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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
卷 20, 期 9, 页码 3004-3014出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.9.3004-3014.2000
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 44533, R01 DK044533] Funding Source: Medline
Cells of the vertebrate neural crest (crest cells) are an invaluable model system to address cell fate specification. Crest cells are amenable to tissue culture, and they differentiate to a variety of neuronal and nonneuronal cell types, Earlier studies have determined that bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP-2. -4, and -7) and agents that elevate intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) stimulate the development of the sympathoadrenal (SA, adrenergic) lineage in neural crest cultures. To investigate whether interactive mechanisms between signaling pathways influence crest cell differentiation, we characterized the combinatorial effects of BMP-2 and cAMP-elevating agents on the development of quail trunk neural crest cells in primary culture, We report that the cAMP signaling pathway modulates both positive and negative signals influencing the development of SA cells. Specifically, ne show that moderate activation of cAMP signaling promotes, in synergy with BMP-2, SA cell development and the expression of the SA lineage-determining gene Phox2a. By contrast, robust activation of cAMP signaling opposes, even in the presence of BMP-2, SA cell development and the expression of the SA lineage-determining ASH-1 and Phox2 genes. We conclude that cAMP signaling acts as a bimodal regulator of SA cell development in neural crest cultures.
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