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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
During development of the CNS, neurons and glia are generated in a sequential manner. The mechanism underlying the later onset of gliogenesis is poorly understood, although the cytokine-induced Jak-STAT pathway has been postulated to regulate astrogliogenesis. Here, we report that the overall activity of Jak-STAT signaling is dynamically regulated in mouse cortical germinal zone during development. As such, activated STAT1/3 and STAT-mediated transcription are negligible at early, neurogenic stages, when neurogenic factors are highly expressed. At later, gliogenic periods, decreased expression of neurogenic factors causes robust elevation of STAT activity. Our data demonstrate a positive autoregulatory loop whereby STAT1/3 directly induces the expression of various components of the Jak-STAT pathway to strengthen STAT signaling and trigger astrogliogenesis. Forced activation of Jak-STAT signaling leads to precocious astrogliogenesis, and inhibition of this pathway blocks astrocyte differentiation. These observations suggest that autoregulation of the Jak-STAT pathway controls the onset of astrogliogenesis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1097-6256
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
616-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Central Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Genes, Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Janus Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-STAT1 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:15852015-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
A positive autoregulatory loop of Jak-STAT signaling controls the onset of astrogliogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural