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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
During embryogenesis, limb-innervating lateral motor column (LMC) spinal motor neurons (MN) are generated in excess and subsequently nearly half of them die. Many motor neuron survival factors (MnSFs) have been shown to suppress this default programmed cell death (PCD) program through their receptors (MnSFRs), raising the possibility that they are involved in matching specific MNs with their target muscles. Published observations suggest a combinatorial model of MnSF/Rs function, which assumes that during the PCD phase, MNs are expressing combinations of MnSFRs, whereas the limb muscles innervated by these MNs express cognate combinations of MnSFs. We tested this model by expression profiling of MnSFs and their receptors in the avian lumbosacral spinal cord and limb muscles during the peak PCD period. Our findings highlight the complexity of MnSF/Rs function in the control of LMC motor neuron survival.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1097-0177
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
239
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
965-79
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Examining the combinatorial model of motor neuron survival by expression profiling of trophic factors and their receptors in the embryonic Gallus gallus.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Neural Circuit Development, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), QC, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't