1999
The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development
Kuan C, Yang D, Roy D, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development. Neuron 1999, 22: 667-676. PMID: 10230788, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80727-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCaspasesEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNervous SystemProtein KinasesRhombencephalonConceptsNeural tube closureBrain developmentEmbryonic lethalDouble mutantKinase familyCompound mutantsProtein kinaseCaspase activationPrecocious degenerationJNK2 geneTube closureEarly brain developmentCell deathJNK1Different membersSpecific apoptosisApoptosisMutantsMutant miceJNK2JNK3Mutant forebrainSevere dysregulationFamilyKinase
1997
Absence of excitotoxicity-induced apoptosis in the hippocampus of mice lacking the Jnk3 gene
Yang D, Kuan C, Whitmarsh A, Rinócn M, Zheng T, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. Absence of excitotoxicity-induced apoptosis in the hippocampus of mice lacking the Jnk3 gene. Nature 1997, 389: 865-870. PMID: 9349820, DOI: 10.1038/39899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisDrug ResistanceExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsGene ExpressionGene TargetingGlutamic AcidHippocampusKainic AcidMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeuronsPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junSeizuresSignal TransductionTranscription Factor AP-1ConceptsKainic acidGlutamate receptor agonist kainic acidAgonist kainic acidExcitotoxicity-induced apoptosisExcitatory amino acidsHippocampal neuron apoptosisHippocampus of miceStress-induced neuronal apoptosisObserved neuroprotectionGlutamate neurotoxicitySeizure activityNeuron apoptosisGlutamate toxicityNeuronal apoptosisAP-1 transcription factor complexJNK3 geneMutant miceMiceMembrane depolarizationNoxious stressTranscription factor complexApoptosisC-JunRecent studiesTranscriptional activity