scholarly journals Comparative Microarray Analysis of Proliferating and Differentiating Murine ENS Progenitor Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Helmut Neckel ◽  
Roland Mohr ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Bernhard Hirt ◽  
Lothar Just
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Developmental Dysplasia ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Differentiation Markers ◽  
Early Differentiation

Postnatal neural progenitor cells of the enteric nervous system are a potential source for future cell replacement therapies of developmental dysplasia like Hirschsprung’s disease. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms driving the homeostasis and differentiation of this cell pool. In this work, we conducted Affymetrix GeneChip experiments to identify differences in gene regulation between proliferation and early differentiation of enteric neural progenitors from neonatal mice. We detected a total of 1333 regulated genes that were linked to different groups of cellular mechanisms involved in cell cycle, apoptosis, neural proliferation, and differentiation. As expected, we found an augmented inhibition in the gene expression of cell cycle progression as well as an enhanced mRNA expression of neuronal and glial differentiation markers. We further found a marked inactivation of the canonical Wnt pathway after the induction of cellular differentiation. Taken together, these data demonstrate the various molecular mechanisms taking place during the proliferation and early differentiation of enteric neural progenitor cells.

Cell cycle progression is required for nuclear migration of neural progenitor cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 1088 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Ueno ◽  
Kei-ichi Katayama ◽  
Hirofumi Yamauchi ◽  
Hiroyuki Nakayama ◽  
Kunio Doi
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Nuclear Migration ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Cycle Progression

scholarly journals The neurodevelopmental disorder-linked PHF14 complex that forms biomolecular condensates detects DNA damage and promotes repair

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva-Lotta Käsper ◽  
In-Young Hwang ◽  
Helga Grötsch ◽  
Herman Kar Ho Fung ◽  
Aurélien A. Sérandour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorder ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Cycle Progression

AbstractNumerous chromatin-associated proteins have been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders, yet their molecular functions often remain elusive. PHF14, HMG20A, TCF20 and RAI1 are components of a putative chromatin-associated complex and have been implicated in neurological disorders. Here, we found that Phf14 knockout embryonic stem cells and neural progenitor cells exhibit impaired cell cycle progression and proliferation, inadequate protection of stalled replication forks, and decreased DNA repair. The PHF14 complex rapidly assembles at DNA damage sites and binds to DNA through HMG20A. The PHF14 complex forms DNA-containing phase separated droplets in vitro, where TCF20 facilitates droplet formation. Furthermore, TCF20 maintenance at DNA damage sites is destabilized upon pathological mutation. Our results suggest that the PHF14 complex contributes to DNA damage repair by sensing damaged sites and forming biomolecular condensates, thus supporting cell cycle progression, especially in neural progenitor cells whose spatiotemporal pool is critical for proper brain development.

Chemokine receptor CXCR4 signaling modulates the growth factor-induced cell cycle of self-renewing and multipotent neural progenitor cells

Glia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meizhang Li ◽  
Cathleen J. Chang ◽  
Justin D. Lathia ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Holly L. Pacenta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Chemokine Receptor ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Cxcr4 Signaling ◽  
Chemokine Receptor Cxcr4

scholarly journals NCAM regulates temporal specification of neural progenitor cells via profilin2 during corticogenesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 219 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Huang ◽  
De-Juan Yuan ◽  
Shao Li ◽  
Xue-Song Liang ◽  
Yue Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cortical Neurons ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Cortical Development ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Neural Cell Adhesion ◽  
Fate Decision ◽  
Temporal Specification

The development of cerebral cortex requires spatially and temporally orchestrated proliferation, migration, and differentiation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs). The molecular mechanisms underlying cortical development are, however, not fully understood. The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) has been suggested to play a role in corticogenesis. Here we show that NCAM is dynamically expressed in the developing cortex. NCAM expression in NPCs is highest in the neurogenic period and declines during the gliogenic period. In mice bearing an NPC-specific NCAM deletion, proliferation of NPCs is reduced, and production of cortical neurons is delayed, while formation of cortical glia is advanced. Mechanistically, NCAM enhances actin polymerization in NPCs by interacting with actin-associated protein profilin2. NCAM-dependent regulation of NPCs is blocked by mutations in the profilin2 binding site. Thus, NCAM plays an essential role in NPC proliferation and fate decision during cortical development by regulating profilin2-dependent actin polymerization.

scholarly journals IGF-I instructs multipotent adult neural progenitor cells to become oligodendrocytes

2004 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Hsieh ◽  
James B. Aimone ◽  
Brian K. Kaspar ◽  
Tomoko Kuwabara ◽  
Kinichi Nakashima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Protein Signaling ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Morphogenetic Protein ◽  
Modeling Analysis ◽  
Igf I

Adult multipotent neural progenitor cells can differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in the mammalian central nervous system, but the molecular mechanisms that control their differentiation are not yet well understood. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) can promote the differentiation of cells already committed to an oligodendroglial lineage during development. However, it is unclear whether IGF-I affects multipotent neural progenitor cells. Here, we show that IGF-I stimulates the differentiation of multipotent adult rat hippocampus-derived neural progenitor cells into oligodendrocytes. Modeling analysis indicates that the actions of IGF-I are instructive. Oligodendrocyte differentiation by IGF-I appears to be mediated through an inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein signaling. Furthermore, overexpression of IGF-I in the hippocampus leads to an increase in oligodendrocyte markers. These data demonstrate the existence of a single molecule, IGF-I, that can influence the fate choice of multipotent adult neural progenitor cells to an oligodendroglial lineage.

scholarly journals Natural variation in gene expression and Zika virus susceptibility revealed by villages of neural progenitor cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F Wells ◽  
James Nemesh ◽  
Sulagna Ghosh ◽  
Jana M Mitchell ◽  
Curtis J Mello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Virus Infectivity ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Natural Genetic Variation ◽  
The Impact

Variation in the human genome contributes to abundant diversity in human traits and vulnerabilities, but the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms are not yet known, and will need scalable approaches to accelerate their recognition. Here, we advanced and applied an experimental platform that analyzes genetic, molecular, and phenotypic heterogeneity across cells from very many human donors cultured in a single, shared in vitro environment, with algorithms (Dropulation and Census-seq) for assigning phenotypes to individual donors. We used natural genetic variation and synthetic (CRISPR-Cas9) genetic perturbations to analyze the vulnerability of neural progenitor cells to infection with Zika virus. These analyses identified a common variant in the antiviral IFITM3 gene that regulated IFITM3 expression and explained most inter-individual variation in NPCs' susceptibility to Zika virus infectivity. These and other approaches could provide scalable ways to recognize the impact of genes and genetic variation on cellular phenotypes.

scholarly journals Sox1 Maintains the Undifferentiated State of Cortical Neural Progenitor Cells via the Suppression of Prox1-Mediated Cell Cycle Exit and Neurogenesis

Stem Cells ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilianos Elkouris ◽  
Nikos Balaskas ◽  
Maria Poulou ◽  
Panagiotis K. Politis ◽  
Elena Panayiotou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor Cells ◽  
Neural Progenitor ◽  
Cell Cycle Exit ◽  
Undifferentiated State
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