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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
46
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Proliferation in the subependymal zone (SEZ) and neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb decline in the forebrain of telomerase-deficient mice. The present work reveals additional effects of telomere shortening on neuronal differentiation, as adult multipotent progenitors with critically short telomeres yield reduced numbers of neurons that, furthermore, exhibit underdeveloped neuritic arbors. Genetic data indicate that the tumor suppressor protein p53 not only mediates the adverse effects of telomere attrition on proliferation and self-renewal but it is also involved in preventing normal neuronal differentiation of adult progenitors with dysfunctional telomeres. Interestingly, progenitor cells with short telomeres obtained from fetal brains do not exhibit any replicative defects but also fail to acquire a fully mature neuritic arbor, demonstrating cell cycle-independent effects of telomeres on neuronal differentiation. The negative effect of p53 on neuritogenesis is mechanistically linked to its cooperation with the Notch pathway in the upregulation of small GTPase RhoA kinases, Rock1 and Rock2, suggesting a potential link between DNA damage and the Notch signaling pathway in the control of neuritogenesis. We also show that telomerase expression is downregulated in the SEZ of aging mice leading to telomere length reductions in neurosphere-forming cells and deficient neurogenesis and neuritogenesis. Our results suggest that age-related deficits could be caused partly by dysfunctional telomeres and demonstrate that p53 is a central modulator of adult neurogenesis, regulating both the production and differentiation of postnatally generated olfactory neurons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14394-407
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Neurogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Receptors, Notch, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Telomerase, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Telomere, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:19923274-rho-Associated Kinases
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomere shortening in neural stem cells disrupts neuronal differentiation and neuritogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Biología Celular and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Neurodegerativas, Universidad de Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't