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Developmental changes in Notch1 and numb expression mediated by local cell-cell interactions underlie progressively increasing delta sensitivity in neural crest stem cells.

Authors: Kubu, CJ  Orimoto, K  Morrison, SJ  Weinmaster, G  Anderson, DJ  Verdi, JM 
Citation: Kubu CJ, etal., Dev Biol 2002 Apr 1;244(1):199-214.
RGD ID: 724389
Pubmed: PMID:11900468   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1006/dbio.2002.0568   (Journal Full-text)

Neural stem cells become progressively less neurogenic and more gliogenic with development. Here, we show that between E10.5 and E14.5, neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) become increasingly sensitive to the Notch ligand Delta-Fc, a progliogenic and anti-neurogenic signal. This transition is correlated with a 20- to 30-fold increase in the relative ratio of expression of Notch and Numb (a putative inhibitor of Notch signaling). Misexpression experiments suggest that these changes contribute causally to increased Delta sensitivity. Moreover, such changes can occur in NCSCs cultured at clonal density in the absence of other cell types. However, they require local cell-cell interactions within developing clones. Delta-Fc mimics the effect of such cell-cell interactions to increase Notch and decrease Numb expression in isolated NCSCs. Thus, Delta-mediated feedback interactions between NCSCs, coupled with positive feedback control of Notch sensitivity within individual cells, may underlie developmental changes in the ligand-sensitivity of these cells.

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RGD Manual Annotations

TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
altered Notch signaling pathway  ISS 724389; 724389 RGD 
Notch signaling pathway   ISS 724389 RGD 
Notch signaling pathway   IDA 724389 RGD 
Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Notch1  (notch receptor 1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
NOTCH1  (notch receptor 1)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene Numb NUMB, endocytic adaptor protein Rattus norvegicus

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