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Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and vascular formation in ephrin-A5-deficient mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20474079     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neurogenesis occurs throughout the life in the mammalian brain. The hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) is one of the major regions of the adult neurogenesis, where neural stem/progenitor cells continuously generate new granule neurons, although molecular mechanisms underlying generation and maintenance of newly born neurons are still elusive. Here we show that ephrin-A5, a ligand for Eph receptor tyrosine kinases, plays multiple roles in both neurogenesis and vascular formation in the adult hippocampus. In mice lacking ephrin-A5 function, cell proliferation and survival of newborn neurons were severely reduced in the hippocampus DG. Furthermore, ephrin-A5-deficient mice exhibited altered distribution of EphA4 receptor in the vascular endothelial cells and increased narrower capillaries in the hippocampus DG. EphA/ephrin-A signaling thus plays crucial roles in the establishment and/or maintenance of the brain vascular system, as an essential constituent of the adult neurogenic niche.
Authors:
Yoshinobu Hara; Tadashi Nomura; Kaichi Yoshizaki; Jonas Frisén; Noriko Osumi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio)     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1549-4918     ISO Abbreviation:  Stem Cells     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-17     Completed Date:  2010-12-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9304532     Medline TA:  Stem Cells     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  974-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Core Center for Neuroscience, ART, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult Stem Cells / cytology,  metabolism*
Aging / genetics
Animals
Cell Proliferation
Cell Survival / genetics
Down-Regulation / genetics
Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism,  pathology
Ephrin-A5 / genetics*
Hippocampus / cytology,  metabolism*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Neovascularization, Pathologic / genetics,  metabolism*,  pathology*
Neurogenesis / physiology*
Receptors, Eph Family / genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Ephrin-A5; EC 2.7.10.1/Receptors, Eph Family

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