scholarly journals Endogenous cannabinoid signaling is required for voluntary exercise-induced enhancement of progenitor cell proliferation in the hippocampus

Hippocampus ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. NA-NA ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew N. Hill ◽  
Andrea K. Titterness ◽  
Anna C. Morrish ◽  
Erica J. Carrier ◽  
Tiffany T.-Y. Lee ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Voluntary Exercise ◽  
Progenitor Cell Proliferation ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Endogenous Cannabinoid

scholarly journals Histone chaperone HIRA regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation and neurogenesis via β-catenin

2017 ◽  
Vol 216 (7) ◽  
pp. 1975-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanxin Li ◽  
Jianwei Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cell ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Histone Chaperone ◽  
Epigenetic Mechanism ◽  
Progenitor Cell Proliferation ◽  
Early Neurogenesis

Histone cell cycle regulator (HIRA) is a histone chaperone and has been identified as an epigenetic regulator. Subsequent studies have provided evidence that HIRA plays key roles in embryonic development, but its function during early neurogenesis remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that HIRA is enriched in neural progenitor cells, and HIRA knockdown reduces neural progenitor cell proliferation, increases terminal mitosis and cell cycle exit, and ultimately results in premature neuronal differentiation. Additionally, we demonstrate that HIRA enhances β-catenin expression by recruiting H3K4 trimethyltransferase Setd1A, which increases H3K4me3 levels and heightens the promoter activity of β-catenin. Significantly, overexpression of HIRA, HIRA N-terminal domain, or β-catenin can override neurogenesis abnormities caused by HIRA defects. Collectively, these data implicate that HIRA, cooperating with Setd1A, modulates β-catenin expression and then regulates neurogenesis. This finding represents a novel epigenetic mechanism underlying the histone code and has profound and lasting implications for diseases and neurobiology.

scholarly journals The cell biology of regeneration

2012 ◽  
Vol 196 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan S. King ◽  
Phillip A. Newmark
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Complex Structures ◽  
Regenerative Processes ◽  
Cellular Behavior ◽  
Positional Identity ◽  
Progenitor Cell Proliferation ◽  
Functional Analyses

Regeneration of complex structures after injury requires dramatic changes in cellular behavior. Regenerating tissues initiate a program that includes diverse processes such as wound healing, cell death, dedifferentiation, and stem (or progenitor) cell proliferation; furthermore, newly regenerated tissues must integrate polarity and positional identity cues with preexisting body structures. Gene knockdown approaches and transgenesis-based lineage and functional analyses have been instrumental in deciphering various aspects of regenerative processes in diverse animal models for studying regeneration.

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