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Cell cycle control of Notch signaling and the functional regionalization of the neuroepithelium during vertebrate neurogenesis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19598111     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A critical feature of vertebrate neural precursors is the to-and-fro displacement of their nuclei as cell cycle progresses, thus giving rise to a pseudostratified epithelium. This nuclear behavior, referred to as interkinetic nuclear migration (INM), is translated into the disposition of the cell somas at different orthogonal levels depending on the cell cycle stage they are. The finding that important regulators of neurogenesis, such as the proneural and neurogenic genes, undergo cyclic changes of expression and function in coordination with the cell cycle and the INM, and that the neurogenic process correlates with a particular window of the cell cycle, in coincidence with the apical localization in the neuroepithelium of neural precursors, is a novel concept that facilitates our understanding of the neurogenic process in vertebrates. As such, recent data support the notion that the three-dimensional structure of the neuroepithelium is crucial for proper neuronal production. In this review, we describe current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the differential expression and function of the proneural and neurogenic gene products along the cell cycle, and we discuss important consequences for vertebrate neurogenesis derived from this observation.
Authors:
Maria Jesús Latasa; Elsa Cisneros; Jose María Frade
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The International journal of developmental biology     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1696-3547     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Dev. Biol.     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-14     Completed Date:  2009-10-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917470     Medline TA:  Int J Dev Biol     Country:  Spain    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  895-908     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Alberto Sols, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle / physiology
Cell Differentiation
Cell Nucleus / physiology
Models, Neurological
Movement
Neuroepithelial Cells / cytology*,  physiology*
Neurogenesis / genetics,  physiology*
Receptors, Notch / genetics,  physiology*
Signal Transduction
Vertebrates
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Notch

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