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    Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 2004 May 19;124(2):199-203.

    Over expression of ATF-3 protects rat hippocampal neurons from in vivo injection of kainic acid.

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    Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland School of Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Abstract

    ATF-3 is a member of the ATF superfamily of transcription factors and is strongly associated with episodes of cellular stress. We demonstrate an association between increases in ATF-3 protein and resistance to exitotoxic cell death in vivo. Intra-hippocampal injection of kainic acid elicited a robust increase in endogenous ATF-3 within kainate-resistant cells of the dentate gyrus, while overexpression of exogenous ATF-3 was found to protect vulnerable CA3 neurons from the same insult. These results suggest a positive contribution to neuronal survival in the context of stress-induced death, and support an anti-apoptotic role for ATF-3 in the brain.

    PMID:
    15135228
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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