The expression and activity of β-catenin in the thalamus and its projections to the cerebral cortex in the mouse embryo
| العنوان: | The expression and activity of β-catenin in the thalamus and its projections to the cerebral cortex in the mouse embryo |
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| المؤلفون: | Michael Clinton, Konrad Rawlik, John W. Davey, Derek McBride, Thomas Pratt, Tomasz J. Nowakowski, David Price, Casey Raasumaa, John O. Mason |
| المصدر: | BMC Neuroscience Pratt, T, Davey, J, Nowakowski, T J, Raasumaa, C, Rawlik, K, McBride, D, Clinton, M, Mason, J O & Price, D J 2012, ' The expression and activity of β-catenin in the thalamus and its projections to the cerebral cortex in the mouse embryo ', BMC Neuroscience, vol. 13, no. 20, pp. 1-13 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-13-20Test BMC Neuroscience, Vol 13, Iss 1, p 20 (2012) |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Nature |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Cell signaling, mRNA, Thalamus, Growth Cones, Biology, lcsh:RC321-571, 03 medical and health sciences, Mice, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 0302 clinical medicine, Netrin, Neural Pathways, medicine, Animals, Nerve Growth Factors, Axon, Growth cone, lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Cells, Cultured, beta Catenin, 030304 developmental biology, BAT-gal, Cerebral Cortex, Neurons, 0303 health sciences, General Neuroscience, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, lcsh:QP351-495, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Netrin-1, β-catenin, Axons, lcsh:Neurophysiology and neuropsychology, Nerve growth factor, medicine.anatomical_structure, nervous system, Cerebral cortex, Neuroscience, Nucleus, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Background The mammalian thalamus relays sensory information from the periphery to the cerebral cortex for cognitive processing via the thalamocortical tract. The thalamocortical tract forms during embryonic development controlled by mechanisms that are not fully understood. β-catenin is a nuclear and cytosolic protein that transduces signals from secreted signaling molecules to regulate both cell motility via the cytoskeleton and gene expression in the nucleus. In this study we tested whether β-catenin is likely to play a role in thalamocortical connectivity by examining its expression and activity in developing thalamic neurons and their axons. Results At embryonic day (E)15.5, the time when thalamocortical axonal projections are forming, we found that the thalamus is a site of particularly high β-catenin mRNA and protein expression. As well as being expressed at high levels in thalamic cell bodies, β-catenin protein is enriched in the axons and growth cones of thalamic axons and its growth cone concentration is sensitive to Netrin-1. Using mice carrying the β-catenin reporter BAT-gal we find high levels of reporter activity in the thalamus. Further, Netrin-1 induces BAT-gal reporter expression and upregulates levels of endogenous transcripts encoding β-actin and L1 proteins in cultured thalamic cells. We found that β-catenin mRNA is enriched in thalamic axons and its 3'UTR is phylogenetically conserved and is able to direct heterologous mRNAs along the thalamic axon, where they can be translated. Conclusion We provide evidence that β-catenin protein is likely to be an important player in thalamocortcial development. It is abundant both in the nucleus and in the growth cones of post-mitotic thalamic cells during the development of thalamocortical connectivity and β-catenin mRNA is targeted to thalamic axons and growth cones where it could potentially be translated. β-catenin is involved in transducing the Netrin-1 signal to thalamic cells suggesting a mechanism by which Netrin-1 guides thalamocortical development. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1471-2202 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2202-13-20 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::d225ceedafeb92d86644ec75f3b91786Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....d225ceedafeb92d86644ec75f3b91786 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712202 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2202-13-20 |