2008
Timing cell-fate determination during asymmetric cell divisions
Zhong W. Timing cell-fate determination during asymmetric cell divisions. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 472-478. PMID: 18983918, PMCID: PMC2609754, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric cell divisionCell divisionCell cycle progressionFate determinantsCell fate determinantsCell fate determinationCell fateDaughter cellsCellular organellesMolecular mechanismsCell cycleGolgi apparatusIntracellular signalingSubcellular distributionDifferent fatesCell typesNovel mechanismCell proliferationMolecular compositionMultiple roundsRecent findingsDivisionFateInvertebratesCentrosomes
2007
The Mammalian Golgi Regulates Numb Signaling in Asymmetric Cell Division by Releasing ACBD3 during Mitosis
Zhou Y, Atkins JB, Rompani SB, Bancescu DL, Petersen PH, Tang H, Zou K, Stewart SB, Zhong W. The Mammalian Golgi Regulates Numb Signaling in Asymmetric Cell Division by Releasing ACBD3 during Mitosis. Cell 2007, 129: 163-178. PMID: 17418793, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell DivisionCell LineageCytosolDrosophilaEmbryo, MammalianEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGolgi ApparatusMembrane ProteinsMiceMitosisNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhenotypeProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, GABA-ASignal TransductionStem CellsConceptsCell fate specificationNumb proteinDaughter cellsGolgi fragmentationCell cycleMammalian neural progenitor cellsAsymmetric cell divisionProgenitor cell cycleProgenitor cellsCell cycle progressionNeural progenitor cellsMammalian GolgiCell fateCell divisionNeuronal fateACBD3Golgi apparatusSubcellular distributionNeuronal differentiationPhenotypic similarityNumbMitosisNeuron productionProteinCells
2005
Numb Proteins Specify Asymmetric Cell Fates via an Endocytosis- and Proteasome-Independent Pathway
Tang H, Rompani SB, Atkins JB, Zhou Y, Osterwalder T, Zhong W. Numb Proteins Specify Asymmetric Cell Fates via an Endocytosis- and Proteasome-Independent Pathway. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2005, 25: 2899-2909. PMID: 15798180, PMCID: PMC1069617, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.8.2899-2909.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DivisionDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEndocytosisJuvenile HormonesMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuropeptidesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteasome InhibitorsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsNumb proteinProteasome-independent pathwayAsymmetric cell fate specificationAsymmetric cell fatesCell fate specificationEps15 homology (EH) domainE3 ubiquitin ligasesNotch protein levelsCell-cell communicationAlpha-adaptinFate specificationEndocytic proteinsDistinct binding motifsDrosophila melanogasterAsymmetric divisionCell fateHomology domainUbiquitin ligasesDaughter cellsNotch activityBinding motifEndocytosisHomologue 1Proteasome activityCell surface
2000
Mouse numb is an essential gene involved in cortical neurogenesis
Zhong W, Jiang M, Schonemann M, Meneses J, Pedersen R, Jan L, Jan Y. Mouse numb is an essential gene involved in cortical neurogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 6844-6849. PMID: 10841580, PMCID: PMC18761, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.12.6844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential genesDaughter cellsProgenitor cellsCranial neural tube closureFunction mutant allelesApical daughter cellMembrane-associated proteinsProgenitor cell fateCortical neurogenesisNeural tube closureEmbryonic day 11.5Neural progenitor cellsCortical progenitor cellsNumb functionsCell fateApical cell membraneNumb geneSevere defectsTube closureMutant allelesNeural developmentDay 11.5Cell membraneGenesMammalian neocortex
1999
DLX‐1, DLX‐2, and DLX‐5 expression define distinct stages of basal forebrain differentiation
Eisenstat D, Liu J, Mione M, Zhong W, Yu G, Anderson S, Ghattas I, Puelles L, Rubenstein J. DLX‐1, DLX‐2, and DLX‐5 expression define distinct stages of basal forebrain differentiation. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1999, 414: 217-237. PMID: 10516593, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19991115)414:2<217::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsAntibody SpecificityBasal GangliaCell DifferentiationCell NucleusCerebral VentriclesCytoplasmGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationIsomerismMiceMitosisMutagenesisNeuronsProsencephalonRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerS PhaseTranscription FactorsConceptsDlx-2Dlx-1Dlx-5Dlx genesDlx-5 expressionEmbryonic day 10.5Ventricular zoneDlx proteinsDlx familyM phase cellsCraniofacial morphogenesisHomeobox genesSingle mutantsDaughter cellsDay 10.5GenesForebrain differentiationProteinSame cellsMouse forebrainMild phenotypeCellsDifferentiationExpressionDistinct stages
1997
Differential expression of mammalian Numb, Numblike and Notch1 suggests distinct roles during mouse cortical neurogenesis
Zhong W, Jiang M, Weinmaster G, Jan L, Jan Y. Differential expression of mammalian Numb, Numblike and Notch1 suggests distinct roles during mouse cortical neurogenesis. Development 1997, 124: 1887-1897. PMID: 9169836, DOI: 10.1242/dev.124.10.1887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCerebral CortexCloning, MolecularCytoplasmDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJuvenile HormonesMembrane ProteinsMiceModels, NeurologicalMolecular Sequence DataMorphogenesisMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNervous SystemNeuronsOrgan SpecificityReceptor, Notch1Receptors, Cell SurfaceRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidStem CellsTranscription FactorsConceptsDaughter cellsNeural precursorsMammalian cortical neurogenesisAsymmetric cell divisionSignificant sequence similarityMouse cortical neurogenesisCortical neurogenesisEmbryonic nervous systemFunction mutant embryosCell-cell interactionsCell-intrinsic mechanismsMammalian NumbMouse NumbNumb lossProgenitor cell proliferationDrosophila neurogenesisMammalian genesMutant embryosCell-extrinsic mechanismsSequence similarityCell divisionDifferential segregationNumblikePostmitotic neuronsNumb
1996
Asymmetric Localization of a Mammalian Numb Homolog during Mouse Cortical Neurogenesis
Zhong W, Feder J, Jiang M, Jan L, Jan Y. Asymmetric Localization of a Mammalian Numb Homolog during Mouse Cortical Neurogenesis. Neuron 1996, 17: 43-53. PMID: 8755477, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80279-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DivisionCell MembraneCerebral CortexDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentJuvenile HormonesMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsRatsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, NotchSequence Homology, Amino AcidTissue DistributionConceptsMouse cortical neurogenesisDaughter cellsAsymmetric cell divisionCortical neurogenesisCell-cell interactionsDrosophila neurogenesisMammalian homologMutant phenotypeMouse Notch1Drosophila embryosDistinct fatesDrosophila NumbAsymmetric divisionAsymmetric localizationCell divisionDifferential segregationMolecular mechanismsNeural progenitorsNumbNeural precursorsApical membraneHomologNeurogenesisInvertebratesVertebrates