Abstract
NANOG is essential for mouse and human embryonic stem cell (ESC) pluripotency and selfrenewal. It is also expressed in several adult murine tissues as shown by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. However, human NANOG transcripts have been isolated from adult bone marrow (EST; GenBank accession no. BF893620). Here, we study the NANOG gene expression profile in isolated mouse renal papillary cells by Northern blot and RT-PCR. The whole RNA of mouse renal cells was obtained from fresh renal tissues, renal tissues infused by phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and isolated renal papillary cells of mouse, respectively, as well as the renal papillary tissue from 18.5 days postcoitum (d.p.c.; fetal), 1-2-week-old (young), 1-8-month-old (adult), and 24-month-old (aging) mice. Our analysis shows that a very low expression level was detected in mouse renal tissues, and the renal papillary cells express more than other tissues as determined with Northern blot and RT-PCR. These data suggest that the kidney has its own cells expressing NANOG, and loss of NANOG expression occurs in an age-dependent manner in the kidney, either due to developmental factors or aging, particularly in renal papillary tissue.
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