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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
Ongoing production of neurons in adult brain is restricted to specialized neurogenic niches. Deregulated expression of genes controlling homeostasis of neural progenitor cell division and/or their microenvironment underpins a spectrum of brain pathologies. Using conditional gene deletion, we show that the proto-oncogene c-myb regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation and maintains ependymal cell integrity in mice. These two cellular compartments constitute the neurogenic niche in the adult brain. Brains devoid of c-Myb showed enlarged ventricular spaces, ependymal cell abnormalities, and reduced neurogenesis. Neural progenitor cells lacking c-Myb showed a reduced intrinsic proliferative capacity and reduction of Sox-2 and Pax-6 expression. These data point to an important role for c-Myb in the neurogenic niche of the adult brain.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1549-4918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Adult Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Genes, myb, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Paired Box Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Repressor Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-SOXB1 Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17901403-Trans-Activators
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
c-Myb is required for neural progenitor cell proliferation and maintenance of the neural stem cell niche in adult brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Differentiation and Transcription Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't