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ArticleMatrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology2012

Laminin α1 is essential for mouse cerebellar development.

Naoki Ichikawa-Tomikawa, Junko Ogawa, Vanessa Douet, Zhuo Xu, Yuji Kamikubo, Takashi Sakurai, Shinichi Kohsaka, Hideki Chiba, Nobutaka Hattori, Yoshihiko Yamada and 1 more

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Article in Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Temporarily Epigenetic Repression in Bergmann Glia Regulates the Migration of Granule Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021
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  15. Laminin-111 Improves the Anabolic Response to Mechanical Load in Aged Skeletal Muscle.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021
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  17. Extracellular Matrix in Regulation of Contractile System in Cardiomyocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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  18. Developmental biology of the meninges.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Naoki Ichikawa-TomikawaResearch Institute for Diseases of Old Age, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Junko Ogawa
Vanessa Douet
Zhuo Xu
Yuji Kamikubo
Takashi Sakurai
Shinichi Kohsaka
Hideki Chiba
Nobutaka Hattori
Yoshihiko Yamada
Eri Arikawa-Hirasawa
Juntendo University · JPFukushima Medical University · JPNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research · US

Funding

Oral and Craniofacial Development and DiseaseZIADE000720 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI YAMADA, YOSHIHIKO · 2009 to 2017
$6.1M
Cartilage Development and DiseaseZIADE000483 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI YAMADA, YOSHIHIKO · 2009 to 2017
$5.9M
Basement Membranes and Associated Protein Factors In Development and DiseaseZIADE000485 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI YAMADA, YOSHIHIKO · 2009 to 2017
$5.9M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DE000485
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laminin α1 (Lama1), which is a subunit of laminin-1 (laminin-111), a heterotrimeric ECM protein, is essential for embryonic development and promotes neurite outgrowth in culture. Because the deletion of Lama1 causes lethality at early embryonic stages in mice, the in vivo role of Lama1 in neural development and functions has not yet been possible to determine. In this study, we generated conditional Lama1 knockout (Lama1(CKO)) mice in the epiblast lineage using Sox2-Cre mice. These Lama1(CKO) mice survived, but displayed behavioral disorders and impaired formation of the cerebellum. Deficiency of Lama1 in the pial basement membrane of the meninges resulted in defects in the conformation of the meninges. During cerebellar development, Lama1 deficiency also caused a decrease in the proliferation and migration of granule cell precursors, disorganization of Bergmann glial fibers and endfeet, and a transient reduction in the activity of Akt. A marked reduction in numbers of dendritic processes in Purkinje cells was observed in Lama1(CKO) mice. Together, these results indicate that Lama1 is required for cerebellar development and functions.

Indexed as

AnimalsBasement MembraneCerebellumConnexinsDendritesLamininMeningesMiceMice, KnockoutNeuritesOncogene Protein v-aktPurkinje CellsConnexinsLamininlaminin AOncogene Protein v-akt

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PMID21983115
PMCPMC3259268
OpenAlexW2002178288

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