コガ　ヨウコ   Yoko Kawase-Koga   古賀　陽子    所属   医学部 医学科（東京女子医科大学病院）    職種   教授・基幹分野長
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Timing specific requirement of microRNA function is essential for embryonic and postnatal hippocampal development.
掲載誌名	正式名：PloS one 略　 称：PLoS One ISSNコード：19326203/19326203
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	6(10),pp.e26000
著者・共著者	Li Qingsong, Bian Shan, Hong Janet, Kawase-Koga Yoko, Zhu Edwin, Zheng Yongri, Yang Lizhuang, Sun Tao
発行年月	2011
概要	The adult hippocampus consists of the dentate gyrus (DG) and the CA1, CA2 and CA3 regions and is essential for learning and memory functions. During embryonic development, hippocampal neurons are derived from hippocampal neuroepithelial cells and dentate granular progenitors. The molecular mechanisms that control hippocampal progenitor proliferation and differentiation are not well understood. Here we show that noncoding microRNAs (miRNAs) are essential for early hippocampal development in mice. Conditionally ablating the RNAase III enzyme Dicer at different embryonic time points utilizing three Cre mouse lines causes abnormal hippocampal morphology and affects the number of hippocampal progenitors due to altered proliferation and increased apoptosis. Lack of miRNAs at earlier stages causes early differentiation of hippocampal neurons, in particular in the CA1 and DG regions. Lack of miRNAs at a later stage specifically affects neuronal production in the CA3 region. Our results reveal a timing requirement of miRNAs for the formation of specific hippocampal regions, with the CA1 and DG developmentally hindered by an early loss of miRNAs and the CA3 region to a late loss of miRNAs. Collectively, our studies indicate the importance of the Dicer-mediated miRNA pathway in hippocampal development and functions.
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0026000
PMID	21991391