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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 24;106(8):2903-8. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

    Discovery of a functional protein complex of netrin-4, laminin gamma1 chain, and integrin alpha6beta1 in mouse neural stem cells.

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    David H. Koch Center, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

    Abstract

    Molecular and cellular interactions coordinating the origin and fate of neural stem cells (NSCs) in the adult brain are far from being understood. We present a protein complex that controls proliferation and migration of adult NSCs destined for the mouse olfactory bulb (OB). Combinatorial selection based on phage display technology revealed a previously unrecognized complex between the soluble protein netrin-4 and laminin gamma1 subunit that in turn activates an alpha6beta1 integrin-mediated signaling pathway in NSCs. Differentiation of NSCs is accompanied by a decrease in netrin-4 receptors, indicating that netrin-4 participates in the continual propagation of this stem cell population. Notably, the stem cells themselves do not synthesize netrin-4. Further, we show that netrin-4 is produced by selected GFAP-positive astrocytes positioned close to newborn neurons migrating in the anterior part of the rostral migratory stream (RMS) and within the OB. Our findings present a unique molecular mechanism mediating astrocytic/neuronal crosstalk that regulates ongoing neurogenesis in the adult olfactory system.

    PMID:
    19193855
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC2635839
    Free PMC Article

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