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Reactive oxygen species, Ki-Ras, and mitochondrial superoxide dismutase cooperate in nerve growth factor-induced differentiation of PC12 cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 30 Jul 2010
Cassano Silvana, Agnese Savina, D'Amato Valentina, Papale Massimo, Garbi Corrado, Castagnola Patrizio, Ruocco Maria Rosaria, Castellano Immacolata, De Vendittis Emmanuele, Santillo Mariarosaria, Amente Stefano, Porcellini Antonio, Avvedimento Enrico Vittorio
Abstract excerpt
Nerve growth factor (NGF) induces terminal differentiation in PC12, a pheochromocytoma-derived cell line. NGF binds a specific receptor on the membrane and triggers the ERK1/2 cascade, which stimulates the transcription of neural genes. We report that NGF significantly affects mitochondrial metabolism by reducing mitochondrial-produced reactive oxygen species and stabilizing the electrochemical gradient. This is...
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