Spatial and temporal expression of RA70/Scap2 in the developing neural tube.
Neurosci Lett
; 576: 1-5, 2014 Jul 25.
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Src kinase-associated phosphoprotein 2 (Ra70/scap2), which was originally isolated as a retinoic acid (RA)-induced gene, associates with molecules that modulate integrin-survival signals. Although RA is essential for vertebrate organogenesis in the posterior region, little is known about the biological role of RA70/Scap2 during development. In the present study, we demonstrate that Ra70/scap2 mRNA is temporally expressed during the RA-induced neuronal differentiation of P19 embryonic carcinoma cells. Homozygous knockout mice in which the Ra70/scap2 gene was replaced with LacZ exhibited embryonic lethality, while heterozygous mice displayed preferential expression of LacZ in posterior neural tissues, including the neural tube and hindbrain during development (E7.5-11.5), but not the forebrain. Ra70/scap2 was expressed in the ependymal layer and ventricular zone in the neural tube, where neuroepithelial cells and neuroblasts with proliferation capacity are localized, respectively. Thus, RA70/Scap2 may be necessary for RA-induced neuronal differentiation from the posterior neuroectoderm.
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Asunto principal:
Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular
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Tubo Neural
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Animals
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Neurosci Lett
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2014
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Japón
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Irlanda