title: Tra2alpha promotes RA induced neural differentiation of P19 cells.
abstract: The present study demonstrates a high level of the nuclear Transformer 2alpha (Tra2alpha) protein in adult mouse brain relative to other tissues, including muscle, heart, liver, lungs, kidney and small intestine, suggesting the potential importance of Tra2alpha in neural function. The level of Tra2alpha in mouse cerebrum is developmentally regulated, peaking at neonate stage. In P19 carcinoma cells, Tra2alpha is transiently up-regulated upon retinoic acid (RA) treatment. Although over-expression of Tra2alpha protein alone does not elicit P19 differentiation, under these conditions the response of P19 cells to RA is significantly increased. The results suggest that Tra2alpha proteins may act as a mediator in the signal pathway associated with RA-induced differentiation in P19 cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genomic Physiology, Center for Brain Research, State Key laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Xianhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C474542:Tra2alpha protein, mouse; D014404:Tubulin; D014212:Tretinoin