PMID- 25482448 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150310 LR - 20141224 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 456 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Jan 2 TI - Basic fibroblast growth factor induces miR-134 upregulation in astrocyte for cell maturation. PG - 465-70 LID - S0006-291X(14)02149-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.108 [doi] AB - Evidence suggests that neuronal microRNAs (miRs) contribute to synaptic plasticity, although a role of glial miRs have been unknown. Growth factors including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulate neuronal functions via upregulation of miRs, while possible influences on expression/function of glial miRs have not been fully understood. Here, we report that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) increased miR-134 expression in astrocyte. The miR-134 was upregulated through stimulating extracellular signal-regulated kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling, because inhibitors for each signaling blocked the miR-134 induction by bFGF. We also found upregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (astrocyte marker) and decreased extracellular concentration of glutamate after miR-134 overexpression and bFGF application, suggesting that astroglial cell maturation is enhanced by bFGF through induction of miR-134. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Numakawa, Tadahiro AU - Numakawa T AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: numakawa@ncnp.go.jp. FAU - Nakajima, Shingo AU - Nakajima S AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Yamamoto, Noriko AU - Yamamoto N AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ooshima, Yoshiko AU - Ooshima Y AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Odaka, Haruki AU - Odaka H AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan; Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Hashido, Kazuo AU - Hashido K AD - Administrative Section of Radiation Protection, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Adachi, Naoki AU - Adachi N AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Kunugi, Hiroshi AU - Kunugi H AD - Department of Mental Disorder Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141204 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein) RN - 0 (MIRN134 microRNA, rat) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 103107-01-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factor 2) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/*cytology/metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Survival MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/*metabolism MH - Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/metabolism MH - Glutamic Acid/metabolism MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Neuroglia/metabolism MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Signal Transduction MH - Up-Regulation OTO - NOTNLM OT - Astrocyte OT - BDNF OT - Glutamate OT - MicroRNA OT - bFGF OT - miR-134 EDAT- 2014/12/09 06:00 MHDA- 2015/03/11 06:00 CRDT- 2014/12/09 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/03/11 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(14)02149-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.108 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2015 Jan 2;456(1):465-70. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.11.108. Epub 2014 Dec 4.