Enteric glial cell differentiation in culture
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These images were taken to test the hypothesis that glial cells isolated from the myenteric ganglia of the enteric nervous system can differentiate into neurons. GFP+ enteric glial cells were isolated via FACS from the myenteric ganglia of Plp1::GFP/ Baf53b::Cre;R26tdT dual-reporter mice bred in our laboratory and placed in culture immediately after sorting. Immunoflouresence imaging of was performed on these cultured cells 1 day and 5 days after plating. We found no evidence of tdTomato+ cells one day after plating, but by 5 days tdTomao+ neurons emerged. This demonstrates the ability of enteric glial cells to generate neurons under the proper conditions.
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
R01DK119210
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
F32DK121440