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 findingsDivisionFateInvertebratesCentrosomesNeurogenesis and asymmetric cell division
Zhong W, Chia W. Neurogenesis and asymmetric cell division. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 4-11. PMID: 18513950, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsAsymmetric divisionMammalian neural progenitor cellsAsymmetric cell divisionProgenitor cellsCellular diversityGlial progenyCell divisionCell biologyNeuronal lineageNeural progenitorsCentral nervous systemDivisionNeurogenesisDrosophilaVertebratesCellsLineagesNervous systemBiologyProgenyProgenitorsDiversityNeuroblastsSimilarity
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
2006
The Enigma of the Numb-Notch Relationship during Mammalian Embryogenesis
Petersen PH, Tang H, Zou K, Zhong W. The Enigma of the Numb-Notch Relationship during Mammalian Embryogenesis. Developmental Neuroscience 2006, 28: 156-168. PMID: 16508312, DOI: 10.1159/000090761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell LineageDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, MammalianEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxMammalsMembrane ProteinsMesodermMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein IsoformsReceptors, NotchSomitesStem CellsConceptsAsymmetric cell divisionAntagonistic rolesCell divisionCell fate specificationStem cell maintenanceDefective Notch signalingEmbryonic nervous systemStem/progenitor cellsMammalian embryogenesisNeural stem/progenitor cellsFate specificationCell fateNumb proteinCell maintenanceNumb isoformsMammalian neurogenesisMolecular basisNotch signalingDifferent fatesNumbDifferential regulationStem cellsProgenitor cellsEmbryogenesisPremature depletion
2004
Continuing role for mouse Numb and Numbl in maintaining progenitor cells during cortical neurogenesis
Petersen PH, Zou K, Krauss S, Zhong W. Continuing role for mouse Numb and Numbl in maintaining progenitor cells during cortical neurogenesis. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 803-811. PMID: 15273690, DOI: 10.1038/nn1289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse NumbProgenitor cellsEarly neurogenesisAsymmetric cell divisionProgenitor cell maintenanceLoss of NumbNeural progenitor cellsProgenitor cell depletionDrosophila melanogasterCell fateCell divisionNeuronal fateNumblNumbCortical neurogenesisStem cellsGeneral mechanismDorsal forebrainNeurogenesisCellsNervous systemFateSpecific malformationsDifferent neuronsMelanogaster
2003
Diversifying Neural Cells through Order of Birth and Asymmetry of Division
Zhong W. Diversifying Neural Cells through Order of Birth and Asymmetry of Division. Neuron 2003, 37: 11-14. PMID: 12526768, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01178-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetry of divisionCell fate diversificationCell fate determinationAsymmetric cell divisionMature nervous systemFate diversificationDrosophila genesFate determinationCell divisionCell typesProgenitor cellsNeural cellsDevelopmental neurobiologyNervous systemCommon setCellsDivisionGenesDiversityDiversificationKey questions
2002
Asymmetric Numb distribution is critical for asymmetric cell division of mouse cerebral cortical stem cells and neuroblasts.
Shen Q, Zhong W, Jan YN, Temple S. Asymmetric Numb distribution is critical for asymmetric cell division of mouse cerebral cortical stem cells and neuroblasts. Development 2002, 129: 4843-53. PMID: 12361975, DOI: 10.1242/dev.129.20.4843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymmetric cell divisionCell divisionMouse cortical developmentCell fateStem cellsProgenitor cellsDiverse cell fatesNeural cell fateMouse cortical neurogenesisNext cell divisionEmbryonic mouse cortexDrosophila neurogenesisProgenitor marker nestinAsymmetric segregationLineage treesNumb proteinCortical stem cellsMouse homologueNotch activityWild typeNumbNeuronal differentiationNeuronal cellsCortical neurogenesisCortical development
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