Putative stem cells in the hemolymph and in the intestinal submucosa of the solitary ascidian Styela plicata.

Juan Jiménez-MerinoIsadora Santos de AbreuLaurel S HiebertSilvana AllodiStefano TiozzoCintia M De BarrosFederico D Brown

Published in: EvoDevo (2019)

We find CPSCs in the hemolymph of the solitary ascidian Styela plicata, presumably involved in the regenerative capacity of this species. The presence of proliferating and undifferentiated mesenchymal cells suggests IS as a possible niche.

Keyphrases

stem cells
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
cell therapy
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
rare case
endoplasmic reticulum stress
cell death
cell proliferation
tissue engineering