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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2010

In vitro and in vivo enhanced generation of human A9 dopamine neurons from neural stem cells by Bcl-XL.

Elise T Courtois, Claudia G Castillo, Emma G Seiz, Milagros Ramos, Carlos Bueno, Isabel Liste, Alberto Martínez-Serrano

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Elise T CourtoisCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Claudia G CastilloCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of San Luis Potosí, 782 San Luis Potosí, México.
Emma G SeizCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Milagros RamosCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Carlos BuenoInstitute of Neurosciences, University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, 03550 Alicante, Spain.
Isabel ListeCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Alberto Martínez-SerranoCenter of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UAM), Department of Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: amserrano@cbm.uam.es.
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa · ESConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESPolytechnic University of San Luis Potosí · MXUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human neural stem cells derived from the ventral mesencephalon (VM) are powerful research tools and candidates for cell therapies in Parkinson disease. Previous studies with VM dopaminergic neuron (DAn) precursors indicated poor growth potential and unstable phenotypical properties. Using the model cell line hVM1 (human ventral mesencephalic neural stem cell line 1; a new human fetal VM stem cell line), we have found that Bcl-X(L) enhances the generation of DAn from VM human neural stem cells. Mechanistically, Bcl-X(L) not only exerts the expected antiapoptotic effect but also induces proneural (NGN2 and NEUROD1) and dopamine-related transcription factors, resulting in a high yield of DAn with the correct phenotype of substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). The expression of key genes directly involved in VM/SNpc dopaminergic patterning, differentiation, and maturation (EN1, LMX1B, PITX3, NURR1, VMAT2, GIRK2, and dopamine transporter) is thus enhanced by Bcl-X(L). These effects on neurogenesis occur in parallel to a decrease in glia generation. These in vitro Bcl-X(L) effects are paralleled in vivo, after transplantation in hemiparkinsonian rats, where hVM1-Bcl-X(L) cells survive, integrate, and differentiate into DAn, alleviating behavioral motor asymmetry. Bcl-X(L) then allows for human fetal VM stem cells to stably generate mature SNpc DAn both in vitro and in vivo and is thus proposed as a helpful factor for the development of cell therapies for neurodegenerative conditions, Parkinson disease in particular.

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AnimalsApoptosisbcl-X ProteinBehavior, AnimalCell DifferentiationCell LineDisease Models, AnimalDopamineFemaleHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMembrane PotentialsNeuronsParkinson DiseasePhenotypeRatsbcl-X ProteinDopamine

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PMCPMC2843236
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