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Early specification of sensory neuron fate revealed by expression and function of neurogenins in the chick embryo.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10079233     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The generation of sensory and autonomic neurons from the neural crest requires the functions of two classes of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, the Neurogenins (NGNs) and MASH-1, respectively (Fode, C., Gradwohl, G., Morin, X., Dierich, A., LeMeur, M., Goridis, C. and Guillemot, F. (1998) Neuron 20, 483-494; Guillemot, F., Lo, L.-C., Johnson, J. E., Auerbach, A., Anderson, D. J. and Joyner, A. L. (1993) Cell 75, 463-476; Ma, Q., Chen, Z. F., Barrantes, I. B., de la Pompa, J. L. and Anderson, D. J. (1998 Neuron 20, 469-482). We have cloned two chick NGNs and found that they are expressed in a subset of neural crest cells early in their migration. Ectopic expression of the NGNs in vivo biases migrating neural crest cells to localize in the sensory ganglia, and induces the expression of sensory neuron-appropriate markers in non-sensory crest derivatives. Surprisingly, the NGNs can also induce the expression of multiple pan-neuronal and sensory-specific markers in the dermomyotome, a mesodermal derivative. Taken together, these data suggest that a subset of neural crest cells may already be specified for a sensory neuron fate early in migration, as a consequence of NGN expression.
Authors:
S E Perez; S Rebelo; D J Anderson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Development (Cambridge, England)     Volume:  126     ISSN:  0950-1991     ISO Abbreviation:  Development     Publication Date:  1999 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-06-01     Completed Date:  1999-06-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8701744     Medline TA:  Development     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1715-28     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Biology 216-76 and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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GENBANK/AF123884;  AF123885
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
Biological Markers
Cell Differentiation
Chick Embryo
DNA, Complementary
Ganglia
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs*
Mice
Molecular Sequence Data
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Neural Crest
Neurons, Afferent / cytology*
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Spinal Nerve Roots
Transcription Factors / genetics,  metabolism*
Xenopus Proteins*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors; 0/Biological Markers; 0/DNA, Complementary; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/Xenopus Proteins; 0/neurogenin, Xenopus

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