scholarly journals Homeotic factor ATBF1 induces the cell cycle arrest associated with neuronal differentiation

Development ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 132 (23) ◽  
pp. 5137-5145 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-G. Jung
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Cycle Arrest

scholarly journals Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Enhance Neuronal Differentiation in Cultured Rat Neural Stem Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Katakura ◽  
Michio Hashimoto ◽  
Toshiyuki Okui ◽  
Hossain Md Shahdat ◽  
Kentaro Matsuzaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Neural Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Hes1 Expression

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) can induce neurogenesis and recovery from brain diseases. However, the exact mechanisms of the beneficial effects of PUFAs have not been conclusively described. We recently reported that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) induced neuronal differentiation by decreasing Hes1 expression and increasingp27kip1expression, which causes cell cycle arrest in neural stem cells (NSCs). In the present study, we examined the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (AA) on differentiation, expression of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors (Hes1, Hes6, and NeuroD), and the cell cycle of cultured NSCs. EPA also increased mRNA levels of Hes1, an inhibitor of neuronal differentiation, Hes6, an inhibitor of Hes1, NeuroD, and Map2 mRNA and Tuj-1-positive cells (a neuronal marker), indicating that EPA induced neuronal differentiation. EPA increased the mRNA levels ofp21cip1andp27kip1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, which indicated that EPA induced cell cycle arrest. Treatment with AA decreased Hes1 mRNA but did not affect NeuroD and Map2 mRNA levels. Furthermore, AA did not affect the number of Tuj-1-positive cells or cell cycle progression. These results indicated that EPA could be involved in neuronal differentiation by mechanisms alternative to those of DHA, whereas AA did not affect neuronal differentiation in NSCs.

scholarly journals Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins Bind to TrkB and p21Cip1 Promoters Linking Differentiation and Cell Cycle Arrest in Neuroblastoma Cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 2662-2672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhui Liu ◽  
Mario Encinas ◽  
Joan X. Comella ◽  
Martí Aldea ◽  
Carme Gallego
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Neuronal Differentiation ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Neurotrophin Receptor ◽  
Basic Helix Loop Helix ◽  
Helix Loop Helix ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
E Box ◽  
Bhlh Proteins

ABSTRACT Differentiation of precursor into specialized cells involves an increasing restriction in proliferative capacity, culminating in cell cycle exit. In this report we used a human neuroblastoma cell line to study the molecular mechanisms that coordinate cell cycle arrest and neuronal differentiation. Exposure to retinoic acid (RA), a differentiation agent in many cell types, causes an upregulation of neurotrophin receptor TrkB and the cyclin kinase inhibitor p21Cip1 at a transcriptional level. Full transcriptional activation of these two genes requires canonical E-box sequences found in the TrkB and p21Cip1 promoters. As reported for other E-box-regulated promoters, ectopic expression of E47 and E12 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins enhances RA-dependent expression of TrkB and p21Cip1 , whereas the inhibitory HLH Id2 exerts opposite effects. In addition, ectopic expression of E47 and NeuroD, a neuronal bHLH protein, is able to activate TrkB transcription in the absence of RA. More importantly, we show that E47 and NeuroD proteins bind the TrkB and p21Cip1 promoter sequences in vivo. Since they establish a direct transcriptional link between a cell cycle inhibitor, p21Cip1 , and a neurotrophic receptor, TrkB, bHLH proteins would play an important role in coordinating key events of cell cycle arrest and neuronal differentiation.

Helicobacter pylori induces cell cycle arrest of T-lymphocytes

2005 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Gerhard ◽  
C Schmees ◽  
R Rad ◽  
P Voland ◽  
T Treptau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Helicobacter Pylori ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Cycle Arrest

Mechanisms of interferon-induced cell cycle arrest

10.2741/a527 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. d479-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Grandér
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Cycle Arrest
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