A transgenic mouse marking live replicating cells reveals in vivo transcriptional program of proliferation

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  • Agnes Klochendler
  • Noa Weinberg-Corem
  • Maya Moran
  • Avital Swisa
  • Nathalie Pochet
  • Virginia Savova
  • Jonas Vikeså
  • Yves Van de Peer
  • Michael Brandeis
  • Aviv Regev
  • Nielsen, Finn Cilius
  • Yuval Dor
  • Amir Eden
Most adult mammalian tissues are quiescent, with rare cell divisions serving to maintain homeostasis. At present, the isolation and study of replicating cells from their in vivo niche typically involves immunostaining for intracellular markers of proliferation, causing the loss of sensitive biological material. We describe a transgenic mouse strain, expressing a CyclinB1-GFP fusion reporter, that marks replicating cells in the S/G2/M phases of the cell cycle. Using flow cytometry, we isolate live replicating cells from the liver and compare their transcriptome to that of quiescent cells to reveal gene expression programs associated with cell proliferation in vivo. We find that replicating hepatocytes have reduced expression of genes characteristic of liver differentiation. This reporter system provides a powerful platform for gene expression and metabolic and functional studies of replicating cells in their in vivo niche.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftDevelopmental Cell
Vol/bind23
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)681-90
Antal sider10
ISSN1534-5807
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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