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ArticlePloS one2011

Role of C/EBPβ transcription factor in adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

Marta Cortes-Canteli, Diana Aguilar-Morante, Marina Sanz-Sancristobal, Diego Megias, Angel Santos, Ana Perez-Castillo

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Marta Cortes-CanteliInstituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Diana Aguilar-Morante
Marina Sanz-Sancristobal
Diego Megias
Angel Santos
Ana Perez-Castillo
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale · ESBiomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases · ESConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ESSpanish National Cancer Research Centre · ESUniversidad Complutense de Madrid · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is one of the regions in which neurogenesis takes place in the adult brain. We have previously demonstrated that CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ) is expressed in the granular layer of the dentate gyrus of the adult mouse hippocampus. Taking into account the important role of C/EBPβ in the consolidation of long term memory, the fact that newborn neurons in the hippocampus contribute to learning and memory processes, and the role of this transcription factor, previously demonstrated by our group, in regulating neuronal differentiation, we speculated that this transcription factor could regulate stem/progenitor cells in this region of the brain. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsHere, we show, using C/EBPβ knockout mice, that C/EBPβ expression is observed in the subset of newborn cells that proliferate in the hippocampus of the adult brain. Mice lacking C/EBPβ present reduced survival of newborn cells in the hippocampus, a decrease in the number of these cells that differentiate into neurons and a diminished number of cells that are proliferating in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus. These results were further confirmed in vitro. Neurosphere cultures from adult mice deficient in C/EBPβ present less proliferation and neuronal differentiation than neurospheres derived from wild type mice. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: In summary, using in vivo and in vitro strategies, we have identified C/EBPβ as a key player in the proliferation and survival of the new neurons produced in the adult mouse hippocampus. Our results support a novel role of C/EBPβ in the processes of adult hippocampal neurogenesis, providing new insights into the mechanisms that control neurogenesis in this region of the brain.

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NeurogenesisAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDentate GyrusGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsMaleMiceNeural Stem CellsNeuronsProspero-Related Homeobox 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaHomeodomain ProteinsProspero-Related Homeobox 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID22003384
PMCPMC3189174
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