期刊
NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING
卷 30, 期 3, 页码 483-497出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.07.016
关键词
Delta Np53; p44; Aging; Neural stem cells; Neurospheres; Subventricular zone; Olfactory bulb; Olfaction
资金
- NIH/NIA [AG20915]
- NIH/NCRR [RR11102]
- Ellison Medical Research Foundation
The question of whether or not stem cell loss drives aging in the brain has not been fully resolved. Here, we used mice over-expressing the short isoform of p53 (Delta Np53 or p44) as a model of aging to gain insight into the cellular mechanisms underlying age-related functional deficits in the brain. By BrdU labeling, we observed an accelerated decline in the number of subventricular zone proliferating cells with age in p44Tg mice compared to mice with normal p53 expression. A 2-3-fold reduction in the number of slowly dividing stem cells was evident in the subventricular zone of 9-12-month-old p44Tg mice, but not in younger p44Tg mice or in normal mice. Consequently, the supply of new olfactory bulb neurons was also reduced. The number and size of neurospheres generated from subventricular zone cells from p44Tg mice was significantly reduced, and cells derived from these neurospheres had limited self-renewal and amplification capacities. At the cellular level, p44 lengthened the cell cycle and affected cell cycle reentry properties, evident by an increased proportion of cells in GO. At the functional level, p44 expression resulted in impaired olfactory discrimination in 15-16-month-old mice. This phenotype is driven by constitutive activation of p53 and constitutive expression of p21(Cip1/waf1) in neural stem cells. Our results demonstrate that p53 plays a crucial role in the maintenance of the regenerative capacity of the brain by regulating the proliferation of stem and progenitor cells. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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