کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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9989702 | 1580764 | 2005 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Increased dendritic complexity and axonal length in cultured mouse cortical neurons overexpressing methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
علم عصب شناسی
عصب شناسی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Rett syndrome is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the methyl DNA-binding factor MeCP2. As brain mass and neuronal complexity tend to be diminished in Rett patients, we tested whether MeCP2 directly influences the morphological complexity of developing neurons. Our results show that cultured mouse neurons overexpressing MeCP2β (MECP2A) develop more complex morphologies, having longer axonal and dendritic processes, and an increased number of axonal and dendritic terminal endings. We then tested whether overexpressing a mutant form of MeCP2β lacking its carboxyl terminus would elicit the same effects. Interestingly, while neurons overexpressing this mutant failed to enhance axonal and dendritic process elongation, the complexity of their axonal and dendritic processes remained significantly elevated. Taken together, these data support the hypothesis that MeCP2 directly regulates neuronal maturation and/or synaptogenesis, and provides evidence that MeCP2 may influence neuritic elongation and process branching through different mechanisms.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Neurobiology of Disease - Volume 19, Issues 1â2, JuneâJuly 2005, Pages 18-27
Journal: Neurobiology of Disease - Volume 19, Issues 1â2, JuneâJuly 2005, Pages 18-27
نویسندگان
Denis G.M. Jugloff, Benjamin P. Jung, Diana Purushotham, Richard Logan, James H. Eubanks,