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Substratum effects on cell dispersal, morphology, and differentiation in cultures of avian neural crest cells.

Abstract：

:Adhesive extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules appear to play roles in the migration of neural crest cells, and may also provide cues for differentiation of these cells into a variety of phenotypes. We are studying the influences of specific ECM components on crest differentiation at the levels of both individual cells and cell populations. We report here that the glycoproteins fibronectin and laminin differentially affect melanogenesis in cultures of avian neural crest-derived cells. Clusters of neural crest cells were allowed to form on explanted neural tubes for 24 and 48 hr, and then subcultured on uncoated glass coverslips or coverslips coated with fibronectin or laminin. The morphology of cells varied on the three substrata, as did patterns of cell dispersal. Crest cells dispersed most rapidly and extensively on fibronectin. In contrast, cells on laminin dispersed initially, but then assumed a stellate morphology and rapidly formed small aggregates. Cell dispersal was minimal on glass substrata, resulting in a uniformly dense distribution. These patterns of dispersal were similar in subcultures of both 24- and 48-hr clusters, although dispersal of cells from older clusters was less extensive. The rate and extent of melanogenesis correlated with patterns of cell dispersal. Cell from 24-hr clusters underwent melanogenesis significantly more slowly on fibronectin than on the other two substrata. Pigment cells began to differentiate by 2 days of subculture in the cell aggregates on laminin and in the dense centers of cultures on untreated glass. By 5 days, there was significantly more melanogenesis in cultures on laminin and glass than on fibronectin substrata. Melanogenesis in cultures of 48-hr clusters was more rapid and extensive on control (glass) substrata than on fibronectin or laminin, correlating with reduced cell dispersal. We conclude that fibronectin and laminin, which are found along neural crest migratory pathways in vivo, can affect melanogenesis in vitro by regulating patterns of cell dispersal.

journal_name

Dev Biol

journal_title

Developmental biology

authors

Rogers SL,Bernard L,Weston JA

doi

10.1016/0012-1606(90)90112-v

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-09-01 00:00:00

pages

173-82

issue

eissn

0012-1606

issn

1095-564X

pii

0012-1606(90)90112-V

journal_volume

141

pub_type

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Substratum effects on cell dispersal, morphology, and differentiation in cultures of avian neural crest cells.