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Mechanisms of transcriptional activation of the col6a1 gene during Schwann cell differentiation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11287188     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A transgenic mouse line expressing the lacZ reporter under the control of a regulatory region of the col6a1 gene has been used to investigate differentiation of Schwann cells. The data suggest that: (1) activation of col6a1 gene transcription in the peripheral nervous system is part of the differentiation program of Schwann cells from neural crest cells stimulated by neuregulins; (2) once the Schwann cell precursors have acquired the competence of transcribing the col6a1 gene, transcriptional regulation becomes independent from neuregulins and is modulated by different mechanisms, including cell cycle; (3) activation of transgene expression after birth in sciatic nerves corresponds to the time of withdrawal of immature Schwann cells from the cell cycle and the beginning of their differentiation into myelinating Schwann cells.
Authors:
P Vitale; P Braghetta; D Volpin; P Bonaldo; G M Bressan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of development     Volume:  102     ISSN:  0925-4773     ISO Abbreviation:  Mech. Dev.     Publication Date:  2001 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-05     Completed Date:  2001-08-16     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9101218     Medline TA:  Mech Dev     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-56     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Padova, Via G. Colombo 3, 35100, Padova, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Axons / metabolism
Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism
Cell Cycle
Cell Differentiation
Cells, Cultured
Collagen / genetics*,  metabolism*
Ganglia, Spinal / cytology
In Situ Hybridization
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Myelin Sheath / metabolism
Neurofilament Proteins / metabolism
Peripheral Nervous System / embryology
Phenotype
Schwann Cells / metabolism*
Stem Cells / cytology
Time Factors
Transcription, Genetic
Transcriptional Activation*
Transgenes
beta-Galactosidase / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neurofilament Proteins; 59-14-3/Bromodeoxyuridine; 9007-34-5/Collagen; EC 3.2.1.23/beta-Galactosidase

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