ADAM23 promotes neuronal differentiation of human neural progenitor cells

Autor: Andreas Wree, Susanne Seemann, Oliver Schmitt, Dirk Koczan, Arndt Rolfs, Mathias Ernst, Georg Fuellen, Annett Markus-Koch, Jiankai Luo, Jan Lukas
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
ISSN: 1689-1392
Popis: Background ADAM23 is widely expressed in the embryonic central nervous system and plays an important role in tissue formation. Results In this study, we showed that ADAM23 contributes to cell survival and is involved in neuronal differentiation during the differentiation of human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs). Upregulation of ADAM23 in hNPCs was found to increase the number of neurons and the length of neurite, while its downregulation decreases them and triggers cell apoptosis. RNA microarray analysis revealed mechanistic insights into genes and pathways that may become involved in multiple cellular processes upon up- or downregulation of ADAM23. Conclusions Our results suggest that ADAM23 regulates neuronal differentiation by triggering specific signaling pathways during hNPC differentiation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s11658-017-0045-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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