Functional significance of isoform diversification in the protocadherin gamma gene cluster.
Functional significance of isoform diversification in the protocadherin gamma gene cluster.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.039
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发表时间:
2012-08-09
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Maniatis T
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Chen WV;Alvarez FJ;Lefebvre JL;Friedman B;Nwakeze C;Geiman E;Smith C;Thu CA;Tapia JC;Tasic B;Sanes JR;Maniatis T
The mammalian Protocadherin (Pcdh) alpha, beta, and gamma gene clusters encode a large family of cadherin-like transmembrane proteins that are differentially expressed in individual neurons. The 22 isoforms of the Pcdhg gene cluster are diversified into A-, B- and C-types, and the C-type isoforms differ from all other clustered Pcdhs in sequence and expression. Here we show that mice lacking the 3 C-type isoforms are phenotypically indistinguishable from the Pcdhg null mutants, displaying virtually identical cellular and synaptic alterations resulting from neuronal apoptosis. By contrast, mice lacking 3 A-type isoforms exhibit no detectable phenotypes. Remarkably, however, genetically blocking apoptosis rescues the neonatal lethality of the C-type isoform knockouts, but not that of the Pcdhg null mutants. We conclude that the role of the Pcdhg gene cluster in neuronal survival is primarily, if not specifically mediated by its C-type isoforms, whereas a separate role essential for postnatal development, likely in neuronal wiring, requires isoform diversity.
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