Essential role of proteasomes in maintaining self-renewal in neural progenitor cells

dc.contributor.authorZhao, Yunhe
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xueqin
dc.contributor.authorHe, Zebin
dc.contributor.authorNiu, Xiaojie
dc.contributor.authorShi, Weijun
dc.contributor.authorDing, Jian
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Li
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Tifei
dc.contributor.authorLi, Ang
dc.contributor.authorYang, Wulin
dc.contributor.authorLu, Li
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-27T19:22:37Z
dc.date.available2016-06-27T19:22:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-01
dc.description.abstractProtein turnover and homeostasis are regulated by the proteasomal system, which is critical for cell function and viability. Pluripotency of stem cells also relies on normal proteasomal activity that mitigates senescent phenotypes induced by intensive cell replications, as previously demonstrated in human bone marrow stromal cells. In this study, we investigated the role of proteasomes in self-renewal of neural progenitor cells (NPCs). Through both in vivo and in vitro analyses, we found that the expression of proteasomes was progressively decreased during aging. Likewise, proliferation and self-renewal of NPCs were also impaired in aged mice, suggesting that the down-regulation of proteasomes might be responsible for this senescent phenotype. Lowering proteasomal activity by loss-of-function manipulations mimicked the senescence of NPCs both in vitro and in vivo; conversely, enhancing proteasomal activity restored and improved self-renewal in aged NPCs. These results collectively indicate that proteasomes work as a key regulator in promoting self-renewal of NPCs. This potentially provides a promising therapeutic target for age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports; 6: p. 1-12en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep19752
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.pmidpmc4726439en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5790
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4726439/en_US
dc.titleEssential role of proteasomes in maintaining self-renewal in neural progenitor cellsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.nameScientific Reportsen_US
ecu.journal.pages1-12en_US
ecu.journal.volume6en_US

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