2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of multipotency and its underlying molecular mechanisms of sympathetic nerve-associating Schwann cell precursors
Project/Area Number |
19K07267
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 48010:Anatomy-related
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
Ito Keisuke 神戸大学, 医学研究科, 助教 (10575468)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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Keywords | シュワン前駆細胞 / 自律神経系 / Phox2B / 神経芽腫 / 交感神経系 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
During development, Schwann cell precursors (SCPs) can differentiate into not only Schwann cells but also multiple cell types including autonomic neurons. However, overall distribution of SCP-derived neurogenesis and its underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we found that sympathetic ganglia-derived SCPs differentiate into autonomic neuron-like cells along various nerves projecting to the limb buds and diaphragm. We also found that a reduction of one gene dose can cause a dramatic enhancement of SCP-derived neurogenesis. These SCP-derived neurons were further enhanced by a neuroblastoma driver mutation, indicating that SCP-derived neurogenesis is highly sensitive to an alteration in a gene dose and an oncogenic driver mutation
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Free Research Field |
神経発生学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
長い解剖学・組織学の歴史において、四肢動物の肢芽に自律神経の細胞体が存在する事を記載した例はない。本研究はその歴史を塗り替え、肢芽内に自律神経様の細胞体が確かに存在し、これらが交感神経節から派生したSCPを起源とするという、全く新しい知見を創出した。また一遺伝子量の減少という普遍的現象が、肢芽内自律神経様細胞を劇的に増加させることも発見した。神経芽腫モデルマウスにおいては更なる増加を認め、SCP由来神経新生が遺伝子量の変化や腫瘍誘導変異と密接に関連することを証明した。この肢芽内自律神経様細胞が異常産生される仕組みを解明することで、神経芽腫新規治療法の確立に波及することが期待できる。
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