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FGF9: a motoneuron survival factor expressed by medial thoracic and sacral motoneurons.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10723063     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the nervous system, fibroblast growth factor-9 (FGF9) is produced mainly by neurons. By whole-mount in situ hybridization, on embryonic rat spinal cord, we observed Fgf9 expression in a subpopulation of motoneurons located in the thoracic and sacral regions of the median motor column that innervate the axial muscles. Furthermore, FGF9 prevented death of purified rat and chicken motoneurons in culture in the same concentration range as FGF2. The targets of FGF9 are more restricted than that of the other FGFs, however, because conversely to FGF1 or FGF2, FGF9 had only weak or inexistent survival effects on chicken ciliary neurons or rat DRG. FGF9 may therefore play a role as an autocrine/paracrine survival factor for motoneurons.
Authors:
A Garcès; H Nishimune; J M Philippe; B Pettmann; O deLapeyrière
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuroscience research     Volume:  60     ISSN:  0360-4012     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci. Res.     Publication Date:  2000 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-04-12     Completed Date:  2000-04-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600111     Medline TA:  J Neurosci Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
INSERM U.382, Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (INSERM-CNRS-Univ. Méditerraneé-AP Marseille), Campus de Luminy, Marseille, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Chick Embryo
Fibroblast Growth Factor 9
Fibroblast Growth Factors*
Ganglia, Parasympathetic / cytology,  embryology,  metabolism
Ganglia, Spinal / cytology,  embryology,  metabolism
Growth Substances / metabolism*
Motor Neurons / metabolism*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sacrococcygeal Region
Spinal Cord / cytology,  embryology,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fgf9 protein, rat; 0/Fibroblast Growth Factor 9; 0/Growth Substances; 62031-54-3/Fibroblast Growth Factors

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