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Loss of p73 in ependymal cells during the perinatal period leads to aqueductal stenosis.

ABSTRACT: The p53 family member p73 plays a critical role in brain development. p73 knockout mice exhibit a number of deficits in the nervous system, such as neuronal death, hydrocephalus, hippocampal dysgenesis, and pheromonal defects. Among these phenotypes, the mechanisms of hydrocephalus remain unknown. In this study, we generated a p73 knock-in (KI) mutant mouse and a conditional p73 knockout mouse. The homozygous KI mutants showed aqueductal stenosis. p73 was expressed in the ependymal cell layer and several brain areas. Unexpectedly, when p73 was disrupted during the postnatal period, animals showed aqueductal stenosis at a later stage but not hydrocephalus. An assessment of the integrity of cilia and basal body (BB) patch formation suggests that p73 is required to establish translational polarity but not to establish rotational polarity or the planar polarization of BB patches. Deletion of p73 in adult ependymal cells did not affect the maintenance of translational polarity. These results suggest that the loss of p73 during the embryonic period is critical for hydrocephalus development.

SUBMITTER: Fujitani M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5607290 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Loss of p73 in ependymal cells during the perinatal period leads to aqueductal stenosis.

Fujitani Masashi M Sato Ryohei R Yamashita Toshihide T

Scientific reports 20170920 1

The p53 family member p73 plays a critical role in brain development. p73 knockout mice exhibit a number of deficits in the nervous system, such as neuronal death, hydrocephalus, hippocampal dysgenesis, and pheromonal defects. Among these phenotypes, the mechanisms of hydrocephalus remain unknown. In this study, we generated a p73 knock-in (KI) mutant mouse and a conditional p73 knockout mouse. The homozygous KI mutants showed aqueductal stenosis. p73 was expressed in the ependymal cell layer an ...[more]

PMID: 28931858

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Loss of p73 in ependymal cells during the perinatal period leads to aqueductal stenosis.

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Loss of p73 in ependymal cells during the perinatal period leads to aqueductal stenosis.

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