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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-17
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We identified a novel gene and named it, "neuronal development-associated protein (NDAP)". We detected NDAP mRNA presence in most tissues including the brain where it was present in the area from the external granular layer to the multiform layer in the cerebral cortex, and in CA1, CA2, CA3 and the dentate gyrus in the hippocampus. Its expression increased transiently in primary cultures of 2-4 day neurons and 1-2 week astrocytes and was significantly reduced in older cultures. Treatment by the neurotrophin, NT-3, significantly attenuated the decline of NDAP in neurons from days 2 to 10, whereas growth factors such as GDNF and insulin, and high potassium levels did not. To elucidate the effects of neurotrophins, we treated day 5 neurons with NT-3, BDNF or NGF for 48 h. NT-3 and BDNF both inhibited downregulation of NDAP mRNA levels but NGF slightly enhanced the already present downregulation; this effect of NGF was significant when examined in day 3 neurons. To investigate the potential function of NDAP, we over-expressed an NDAP-EGFP fusion protein in 4-week-old astrocytes. The newly expressed NDAP gradually aggregated into membrane-bound structures and eventually led to cell death through apoptosis by 24 h. Significant levels of cell death were also observed in NDAP-EGFP transfected HEK293 cells. Thus maintenance of high NDAP levels may cause apoptosis. The different regulations of NDAP expression by neurotrophins indicate that the expression of NDAP might be a checkpoint for apoptosis during neuronal development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
580
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1723-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Acyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Growth Substances, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Neurotrophin 3, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16516892-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The novel neurotrophin-regulated neuronal development-associated protein, NDAP, mediates apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, Key Laboratory of Neuroscience (PKU), Ministry of Education and Department of Neurobiology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xue Yuan Road, Beijing 100083, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't