title: Specific expression of CPP32 in sensory neurons of mouse embryos and activation of CPP32 in the apoptosis induced by a withdrawal of NGF.
abstract: We isolated mouse CPP32/apopain cDNA, a mammalian homologue most closely related to Ced-3 in C. elegans, and examined the involvement of CPP32 in the apoptosis of nervous system during development. CPP32 is specifically expressed in the trigeminal (V) ganglia, facio-acoustic (VII-VIII) ganglion complex, and dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) of mouse 10.5-day embryos. CPP32-like proteases are activated during apoptosis of DRG neurons induced by deprivation of NGF and serum. Ac-DEVD-CHO, an inhibitor for CPP32-like proteases, prevents apoptosis of DRG neurons, but Ac-YVAD-CHO, an inhibitor for ICE-like proteases, does not. These results suggest that CPP32 or CPP32-like proteases play a role as central mediator in the apoptosis of DRG neurons induced by lack of neurotrophin signals.
authors.affiliation: Division of Development and Differentiation, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mukasa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urase
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Momoi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Momoi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases; D006224:Cricetinae; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000201:enzymology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000201:enzymology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; C505409:Casp3 protein, mouse; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases