›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (8): 2095-2103.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2016.08.023

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Identification of Suspected Stem/progenitor Cells in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Culture System

HAO Yu-meng, ZHAO Feng, ZHANG Na, CHEN Dan, LI Qing-zhang   

  1. Key Laboratory of Dairy Science of Education Ministry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2015-12-24 Online:2016-08-20 Published:2016-08-23

Abstract:

To develop the potential function of dairy cow mammary stem cells (DCMECs) in regulation of lactation,we identify putative DCMECs which were BrdU label retaining epithelial cells,at the same time,analysis the location of two new mammary stem cells molecular marks FNDC3B and PROCR to verify the feasibility of them to indicate DCMECs.The mRNA levels of prolactin,growth hormone,insulin-like growth factor-1 and their receptors were detected along with cell passage by Real-time quantitative PCR.The results showed that the proportion of BrdU label-retaining epithelial cells was nearly 0.4% after 25 d continuous culture (passaged 4 times) and few cells were positive for FNDC3B or PROCR.Moreover,we observed the BrdU labelled epithelial cells by asymmetric division.The mRNA levels of prolactin,growth hormone,insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ and their receptors in primary and passage cells were extremely significant difference(P<0.01).DCMECs would rapidly lose some physiological characteristics and the ability of milk synthesis when not under the condition of induction of lactation differentiation,but a certain percentage of mammary stem/progenitor cells will be retained,whose potential effects on the regulation of lactation and mammary acinar remodeling were worthy of attention.

Key words: dairy cow; mammary stem/progenitor cell; label-retaining; lactation

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