@article{SchwartzNeveEisenmanetal.1994, author = {Schwartz, Faina and Neve, Rachel and Eisenman, Robert and Gessler, Manfred and Bruns, Gail}, title = {A WAGR region gene between PAX-6 and FSHB expressed in fetal brain}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-59125}, year = {1994}, abstract = {Developmental delay or mental retardation is a frequent component of multi-system anomaly syndromes associated with chromosomal deletions. Isolation of genes involved in the mental dysfunction in these disorders should define loci important in brain formation or function. We have identified a highly conserved locus in the distal part of 11 p 13 that is prominently expressed in fetal brain. Minimal expression is observed in a number of other fetal tissues. The gene maps distal to PAX-6 but proximal to the loci for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and the beta subunit of follicle stimulating hormone (FSHB), within a region previously implicated in the mental retardation component of some WAGR syndrome patients. Within fetal brain, the corresponding transcript is prominent in frontal, motor and primary visual cortex as weil as in the caudate-putamen. The characteristics of this gene, including the striking evolutionary conservation at the locus, suggest that the encoded protein may function in brain development.}, subject = {Biochemie}, language = {en} } @article{ScognamiglioCabezasWallscheidThieretal.2016, author = {Scognamiglio, Roberta and Cabezas-Wallscheid, Nina and Thier, Marc Christian and Altamura, Sandro and Reyes, Alejandro and Prendergast, {\´A}ine M. and Baumg{\"a}rtner, Daniel and Carnevalli, Larissa S. and Atzberger, Ann and Haas, Simon and von Paleske, Lisa and Boroviak, Thorsten and W{\"o}rsd{\"o}rfer, Philipp and Essers, Marieke A. G. and Kloz, Ulrich and Eisenman, Robert N. and Edenhofer, Frank and Bertone, Paul and Huber, Wolfgang and van der Hoeven, Franciscus and Smith, Austin and Trumpp, Andreas}, title = {Myc depletion induces a pluripotent dormant state mimicking diapause}, series = {Cell}, volume = {164}, journal = {Cell}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.033}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-190868}, pages = {668-680}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are maintained in a naive ground state of pluripotency in the presence of MEK and GSK3 inhibitors. Here, we show that ground-state ESCs express low Myc levels. Deletion of both c-myc and N-myc (dKO) or pharmacological inhibition of Myc activity strongly decreases transcription, splicing, and protein synthesis, leading to proliferation arrest. This process is reversible and occurs without affecting pluripotency, suggesting that Myc-depleted stem cells enter a state of dormancy similar to embryonic diapause. Indeed, c-Myc is depleted in diapaused blastocysts, and the differential expression signatures of dKO ESCs and diapaused epiblasts are remarkably similar. Following Myc inhibition, pre-implantation blastocysts enter biosynthetic dormancy but can progress through their normal developmental program after transfer into pseudo-pregnant recipients. Our study shows that Myc controls the biosynthetic machinery of stem cells without affecting their potency, thus regulating their entry and exit from the dormant state.}, language = {en} }