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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
During embryonic development of the mammalian brain, the average cell-cycle length of progenitor cells in the ventricular zone is known to increase. However, for any given region of the developing cortex and stage of neurogenesis, the length of the cell cycle is thought to be similar in the two coexisting subpopulations of progenitors [i.e., those undergoing (symmetric) proliferative divisions and those undergoing (either asymmetric or symmetric) neuron-generating divisions]. Using cumulative bromodeoxyuridine labeling of Tis21-green fluorescent protein knock-in mouse embryos, in which these two subpopulations of progenitors can be distinguished in vivo, we now show that at the onset as well as advanced stages of telencephalic neurogenesis, progenitors undergoing neuron-generating divisions are characterized by a significantly longer cell cycle than progenitors undergoing proliferative divisions. In addition, we find that the recently characterized neuronal progenitors dividing at the basal side of the ventricular zone and in the subventricular zone have a longer G(2) phase than those dividing at the ventricular surface. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis (Calegari and Huttner, 2003) that cell-cycle lengthening can causally contribute to neural progenitors switching from proliferative to neuron-generating divisions and may have important implications for the expansion of somatic stem cells in general.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6533-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Genes, Tumor Suppressor, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Immediate-Early Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Telencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16014714-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Selective lengthening of the cell cycle in the neurogenic subpopulation of neural progenitor cells during mouse brain development.
pubmed:affiliation
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, D-01307 Dresden, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't