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ArticleNeurogenesis (Austin, Tex.)2017

RB: An essential player in adult neurogenesis.

Bensun C Fong, Ruth S Slack

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Article in Neurogenesis (Austin, Tex.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Rbbp4 loss disrupts neural progenitor cell cycle regulation independent of Rb and leads to Tp53 acetylation and apoptosis.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Bensun C FongUniversity of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ruth S SlackUniversity of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fundamental mechanisms underlying adult neurogenesis remain to be fully clarified. Members of the cell cycle machinery have demonstrated key roles in regulating adult neural stem cell (NSC) quiescence and the size of the adult-born neuronal population. The retinoblastoma protein, Rb, is known to possess CNS-specific requirements that are independent from its classical role as a tumor suppressor. The recent study by Vandenbosch et al. has clarified distinct requirements for Rb during adult neurogenesis, in the restriction of proliferation, as well as long-term adult-born neuronal survival. However, Rb is no longer believed to be the main cell cycle regulator maintaining the quiescence of adult NSCs. Future studies must consider Rb as part of a larger network of regulatory effectors, including the other members of the Rb family, p107 and p130. This will help elucidate the contribution of Rb and other pocket proteins in the context of adult neurogenesis, and define its crucial role in regulating the size and fate of the neurogenic niche.

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cell cyclequiescenceRbregenerationsurvival

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PMID28229086
PMCPMC5305166

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