Involvement of P38 Mapk and Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication (Gjic) in 12-O-Tetradecanoyl Phorbol 13-Acetate-Induced Stellation of Neurosphere-Derived Cells

  • Yang, Se-Ran (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ahn, Nam-Shik (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Ji-Won (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Joon-Suk (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoon, Byoung-Su (Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology, College of Natural Science, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Soon (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Kyung-Sun (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Primary cultures of rat fetus brain exhibit phenotypes of neuron, oligodendrocyte, and astrocyte from "neurospheres". To understand the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade and gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the differentiation of neurosphere-derived astrocyte, we investigated the effects of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on the cultured astrocyte morphology.(omitted)

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