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ArticleStem cells (Dayton, Ohio)2017

Neurotrophic Factor-α1: A Key Wnt-β-Catenin Dependent Anti-Proliferation Factor and ERK-Sox9 Activated Inducer of Embryonic Neural Stem Cell Differentiation to Astrocytes in Neurodevelopment.

Prabhuanand Selvaraj, Lan Xiao, Cheol Lee, Saravana R K Murthy, Niamh X Cawley, Malcolm Lane, Istvan Merchenthaler, Sohyun Ahn, Y Peng Loh

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Article in Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 2017. 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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22citing papers in PubMed
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Prabhuanand SelvarajSection on Cellular Neurobiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Lan XiaoSection on Cellular Neurobiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Cheol LeeUnit on Developmental Neurogenetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Saravana R K MurthySection on Cellular Neurobiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Niamh X CawleySection on Cellular Neurobiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Malcolm LaneDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health and Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Istvan MerchenthalerDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health and Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Sohyun AhnUnit on Developmental Neurogenetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Y Peng LohSection on Cellular Neurobiology, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology · ITEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Neuropeptides and Carboxypeptidase E/ Neurotrophic Factor-alpha1 in Neural and Cognitive FunctionsZIAHD000056 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI LOH, Y. PENG · 2009 to 2025
$21.3M
BIOSYNTHESIS, PROCESSING &SECRETION OF NEUROPEPTIDES &PITUITARY PEPTIDE HORMONEZ01HD000056 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI LOH, YOKE P · 1985 to 2008
$2.6M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HD000056Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD000056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic neurodevelopment involves inhibition of proliferation of multipotent neural stem cells (NSCs) followed by differentiation into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes to form the brain. We have identified a new neurotrophic factor, NF-α1, which inhibits proliferation and promotes differentiation of NSC/progenitors derived from E13.5 mouse cortex. Inhibition of proliferation of these cells was mediated through negatively regulating the Wnt pathway and decreasing β-catenin. NF-α1 induced differentiation of NSCs to astrocytes by enhancing Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) expression through activating the ERK1/2-Sox9 signaling pathway. Cultured E13.5 cortical stem cells from NF-α1-knockout mice showed decreased astrocyte numbers compared to wild-type mice, which was rescued by treatment with NF-α1. In vivo, immunocytochemistry of brain sections and Western blot analysis of neocortex of mice showed a gradual increase of NF-α1 expression from E14.5 to P1 and a surge of GFAP expression at P1, the time of increase in astrogenesis. Importantly, NF-α1-Knockout mice showed ∼49% fewer GFAP positive astrocytes in the neocortex compared to WT mice at P1. Thus, NF-α1 is critical for regulating antiproliferation and cell fate determination, through differentiating embryonic stem cells to GFAP-positive astrocytes for normal neurodevelopment. Stem Cells 2017;35:557-571.

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Cell DifferentiationWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsAstrocytesbeta CateninCarboxypeptidase HCell ProliferationEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryonic Stem CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNerve Growth Factorsbeta CateninCarboxypeptidase HExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinNerve Growth FactorsSOX9 Transcription FactorWnt ProteinsAstrocytesCarboxypeptidase ENeurotrophic factor-α1Stem cellWnt pathway

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PMID27709799
PMCPMC6131007
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