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MEN1 gene sequence variant C.[527 G > A] P.[ARG 176 GLN]: Is it pathogenic?
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a hereditary cancer syndrome caused by germline variants in the MEN1 new gene located on chromosome 11q13. We found a new sequence gene varan
Impaired adult neurogenesis associated with short-term memory defects in NF-kappaB p50-deficient mice.
Neurogenesis proceeds throughout adulthood in the brain of most mammalian species, but the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of stem/progenitor cell proliferation, survival, maturation, and differentiation have not been completely unraveled. We have studied hippocampal neurogenesis in NF- K B p50-deficient mice. Here we demonstrate that in absence of p50, the net rate of neural precursor proliferation does not change, but some of the steps leading to the final neuron differentiation status are hampered, resulting in nearly 50% reduction in the number of newly born neurons in the adult mutant hippocampus. Additionally, in p50 - / - mice, we observed
a selective defect in short-term spatial memory performance without impairment of hippocampal-dependent spatial long-term memory and learning. Our results highlight the role of NF- K B p50 in hippocampal neurogenesis and in short-term spatial memory