Toll-like receptor 3 regulates neural stem cell proliferation by modulating the Sonic Hedgehog pathway |
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Authors: | Yaddanapudi Kavitha De Miranda Joari Hornig Mady Lipkin W Ian |
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Affiliation: | Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America. |
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Abstract: | Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) signaling has been implicated in neural stem/precursor cell (NPC) proliferation. However, the molecular mechanisms involved, and their relationship to classical TLR-mediated innate immune pathways, remain unknown. Here, we report investigation of the mechanics of TLR3 signaling in neurospheres comprised of epidermal growth factor (EGF)-responsive NPC isolated from murine embryonic cerebral cortex of C57BL/6 (WT) or TLR3 deficient (TLR3(-/-)) mice. Our data indicate that the TLR3 ligand polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (PIC) negatively regulates NPC proliferation by inhibiting Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling, that PIC induces apoptosis in association with inhibition of Ras-ERK signaling and elevated expression of Fas, and that these effects are TLR3-dependent, suggesting convergent signaling between the Shh and TLR3 pathways. |
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