Internet Archive Scholar

From stem cells to germ cells and from germ cells to stem cells Germline stem cells Spermatogenesis depends on stem cells, which have the ability to self-renew and generate a large

Karim Nayernia, Jae Lee, Wolfgang Engel, Jessica Nolte, M Sc, Nadja Drusenheimer, M Sc, Kristina Rathsack, M Sc, Arvind Dev, M Sc, Gerald Wulf (+10 others)
2007 Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine   unpublished

Preserved Fulltext

fulltext thumbnail
Web Archive Capture PDF (262.0 kB)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180427224542/http://journals.ssu.ac.ir/ijrmnew/browse.php?a_id=74&sid=1&slc_lang=en&ftxt=1

A copy of this work was available on the public web and has been preserved in the Wayback Machine. The capture dates from 2018; you can also visit the original URL. The file type is application/pdf.

Germline and somatic stem cells are distinct types of stem cells that are dedicated to reproduction and somatic tissue regeneration, respectively. Germline stem cells (GSCs), which can self-renew and generate gametes, are unique stem cells in that they are solely dedicated to transmit genetic information from generation to generation. We developed a strategy for the establishment of germline stem cell lines from embryonic stem cells (ES). These cells are able to undergo meiosis, generate
more » ... male gametes in vitro and are functional, as shown by fertilization after intra-cytoplasmic injection into mouse oocytes. In other approach, we show that bone marrow stem (BMS) cells are able to trans-differentiate into male germ cells. BMS cell-derived germ cells expressed the known molecular markers of primordial germ cells. The ability to derive male germ cells from ES and BMS cells reveals novel aspects of germ cell development and opens the possibilities for use of these cells in reproductive medicine. Conversely, we showed that adult male germline stem cells, spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), can be converted into embryonic stem cell like cells which can differentiate into the somatic stem cells of three germ layers. Understanding how SSC can give rise to pluripotent stem cells and how somatic stem cells differentiate into germ cells could give significant insights into the regulation of developmental totipotency as well as having important implications for male fertility and regenerative medicine.
fatcat:3odn2zdllrgipelwmk7mzefasm
Citation

Karim Nayernia, Jae Lee, Wolfgang Engel, Jessica Nolte, M Sc, Nadja Drusenheimer, M Sc, Kristina Rathsack, M Sc, Arvind Dev, M Sc, Gerald Wulf, Ingrid Ehrmann, David Elliott, Ulrich Zechner, Thomas Haaf, Andreas Meinhardt, Hans Michelmann, Gerlad Hasenfuss, Kaomei Guan, Ph, Karim Nayernia. "From stem cells to germ cells and from germ cells to stem cells Germline stem cells Spermatogenesis depends on stem cells, which have the ability to self-renew and generate a large." Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine (2007)