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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
Netrin-1 and DCC are well known for their roles in neurite growth, axonal guidance, and neuronal migration. Recently, a number of studies showed that DCC is involved in the induction of apoptosis, and this proapoptotic activity can be blocked in the presence of Netrin-1. However, here, we found that DCC is required for the survival of two types of neurons selectively in the developing mouse retina where DCC is abundantly expressed. Our results showed that the DCC(-/-) retina displayed a reduced ganglion cell layer with relatively normal neuroblastic layer. Immunostaining assays revealed that in DCC(-/-) mice, initial neurogenesis within retina was unchanged while the numbers of differentiated retinal ganglion cells and displaced amacrine cells in ganglion cell layer were greatly reduced due to increased apoptosis. By contrast, other neuronal types including horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells, photoreceptors, and Müller cells appeared normal in DCC mutant retinas. Moreover, DCC(kanga) mice that lack the intracellular P3 domain of DCC receptor displayed the same defects as DCC(-/-) mice. Thus, our findings suggest that DCC is a key regulator for the survival of specific types of neurons during retinal development and that DCC-P3 domain is essential for this developing event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1095-564X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
348
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-96
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Amacrine Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Eye Abnormalities, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Genes, DCC, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Neurogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Retinal Ganglion Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:20875817-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
DCC is specifically required for the survival of retinal ganglion and displaced amacrine cells in the developing mouse retina.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't