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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
The transcription factor Gata3 is essential for the development of sympathetic neurons and adrenal chromaffin cells. As Gata3 expression is maintained up to the adult stage, we addressed its function in differentiated sympathoadrenal cells at embryonic and adult stages by conditional Gata3 elimination. Inactivation of Gata3 in embryonic DBH-expressing neurons elicits a strong reduction in neuron numbers due to apoptotic cell death and reduced proliferation. No selective effect on noradrenergic gene expression (TH and DBH) was observed. Interestingly, Gata3 elimination in DBH-expressing neurons of adult animals also results in a virtually complete loss of sympathetic neurons. In the Gata3-deficient population, the expression of anti-apoptotic genes (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and NFkappaB) is diminished, whereas the expression of pro-apoptotic genes (Bik, Bok, and Bmf) was increased. The expression of noradrenergic genes (TH and DBH) is not affected. These results demonstrate that Gata3 is continuously required for maintaining survival but not differentiation in the sympathetic neuron lineage up to mature neurons of adult animals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
10833-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Chromaffin Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Dopa Decarboxylase, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-GATA3 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Ganglia, Sympathetic, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Ki-67 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Receptor, trkA, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:20702712-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The Gata3 transcription factor is required for the survival of embryonic and adult sympathetic neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Group Developmental Neurobiology, Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, 60528 Frankfurt/M, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't