Altered expression and distribution of FAC1 during NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms by which neurotrophins such as nerve growth factor (NGF) induce neurite outgrowth and differentiation remain unclear, although multiple intracellular signaling pathways are known to participate. Recent studies have shown that nuclear transcription factors play an important role in NGF-stimulated neuritic outgrowth in PCI2 cells. We investigated whether FACI, a novel transcriptional regulator that exhibits altered subcellular distribution during brain development, is responsive to NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of PCI2 cells. Our studies demonstrate that NGF induces a rapid, transient increase in FACI mRNA that is dependent upon ERK activation, and that FACI protein exhibits altered subcellular distribution during neurite outgrowth. These findings suggest that FACI expression and subcellular localization are regulated by NGF signaling pathways during neurite outgrowth. © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Keywords

Gel mobility shift assay, Gene expression, Laser scanning confocal microscopy, Nerve growth factor, Neuronal differentiation, Transcription factor

Publication Date

3-3-2003

Publication Title

NeuroReport

ISSN

09594965

Volume

14

Issue

3

First Page

449

Last Page

452

PubMed ID

12634501

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/00001756-200303030-00030

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