PMID- 24122672 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140909 LR - 20220309 IS - 1096-9861 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9967 (Print) IS - 0021-9967 (Linking) VI - 522 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Mar TI - Label-retaining, quiescent globose basal cells are found in the olfactory epithelium. PG - 731-49 LID - 10.1002/cne.23470 [doi] AB - The vertebrate olfactory epithelium (OE) is known for its ability to renew itself throughout life as well as to reconstitute after injury. Although this remarkable capacity demonstrates the persistence of stem cells and multipotent progenitor cells, their nature in the OE remains undefined and controversial, as both horizontal basal cells (HBCs) and globose basal cells (GBCs) have features in common with each other and with stem cells in other tissues. Here, we investigate whether some among the population of GBCs satisfy a key feature of stem cells, i.e., mitotic quiescence with retention of thymidine analogue label and activation by injury. Accordingly, we demonstrate that some GBCs express p27(Kip1) , a member of the Kip/Cip family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. In addition, some GBCs retain bromodeoxyuridine or ethynyldeoxyuridine for an extended period when the pulse is administered in neonates followed by a 1-month chase. Their identity as GBCs was confirmed by electron microscopy. All spared GBCs express Ki-67 in the methyl bromide (MeBr)-lesioned OE initially after lesion, indicating that the label-retaining (LR) GBCs are activated in response to injury. LR-GBCs reappear during the acute recovery period following MeBr exposure, as demonstrated with 2- or 4-week chase periods after labeling. Taken together, our data demonstrate the existence of LR-GBCs that are seemingly activated in response to epithelial injury and then re-established after the initial phase of recovery is completed. In this regard, some among the GBCs satisfy a common criterion for functioning like stem cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Jang, Woochan AU - Jang W AD - Department of Developmental, Molecular, and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111. FAU - Chen, Xueyan AU - Chen X FAU - Flis, Daniel AU - Flis D FAU - Harris, Margaret AU - Harris M FAU - Schwob, James E AU - Schwob JE LA - eng GR - R01 DC002167/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Comp Neurol JT - The Journal of comparative neurology JID - 0406041 RN - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated) RN - 0 (Keratin-5) RN - 0 (Ki-67 Antigen) RN - 0 (Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules) RN - 0 (Noxae) RN - 0 (Tubb3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Tubulin) RN - 147604-94-2 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27) RN - 9V42E1Z7B6 (methyl bromide) RN - EC 3.4.19.12 (UCHL1 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.4.19.12 (Ubiquitin Thiolesterase) RN - G34N38R2N1 (Bromodeoxyuridine) RN - VC2W18DGKR (Thymidine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism MH - Cell Count MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27/metabolism MH - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/toxicity MH - Keratin-5/metabolism MH - Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism MH - Male MH - Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism MH - Noxae/toxicity MH - Olfactory Mucosa/*cytology/injuries MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Stem Cells/*classification/*metabolism/ultrastructure MH - Thymidine/metabolism MH - Time Factors MH - Tubulin/metabolism MH - Ubiquitin Thiolesterase/metabolism PMC - PMC4240005 MID - NIHMS642358 OTO - NOTNLM OT - label-retaining cells OT - mitotic quiescence OT - neuronal progenitors OT - tissue stem cells COIS- Conflict of Interest Statement: Authors claim no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2013/10/15 06:00 MHDA- 2014/09/10 06:00 PMCR- 2015/03/01 CRDT- 2013/10/15 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/09/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/09/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/10/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/10/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/09/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/cne.23470 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Comp Neurol. 2014 Mar;522(4):731-49. doi: 10.1002/cne.23470.