DjPiwi-1, a member of the PAZ-Piwi gene family, defines a subpopulation of planarian stem cells

Development Genes and Evolution
L RossiVittorio Gremigni

Abstract

Planarian regeneration, based upon totipotent stem cells, the neoblasts, provides a unique opportunity to study in vivo the molecular program that defines a stem cell. In this study, we report the identification of DjPiwi-1, a planarian homologue of Drosophila Piwi. Expression analysis showed that DjPiwi-1 transcripts are preferentially accumulated in small cells distributed along the midline of the dorsal parenchyma. DjPiwi-1 transcripts were not detectable after X-ray irradiation by whole mount in situ hybridization. Real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis confirmed the significant reduction of DjPiwi-1 expression after X-ray treatment. However, the presence of residual DjPiwi-1 transcription suggests that, although the majority of DjPiwi-1-positive cells can be neoblasts, this gene is also expressed in differentiating/differentiated cells. During regeneration DjPiwi-1-positive cells reorganize along the midline of the stump and no accumulation of hybridization signal was observed either in the blastema area or in the parenchymal region beneath the blastema. DjPiwi-1-positive cells, as well as the DjMCM2-expressing neoblasts located along the midline and those spread all over the parenchyma, showed ...Continue Reading

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