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Structural highlights

Function

[NUMB_MOUSE] Plays a role in the process of neurogenesis. Required throughout embryonic neurogenesis to maintain neural progenitor cells, also called radial glial cells (RGCs), by allowing their daughter cells to choose progenitor over neuronal cell fate. Not required for the proliferation of neural progenitor cells before the onset of neurogenesis. Also involved postnatally in the subventricular zone (SVZ) neurogenesis by regulating SVZ neuroblasts survival and ependymal wall integrity. May also mediate local repair of brain ventricular wall damage.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Zhong W, Jiang MM, Schonemann MD, Meneses JJ, Pedersen RA, Jan LY, Jan YN. Mouse numb is an essential gene involved in cortical neurogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jun 6;97(12):6844-9. PMID:10841580
2. ↑ Petersen PH, Zou K, Hwang JK, Jan YN, Zhong W. Progenitor cell maintenance requires numb and numblike during mouse neurogenesis. Nature. 2002 Oct 31;419(6910):929-34. PMID:12410312 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature01124
3. ↑ Petersen PH, Zou K, Krauss S, Zhong W. Continuing role for mouse Numb and Numbl in maintaining progenitor cells during cortical neurogenesis. Nat Neurosci. 2004 Aug;7(8):803-11. Epub 2004 Jul 25. PMID:15273690 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn1289
4. ↑ Kuo CT, Mirzadeh Z, Soriano-Navarro M, Rasin M, Wang D, Shen J, Sestan N, Garcia-Verdugo J, Alvarez-Buylla A, Jan LY, Jan YN. Postnatal deletion of Numb/Numblike reveals repair and remodeling capacity in the subventricular neurogenic niche. Cell. 2006 Dec 15;127(6):1253-64. PMID:17174898 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2006.10.041