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      Growth factors in mouse primordial germ cell migration and proliferation.

      Progress in growth factor research
      Animals, Cell Count, Cell Division, physiology, Cell Movement, Cell Survival, Germ Cells, cytology, Growth Substances, Mice

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          Information obtained mainly from in vitro culture studies and genetic analysis of mouse mutants White spotting and Steel indicate a pivotal role of growth factors in the development of mouse primordial germ cells (PGCs). While stem cell factor (SCF) and TGF beta 1 seem to have a role in PGC migration (as an adhesion factor and a chemoattractant, respectively), the former is certainly required for PGC survival in vitro and probably in vivo as well. Recent findings suggest that the mechanism by which SCF supports PGC survival is by preventing PGC apoptosis. A similar action appears to be exerted by leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), a further growth factor influencing PGC growth in culture. PGC proliferation seems to be mainly induced by cAMP dependent mechanisms, but further investigations are needed to clarify the interrelationships among the different molecular pathways activated by SCF, LIF, cAMP and other putative PGC growth factors (i.e. bFGF). Stimulation of long-term proliferation of PGCs, leading to derivation of ES-like cells (embryonal germ cells) obtained by using a combination of growth factors (bFGF, SCF and LIF), opens new intriguing perspectives for such studies and transgenic technology.

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