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c-kit+ cells minimally contribute cardiomyocytes to the heart
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If and how the heart regenerates after an injury event is highly debated. c-kit-expressing cardiac progenitor cells have been reported as the primary source for generation of new myocardium after injury. Here we generated two genetic approaches in mice to examine whether endogenous c-kit+ cells contribute differentiated cardiomyocytes to the heart during development, with ageing or after injury in adulthood. A complementary DNA encoding either Cre recombinase or a tamoxifen-inducible MerCreMer chimaeric protein was targeted to the Kit locus in mice and then bred with reporter lines to permanently mark cell lineage. Endogenous c-kit+ cells did produce new cardiomyocytes within the heart, although at a percentage of approximately 0.03 or less, and if a preponderance towards cellular fusion is considered, the percentage falls to below approximately 0.008. By contrast, c-kit+ cells amply generated cardiac endothelial cells. Thus, endogenous c-kit+ cells can generate cardiomyocytes within the heart, although probably at a functionally insignificant level.
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- van Berlo, J. H., Kanisicak, O., Maillet, M., Vagnozzi, R. J., Karch, J., Lin, S.-C. J., Middleton, R. C., Marbán, E., & Molkentin, J. D.
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- Nature
- Published
- 2014-05
- Volume
- 509
- Issue
- 7500
- Pages
- 337-341
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2010368308
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- 799
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 40.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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