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ArticleBMC developmental biology2011

Cug2 is essential for normal mitotic control and CNS development in zebrafish.

Hyun-Taek Kim, Ju-Hoon So, Seung-Hyun Jung, Dae-Gwon Ahn, Wansoo Koh, Nam-Soon Kim, Soo-Hyun Kim, Soojin Lee, Cheol-Hee Kim

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Article in BMC developmental biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hyun-Taek KimDepartment of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea.
Ju-Hoon So
Seung-Hyun Jung
Dae-Gwon Ahn
Wansoo Koh
Nam-Soon Kim
Soo-Hyun Kim
Soojin Lee
Cheol-Hee Kim
Chungnam National University · KRKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRSt George's, University of London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe recently identified a novel oncogene, Cancer-upregulated gene 2 (CUG2), which is essential for kinetochore formation and promotes tumorigenesis in mammalian cells. However, the in vivo function of CUG2 has not been studied in animal models.

resultsTo study the function of CUG2 in vivo, we isolated a zebrafish homologue that is expressed specifically in the proliferating cells of the central nervous system (CNS). Morpholino-mediated knockdown of cug2 resulted in apoptosis throughout the CNS and the development of neurodegenerative phenotypes. In addition, cug2-deficient embryos contained mitotically arrested cells displaying abnormal spindle formation and chromosome misalignment in the neural plate.

conclusionsTherefore, our findings suggest that Cug2 is required for normal mitosis during early neurogenesis and has functions in neuronal cell maintenance, thus demonstrating that the cug2 deficient embryos may provide a model system for human neurodegenerative disorders.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisCell Transformation, NeoplasticCentral Nervous SystemChromosome AberrationsChromosomesKinetochoresMitosisMorpholinosNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeurogenesisNuclear ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small Interferingcenpw protein, zebrafishMorpholinosNuclear ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingZebrafish Proteins

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PMID21838932
PMCPMC3171718
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