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DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 74, 期 12, 页码 1172-1183出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22196
关键词
retina; BMP; differentiation; mouse
资金
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25670726, 25118708] Funding Source: KAKEN
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) plays pivotal roles in early retinal development. However, its roles in the late phase of retinal development remain unclear. We found that BMP receptors and ligands were expressed in the postnatal mouse retina. Furthermore, immunostaining revealed that phosphorylated Smads were enriched in various cells types in the inner nuclear layer postnatally. However, phosphorylated Smads were not detected in photoreceptors, suggesting that BMP may play roles in retinal cells in the inner nuclear layer. Forced expression of constitutively active BMP receptors during retinal development resulted in an increased number of bipolar cells and Muller glia and a decreased number of rod photoreceptors; however, proliferation was not perturbed. The expression of dominant negative BMP receptors resulted in a decreased number of Muller glia and bipolar cells. In addition, inhibiting BMP signaling in retinal monolayer cultures abrogated Muller glial process extension, suggesting that BMP signaling also plays a role in the maturation of Muller glia. The expression of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hey2 was induced by BMP signaling in retinas. The coexpression of sh-Hey2 with constitutively active BMP receptors suggested that the effects of BMP signaling on retinal differentiation could be attributed partly to the induction of Hey2 by BMP. We propose that BMP signaling plays pivotal roles in the differentiation of retinal progenitor cells into late differentiating retinal cell types and in the maturation of Muller glia; these effects were mediated, at least in part, by Hey2. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 74: 1172-1183, 2014
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