Localization, characterization and function of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide during brain development

Jun Watanabe, Tomoya Nakamachi, Ryousuke Matsuno, Daisuke Hayashi, Masahisa Nakamura, Sakae Kikuyama, Shigeo Nakajo, Seiji Shioda*

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Abstract

Neural development is controlled by region-specific factors that regulate cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide that exerts a wide range of effects on different cell types in the brain as early as the fetal stage. Here we review current knowledge concerning several aspects of PACAP expression in embryonic and neonatal neural tissue: (i) the distribution of PACAP and PACAP receptors mRNA in the developing brain; (ii) the characteristic generation of neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in brain areas where the PACAP receptor is expressed and (iii) the role of PACAP as a regulator of neural development, inducing differentiation and proliferation in association with other trophic factors or signal transduction molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1713-1719
Number of pages7
JournalPeptides
Volume28
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007/09

Keywords

  • Neural development
  • Neurogenesis
  • PAC1 receptor
  • Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating Polypeptide (PACAP)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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