scholarly journals TRBP maintains mammalian embryonic neural stem cell properties by acting as a novel transcriptional coactivator of the Notch signaling pathway

Development ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 778-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Hyun Byun ◽  
Juwan Kim ◽  
Dasol Han ◽  
Mookwang Kwon ◽  
Jae Youl Cho ◽  
...  
EMBO Reports ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juwan Kim ◽  
Dasol Han ◽  
Sung‐Hyun Byun ◽  
Mookwang Kwon ◽  
Jae Youl Cho ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Chen ◽  
Kuan Huang ◽  
Rong Wang ◽  
Qiong Jiang ◽  
Zhenghua Wu ◽  
...  

Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major problem worldwide. The Notch signaling pathway plays an important role in neural progenitor cell differentiation and in the inflammatory response after central nervous system injury. This study evaluated whether the neuroprotective effect of cerebral ischemic preconditioning (cIPC) is mediated by the preactivation of the Notch signaling pathway. A rat middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model and glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) cell model were constructed to detect the neuroprotective effects of cIPC. In in vivo experiments, cIPC reduces the neurological functional deficit, cerebral infarction, and cellular apoptosis in the hippocampus induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R), thus indicating that cIPC can improve neurologic function. Moreover, cIPC can reveal the expression peak of Jagged1, Notch1, NICD, and Hes1 protein, thereby indicating that cIPC can preactivate Notch signaling. However, cIPC-induced improvements in neurologic function are compromised by the γ-secretase inhibitor N-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-1-alanyl)-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester (DAPT). In in vitro experiments, OGD preconditioning (OGDPC) can clearly upregulate Notch1 expression in the OGD/R-treated neuron and neural stem cell. Notch1 pre-overexpression can decrease neuron death and apoptosis under OGD/R treatment. Notch1 pre-overexpression can decrease the percentage of G1 stage cells and increase the percentage of S stage cells in OGD/R-treated neural stem cell. Furthermore, Notch1 pre-knockdown has the opposite effect on cell survival, apoptosis, and cycle in both OGD/R-treated neuron and neural stem cell. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the neuroprotective effects of cIPC in a rat MCAO/R model are mediated by the preactivation of the Notch signaling pathway.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (5) ◽  
pp. 1264-1273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie G. Cornejo ◽  
Vinciane Mabialah ◽  
Stephen M. Sykes ◽  
Tulasi Khandan ◽  
Cristina Lo Celso ◽  
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Abstract The NOTCH signaling pathway is implicated in a broad range of developmental processes, including cell fate decisions. However, the molecular basis for its role at the different steps of stem cell lineage commitment is unclear. We recently identified the NOTCH signaling pathway as a positive regulator of megakaryocyte lineage specification during hematopoiesis, but the developmental pathways that allow hematopoietic stem cell differentiation into the erythro-megakaryocytic lineages remain controversial. Here, we investigated the role of downstream mediators of NOTCH during megakaryopoiesis and report crosstalk between the NOTCH and PI3K/AKT pathways. We demonstrate the inhibitory role of phosphatase with tensin homolog and Forkhead Box class O factors on megakaryopoiesis in vivo. Finally, our data annotate developmental mechanisms in the hematopoietic system that enable a decision to be made either at the hematopoietic stem cell or the committed progenitor level to commit to the megakaryocyte lineage, supporting the existence of 2 distinct developmental pathways.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Zhilai ◽  
Tian Xiaobo ◽  
Mo Biling ◽  
Xu Huali ◽  
Yao Shun ◽  
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Abstract Background The therapeutic effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell (ADSC) transplantation have been demonstrated in several models of central nervous system (CNS) injury and are thought to involve the modulation of the inflammatory response. However, the exact underlying molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Activation of the Jagged1/Notch signaling pathway is thought to involve inflammatory and gliotic events in the CNS. Here, we elucidated the effect of ADSC transplantation on the inflammatory reaction after spinal cord injury (SCI) and the potential mechanism mediated by Jagged1/Notch signaling pathway suppression.Methods Using a mouse model of compression SCI, ADSCs and Jagged1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) were injected into the spinal cord. Locomotor function, spinal cord tissue morphology and the levels of various proteins and transcripts were compared between groups.Results ADSC treatment resulted in significant downregulation of proinflammatory mediator expression and reduced ionized calcium binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba1) and ED1 staining in the injured spinal cord, promoting the survival of neurons. These changes were accompanied by improved functional recovery. The augmentation of the Jagged1/Notch signaling pathway after SCI was suppressed by ADSC transplantation. The inhibition of the Jagged1/Notch signaling pathway by Jagged1 siRNA resulted in a decrease in SCI-induced proinflammatory cytokines as well as the activation of microglia. Furthermore, Jagged1 knockdown suppressed the phosphorylation of JAK/STAT3 following SCI.Conclusion The results of this study demonstrated that the therapeutic effects of ADSCs in SCI mice were partly due to Jagged1/notch signaling pathway inhibition and a subsequent reduction in JAK/STAT3 phosphorylation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 2311-2322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zezheng Pan ◽  
Mengli Sun ◽  
Jia Li ◽  
Fangyue Zhou ◽  
Xia Liang ◽  
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Background/Aims: Ovarian germline stem cells (OGSCs) have been shown to mainly exist in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE), but the activity changes of germline stem cells during different reproductive stages and the potential regulatory signaling pathway are still unknown. The Notch signaling pathway plays a key role in cell development, primordial follicles and stem cell proliferation. However, whether it plays a role in the proliferation of OGSCs is unknown. Here, we analyzed the activity changes of germline stem cells and the correlation between germline stem cells and the Notch signaling pathway. Methods: The expression of germline stem cell markers Mvh, Ooc4 and the Notch molecules Notch1, Hes1, and Hes5 were detected during 3 days (3d), and 2, 12, 20 months (2m, 12m, 20m) mouse ovarian surface epithelium samples. DAPT, a specific inhibitor of the Notch pathway, was used to observe the influence of Notch signaling in the germline stem cells. Results: The results showed that the levels of MVH and OCT4 decreased substantially with reproductive age in ovarian surface epithelium, and the same tendency was detected in the Notch signaling molecules Notch1, Hes1 and Hes5. Dual-IF results showed that the germline stem cell markers were co-expressed with Notch molecules in the ovarian surface epithelium. While, the expression of MVH and OCT4 were reduced when the ovaries were treated with DAPT and the levels were attenuated with increasing dose of DAPT. Conclusion: Taken together, our results indicate that the viability of OGSCs decreased with the age of the mouse ovaries, and the activity of OGSCs in the ovarian surface epithelium may be related to the Notch signaling pathway.


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