Clonal heterogeneity in growth kinetics of CD34+CD38- human cord blood cells in vitro is correlated with gene expression pattern and telomere length

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作者
Bartolovic, K
Balabanov, S
Berner, B
Bühring, HJ
Komor, M
Becker, S
Hoelzer, D
Kanz, L
Hofmann, WK
Brümmendorf, TH
机构
[1] Univ Tubingen, Med Ctr, Dept Hematol Oncol, Tubingen, Germany
[2] Univ Tubingen, Med Ctr, Dept Obstet Gynecol, Tubingen, Germany
[3] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Med Ctr, Dept Hematol Oncol, D-6000 Frankfurt, Germany
关键词
CD34(+); telomere; telomerase; cell-cycle heterogeneity; gene expression; cord blood; hematopoietic progentitor cells;
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10.1634/stemcells.2004-0311
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Q813 [细胞工程];
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摘要
Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are characterized by an extensive proliferative capacity that decreases from fetal liver to cord blood (CB) to adult bone marrow. In previous studies, it was demonstrated that the proliferative capacity of individual CD34(+)CD38(-) HSC clones is correlated with their growth kinetics in vitro and that HSC turnover in vivo can be estimated by telomere-length measurements. The present study was aimed at the characterization of the clonal composition of CD34(+)CD38(-) human umbilical CB cells in terms of growth kinetics, telomere length, and gene expression profile. For this purpose, individual CD34(+)CD38(-)CB cells were sorted into 96-well plates containing serum-free medium supplemented with six growth factors. During expansion, cell numbers in each individual well were scored in 3-day intervals. Once sufficient cell numbers were achieved, telomere length was measured by flow fluorescence in situ hybridization (flow FISH). In a second set of experiments, gene expression and colony-forming capacity were analyzed in slowly growing clones as compared with fast-growing clones, using linear amplification and oligonucleotide microarrays (HG-U133A; Affymetrix). Individual CD34(+)CD38(-) cells from CB displayed an extensive functional heterogeneity in growth kinetics. Among highly proliferative clones, the most slowly growing clones were characterized by the longest telomeres. Furthermore, significant differences in gene expression were detected between slow-and fast-growing clones, whereas no significant difference in colony-forming capacity was observed. These data provide further evidence for a functional hierarchy in the human HSC compartment and suggest a link between telomere length and proliferation capacity of individual HSC clones.
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