DISP3 promotes proliferation and delays differentiation of neural progenitor cells
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ABSTRACT: DISP3 (PTCHD2), a sterol-sensing domain-containing protein, is highly expressed in neural tissue but its role in neural differentiation is unknown. In the present study we used a multipotent cerebellar progenitor cell line, C17.2, to investigate the impact of DISP3 on the proliferation and differentiation of neural precursors and its possible involvement in brain malignancies. We found that ectopically expressed DISP3 promotes cell proliferation and alters expression of genes that are involved in tumorigenesis. Finally, the differentiation profile of DISP3-expressing cells were altered, as evidenced by delayed expression of neural specific markers and a reduced capacity to undergo neural differentiation.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Michal Kolar
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-2975 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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