Biology:NEUROD1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Neurogenic differentiation 1 (Neurod1), also called β2,[1] is a transcription factor of the NeuroD-type. It is encoded by the human gene NEUROD1.

In mice, Neurod1 expression is first seen at embryonic day 12 (E12).[2]

It is a member of the Neurod family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, composed of Neurod1, Neurod2, Neurod4, and Neurod6. The protein forms heterodimers with other bHLH proteins and activates transcription of genes that contain a specific DNA sequence known as the E-box. It regulates expression of the insulin gene, and mutations in this gene result in type II diabetes mellitus in mouse models and in human clinical patients.[3]

Neurod1 is found to convert reactive glial cells into functional neurons in the mouse brain in vivo[4] In the adult cortex, Neurod1 expression is a marker of mature excitatory pyramidal neurons in the upper-most layers of the cortex.[5]

Interactions

Neurod1 has been shown to interact with MAP3K10,[6] MAFA[7] and Cyclin D1.[8]

References

  1. "NeuroD1/beta2 contributes to cell-specific transcription of the proopiomelanocortin gene". Molecular and Cellular Biology 17 (11): 6673–82. November 1997. doi:10.1128/mcb.17.11.6673. PMID 9343431. 
  2. Bormuth, Ingo; Yan, Kuo; Yonemasu, Tomoko; Gummert, Maike; Zhang, Mingyue; Wichert, Sven; Grishina, Olga; Pieper, Alexander et al. (2013-01-09). "Neuronal Basic Helix–Loop–Helix Proteins Neurod2/6 Regulate Cortical Commissure Formation before Midline Interactions" (in en). Journal of Neuroscience 33 (2): 641–651. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0899-12.2013. ISSN 0270-6474. PMID 23303943. 
  3. Malecki, Maciej T.; Jhala, Ulupi S.; Antonellis, Anthony; Fields, Liz; Doria, Alessandro; Orban, Tihamer; Saad, Mohammed; Warram, James H. et al. (November 1999). "Mutations in NEUROD1 are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus" (in en). Nature Genetics 23 (3): 323–328. doi:10.1038/15500. ISSN 1546-1718. PMID 10545951. https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1199_323. 
  4. "In vivo direct reprogramming of reactive glial cells into functional neurons after brain injury and in an Alzheimer's disease model". Cell Stem Cell 14 (2): 188–202. February 2014. doi:10.1016/j.stem.2013.12.001. PMID 24360883. 
  5. Tutukova, Svetlana; Tarabykin, Victor; Hernandez-Miranda, Luis R. (2021). "The Role of Neurod Genes in Brain Development, Function, and Disease". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 14: 662774. doi:10.3389/fnmol.2021.662774. ISSN 1662-5099. PMID 34177462. 
  6. "Stimulation of NeuroD activity by huntingtin and huntingtin-associated proteins HAP1 and MLK2". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100 (16): 9578–83. August 2003. doi:10.1073/pnas.1133382100. PMID 12881483. Bibcode2003PNAS..100.9578M. 
  7. "The islet beta cell-enriched MafA activator is a key regulator of insulin gene transcription". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 (12): 11887–94. March 2005. doi:10.1074/jbc.M409475200. PMID 15665000. 
  8. "Cyclin D1 represses the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, BETA2/NeuroD". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 (11): 8847–53. March 2002. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110747200. PMID 11788592. 

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