Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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Research Abstract |
The aim of this research project is to understand both the similarities and differences between hematopoietic stem cells and leukemic stem cells and their niches. I have carried out competitive repopulation assay using Spred-1 knockout and leukemia-developed mouse bone marrow cells. Leukemic stem cells showed cell surface marker phenotype and multipotency similar to that of hematopoietic stem cells. Furthermore, competitive repopulation assay with Spred-1 knockout bone marrow cells suggested that both stem cells might compete in their sharing niches. However, Spred-1 knockout cells could not significantly rescue the leukemia-developed mice.
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