Tert-expressing cells contribute to salivary gland homeostasis and tissue regeneration after radiation therapy
Guan L, Viswanathan V, Jiang Y, Vijayakumar S, Cao H, Zhao J, Colburg D, Neuhöfer P, Zhang Y, Wang J, Xu Y, Laseinde E, Hildebrand R, Rahman M, Frock R, Kong C, Beachy P, Artandi S, Le Q. Tert-expressing cells contribute to salivary gland homeostasis and tissue regeneration after radiation therapy. Genes & Development 2024, 38: 569-582. PMID: 38997156, PMCID: PMC11293384, DOI: 10.1101/gad.351577.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubmandibular glandSalivary gland homeostasisProgenitor cellsGland homeostasisResponse to radiotherapyAdult submandibular glandCell survivalSalivary gland regenerationSelf-renewal capacityEnhanced proliferative activityRadiation therapyDuctal regionsRadiotherapyModulate cell survivalTelomerase-expressingGland regenerationProliferative activityMouse strainsTERT expressionCreERT2 recombinaseSalivary gland biologyRadiation exposureTERT locusIn vitro cultureCell populations