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MARISTEM- Stem cells of marine/aquatic invertebrates : from basic research to innovative applications

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Date
15/02/2018
Author
Ballarin, Loriano
Rinkevich, Baruch
Bartscherer, Kerstin
Burzynski, Artur
Cambier, Sebastien
Cammarata, Matteo
Domart-Coulon, Isabelle
Drobne, Damjana
Encinas, Juanma
Frank, Uri
Geneviere, Anne-Marie
Hobmayer, Bert
Lohelaid, Helike
Lyons, Daniel
Martinez, Pedro
Oliveri, Paola
Peric, Lorena
Piraino, Stefano
Ramsak, Andreja
Rakers, Sebastian
Rentzsch, Fabian
Rosner, Amalia
Henriques da Silva, Tiago
Somorjai, Ildiko Maureen Lara
Suleiman, Sherif
Varela Coelho, Ana
Keywords
Aging
Bioactive molecules
Blue biotechnology
Cancer
Cell culture
COST Action
Europe
Marine/aquatic invertebrates
Regeneration
Stem cells
QH301 Biology
SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
T-NDAS
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
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Abstract
The “stem cells” discipline represents one of the most dynamic areas in biomedicine. While adult marine/aquatic invertebrate stem cell (MISC) biology is of prime research and medical interest, studies on stem cells from organisms outside the classical vertebrate (e.g., human, mouse, and zebrafish) and invertebrate (e.g., Drosophila, Caenorhabditis) models have not been pursued vigorously. Marine/aquatic invertebrates constitute the largest biodiversity and the widest phylogenetic radiation on Earth, from morphologically simple organisms (e.g., sponges, cnidarians), to the more complex mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, and protochordates. These organisms contain a kaleidoscope of MISC-types that allow the production of a large number of novel bioactive-molecules, many of which are of significant potential interest for human health. MISCs further participate in aging and regeneration phenomena, including whole-body regeneration. For years, the European MISC-community has been highly fragmented and has established scarce ties with biomedical industries in an attempt to harness MISCs for human welfare. Thus, it is important to (i) consolidate the European community of researchers working on MISCs; (ii) promote and coordinate European research on MISC biology; (iii) stimulate young researchers to embark on research in MISC-biology; (iv) develop, validate, and share novel MISC tools and methodologies; (v) establish the MISC discipline as a forefront interest of biomedical disciplines, including nanobiomedicine; and vi) establish collaborations with industries to exploit MISCs as sources of bioactive molecules. In order to fill the recognized gaps, the EC-COST Action 16203 “MARISTEM” has recently been launched. At its initial stage, the consortium unites 26 scientists from EC countries, Cooperating countries, and Near Neighbor Countries.
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Ballarin , L , Rinkevich , B , Bartscherer , K , Burzynski , A , Cambier , S , Cammarata , M , Domart-Coulon , I , Drobne , D , Encinas , J , Frank , U , Geneviere , A-M , Hobmayer , B , Lohelaid , H , Lyons , D , Martinez , P , Oliveri , P , Peric , L , Piraino , S , Ramsak , A , Rakers , S , Rentzsch , F , Rosner , A , Henriques da Silva , T , Somorjai , I M L , Suleiman , S & Varela Coelho , A 2018 , ' MARISTEM- Stem cells of marine/aquatic invertebrates : from basic research to innovative applications ' , Sustainability , vol. 10 , no. 2 , 526 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020526
Publication
Sustainability
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020526
ISSN
2071-1050
Type
Journal article
Rights
© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Description
This study is supported by the European Cooperation in Science & Technology program (EU COST). Grant title: “Stem cells of marine/aquatic invertebrates: from basic research to innovative applications” (MARISTEM).
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URL
http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/2/526
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12734

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