title: Differential expression of Dicer and Argonaute genes during the differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: Dicer and Argonaute 1-4 proteins are key components of the cytoplasmic enzyme machinery responsible for biogenesis and performance of microRNAs. To gain insight into the roles of these proteins in cell differentiation, we investigated possible changes in the expression levels of Dicer and Argonaute 1-4 genes during the differentiation of cultured neural and glial cells. The results show that the 5 genes are differentially expressed along the 2 differentiation pathways and suggest a prevalent role of Dicer and Argonaute 4 in neural cell differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Sciences, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Potenza
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Aniello
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D060565:Argonaute Proteins; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D039642:Eukaryotic Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D034622:RNA Interference; D043244:Ribonuclease III / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C115848:AGO1 protein, human; C466422:AGO2 protein, human; C517143:AGO3 protein, human; C517144:AGO4 protein, human; D060565:Argonaute Proteins; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D039642:Eukaryotic Initiation Factors; D035683:MicroRNAs; C408087:DICER1 protein, human; D043244:Ribonuclease III; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases