Effects of androgen receptor polyglutamine tract expansion on proliferation of NG108-15 cells

被引:8
作者
Nakajima, H
Kimura, F
Nakagawa, T
Ikemoto, T
Furutama, D
Shinoda, K
Kato, S
Shimizu, A
Ohsawa, N
机构
[1] OSAKA MED COLL,DEPT CLIN PATHOL,TAKATSUKI,OSAKA 56911,JAPAN
[2] OSAKA MED COLL,DEPT CENT LAB,TAKATSUKI,OSAKA 56911,JAPAN
[3] UNIV TOKYO,INST MOL & CELLULAR BIOSCI,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO,JAPAN
关键词
X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy; androgen receptor gene; polyglutamine tracts; CAG repeat; NG108-15; cells; cell proliferation; cell cycle;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13348-1
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Expansion of the polyglutamine tracts in the androgen receptor (AR) has been recognized as a cause of X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). In the present study, NG108-15 cells were stably transfected with expression vectors coding for either the wild type (WI) AR gene (GAG repeat number=22) or a mutated (MT) AR gene (GAG repeat number=52). Cells proliferation and cell cycle parameters were evaluated for NG108-15-WT and NG108-15-MT cells in the presence or absence of androgen. NG108-15-WT cells demonstrated an androgen-dependent increase in cell number, while NG108-15-MT cells did not. Our results demonstrate that expansion of polyglutamine tracts in the AR may affect the proliferation and differentiation of nerve cells. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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