stem cells Muscle stem cells Satellite cells Cell signaling |
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