Neuronal NOS Induces Neuronal Differentiation Through a PKCα-Dependent GSK3β Inactivation Pathway in Hippocampal Neural Progenitor Cells
- Authors
- Park, Shin-Young; Kang, Min-Jeong; Han, Joong-Soo
- Issue Date
- Sep-2017
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Hippocampal neural progenitor cells; nNOS; NO; Cyclosporin A; PKCα; GSK3β
- Citation
- MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY, v.54, no.7, pp.5646 - 5656
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- Journal Title
- MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
- Volume
- 54
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 5646
- End Page
- 5656
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/151677
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12035-016-0110-1
- ISSN
- 0893-7648
- Abstract
- We investigated the role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the neuronal differentiation of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) from hippocampi of E16.5 rat embryos. The production of nitric oxide (NO) and nNOS expression increased markedly during neuronal differentiation as did the expression of neurotrophin-3 (NT3), neurotrophin-4/5 (NT 4/5), and synapsin I. nNOS siRNA or the nNOS inhibitor, 7-nitroindazole (7-NI), decreased expression of the neurotrophins and synapsin I, and suppressed neurite outgrowth. These results suggest that nNOS plays a critical role in neuronal differentiation of hippocampal NPCs. nNOS-mediated neuronal differentiation is controlled by calcineurin since cyclosporin A (CsA), a calcineurin inhibitor, decreased nNOS activation and NO production, and inhibited neurite outgrowth. We found that inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (GSK3 beta) resulting from activation of protein kinase C alpha (PKC alpha) is involved in the nNOS-mediated neuronal differentiation. Moreover, lithium chloride (LiCl), a GSK3 beta inhibitor, increased neuronal differentiation by inhibiting the proliferation of NPCs. Taken together, these results suggest that neuronal differentiation is dependent on calcineurin-mediated activation of nNOS; this induces PKC alpha-dependent inactivation of GSK3 beta, which leads to inhibition of the proliferation of hippocampal NPCs.
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