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ArticleeLife2018

Downregulation of ribosome biogenesis during early forebrain development.

Kevin F Chau, Morgan L Shannon, Ryann M Fame, Erin Fonseca, Hillary Mullan, Matthew B Johnson, Anoop K Sendamarai, Mark W Springel, Benoit Laurent, Maria K Lehtinen

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Article in eLife, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin F ChauDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-3247
Morgan L ShannonDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Ryann M FameDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8244-2624
Erin FonsecaDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Hillary MullanDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Matthew B JohnsonDivision of Genetics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6909-5712
Anoop K SendamaraiDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Mark W SpringelDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Benoit LaurentDivision of Newborn Medicine and Epigenetics Program, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.
Maria K LehtinenDepartment of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-2967
Boston University · USBoston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Control of neural stem cells by the nascent cerebrospinal fluidR01NS088566 · NINDS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEHTINEN, MARIA · 2014 to 2024
$5.5M
Mouse Neurodevelopmental Behavior CoreU54HD090255 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI POMEROY, SCOTT LOREN · 2016 to 2020
$5.2M
Pediatric Pathology Translational ResearchT32HL110852 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI FLEMING, MARK D · 2012 to 2017
$1.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL110852NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090255NIH HHS NIH T32 HL110852NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forebrain precursor cells are dynamic during early brain development, yet the underlying molecular changes remain elusive. We observed major differences in transcriptional signatures of precursor cells from mouse forebrain at embryonic days E8.5 vs. E10.5 (before vs. after neural tube closure). Genes encoding protein biosynthetic machinery were strongly downregulated at E10.5. This was matched by decreases in ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis, together with age-related changes in proteomic content of the adjacent fluids. Notably, c-MYC expression and mTOR pathway signaling were also decreased at E10.5, providing potential drivers for the effects on ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis. Interference with c-MYC at E8.5 prematurely decreased ribosome biogenesis, while persistent c-MYC expression in cortical progenitors increased transcription of protein biosynthetic machinery and enhanced ribosome biogenesis, as well as enhanced progenitor proliferation leading to subsequent macrocephaly. These findings indicate large, coordinated changes in molecular machinery of forebrain precursors during early brain development.

Indexed as

Down-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalOrganelle BiogenesisAnimalsMiceProsencephalonRibosomesTime Factorsamniotic fluidcerebrospinal fluidforebrainmouseMYCneuroscienceribosome biogenesis

Identifiers

PMID29745900
PMCPMC5984036
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