Isolation and cultivation of stem cells from adult mouse testes

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Beitragende

  • Kaomei Guan - , Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Frieder Wolf - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Alexander Becker - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Wolfgang Engel - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)
  • Karim Nayernia - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Newcastle University (Autor:in)
  • Gerd Hasenfuss - , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Autor:in)

Abstract

The successful isolation and cultivation of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) as well as induction of SSCs into pluripotent stem cells will allow us to study their biological characteristics and their applications in therapeutic approaches. Here we provide step-by-step procedures on the basis of previous work in our laboratory for: the isolation of testicular cells from adolescent mice by a modified enzymatic procedure; the enrichment of undifferentiated spermatogonia by laminin selection or genetic selection using Stra8-EGFP (enhanced green fluorescent protein) transgenic mice; the cultivation and conversion of undifferentiated spermatogonia into embryonic stem-like cells, so-called multipotent adult germline stem cells (maGSCs); and characterization of these cells. Normally, it will take about 16 weeks to obtain stable maGSC lines starting from the isolation of testicular cells.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)143-154
Seitenumfang12
FachzeitschriftNature protocols
Jahrgang4
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2009
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 19180086

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