| Literature DB >> 15937482 |
Takaharu Taketomi1, Daigo Yoshiga, Koji Taniguchi, Takashi Kobayashi, Atsushi Nonami, Reiko Kato, Mika Sasaki, Atsuo Sasaki, Hitoshi Ishibashi, Maiko Moriyama, Kei-ichiro Nakamura, Junji Nishimura, Akihiko Yoshimura.
Abstract
We report here that loss of the Sprouty2 gene (also known as Spry2) in mice resulted in enteric nerve hyperplasia, which led to esophageal achalasia and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) induced hyperactivation of ERK and Akt in enteric nerve cells. Anti-GDNF antibody administration corrected nerve hyperplasia in Sprouty2-deficient mice. We show Sprouty2 to be a negative regulator of GDNF for the neonatal development or survival of enteric nerve cells.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15937482 DOI: 10.1038/nn1485
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884