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ArticleScientific reports2016

Conditional Knockout of Breast Carcinoma Amplified Sequence 2 (BCAS2) in Mouse Forebrain Causes Dendritic Malformation via β-catenin.

Chu-Wei Huang, Yi-Wen Chen, Yi-Rou Lin, Po-Han Chen, Meng-Hsuan Chou, Li-Jen Lee, Pei-Yu Wang, June-Tai Wu, Yeou-Ping Tsao, Show-Li Chen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Chu-Wei HuangGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Yi-Wen ChenGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Yi-Rou LinGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Po-Han ChenGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Meng-Hsuan ChouGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Li-Jen LeeGraduate Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Pei-Yu WangGraduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
June-Tai WuInstitute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Yeou-Ping TsaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
Show-Li ChenGraduate Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TWMackay Memorial Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast carcinoma amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) is a core component of the hPrP19 complex that controls RNA splicing. Here, we performed an exon array assay and showed that β-catenin is a target of BCAS2 splicing regulation. The regulation of dendrite growth and morphology by β-catenin is well documented. Therefore, we generated conditional knockout (cKO) mice to eliminate the BCAS2 expression in the forebrain to investigate the role of BCAS2 in dendrite growth. BCAS2 cKO mice showed a microcephaly-like phenotype with a reduced volume in the dentate gyrus (DG) and low levels of learning and memory, as evaluated using Morris water maze analysis and passive avoidance, respectively. Golgi staining revealed shorter dendrites, less dendritic complexity and decreased spine density in the DG of BCAS2 cKO mice. Moreover, the cKO mice displayed a short dendrite length in newborn neurons labeled by DCX, a marker of immature neurons, and BrdU incorporation. To further examine the mechanism underlying BCAS2-mediated dendritic malformation, we overexpressed β-catenin in BCAS2-depleted primary neurons and found that the dendritic growth was restored. In summary, BCAS2 is an upstream regulator of β-catenin gene expression and plays a role in dendrite growth at least partly through β-catenin.

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AnimalsBehavior, Animalbeta CateninCognitive DysfunctionDendritesDoublecortin ProteinExonsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, KnockoutMicrocephalyNeoplasm ProteinsNeuronsBCAS2 protein, mousebeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, mouseDcx protein, mouseDoublecortin ProteinNeoplasm Proteins

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