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ArticleCell death & disease2016

Transcription factor Six2 mediates the protection of GDNF on 6-OHDA lesioned dopaminergic neurons by regulating Smurf1 expression.

J Gao, X-Y Kang, S Sun, L Li, B-L Zhang, Y-Q Li, D-S Gao

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J GaoDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xian 710003, Shanxi, China.
X-Y KangDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China.
S SunDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China.
L LiDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China.
B-L ZhangDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Xuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu, China.
Y-Q LiDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xian 710003, Shanxi, China.
D-S GaoDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xian 710003, Shanxi, China.
Xuzhou Medical College · CNAir Force Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has strong neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects on dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN); however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. In this study, we found that the expression level of transcription factor Six2 was increased in damaged DA neurons after GDNF rescue in vivo and in vitro. Knockdown of Six2 resulted in decreased cell viability and increased the apoptosis of damaged DA neurons after GDNF treatment in vitro. In contrast, Six2 overexpression increased cell viability and decreased cell apoptosis. Furthermore, genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) indicated that Six2 directly bound to the promoter CAGCTG sequence of smad ubiquitylation regulatory factor 1 (Smurf1). ChIP-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis showed that Smurf1 expression was significantly upregulated after GDNF rescue. Moreover, knockdown of Six2 decreased Smurf1 expression, whereas overexpression of Six2 increased Smurf1 expression in damaged DA neurons after GDNF rescue. Meanwhile, knockdown and overexpression of Smurf1 increased and decreased p53 expression, respectively. Taken together, our results from in vitro and in vivo analysis indicate that Six2 mediates the protective effects of GDNF on damaged DA neurons by regulating Smurf1 expression, which could be useful in identifying potential drug targets for injured DA neurons.

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AnimalsApoptosisBinding SitesCell LineCell SurvivalDopaminergic NeuronsGene Expression RegulationGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHomeodomain ProteinsHumansNeuroprotective AgentsNucleotide MotifsOxidopaminePars CompactaPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHomeodomain ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsOxidopamineSix2 protein, mouseSmurf1 protein, mouseTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID27148690
PMCPMC4917658
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