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Müller Glia Cells Activation in Rat Retina After Optic Nerve Injury: Spatiotemporal Correlation with Transcription Initiation Factor IIB

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Transcription initiation factor IIB (TFIIB) is an ideal factor to localize core promoters and plays a central role in the assembly of the pre-initiation complex. Previous studies showed that the assembly of TFIIB played an important role in rat ischemic brain injury. To elucidate the expression and possible functions of TFIIB in retina lesion and repair, we performed an optic nerve crush (ONC) model in adult rats. Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry showed a significant upregulation of TFIIB in retina after ONC. Immunofluorescent labeling indicated that TFIIB was localized mainly in the Müller glia cells (MGCs); colocalization of TFIIB and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in the injured retina suggested that TFIIB might participate in MGCs proliferation. In addition, we also examined the expression of the retinal progenitor markers (Nestin and Pax6) whose changes were correlated with the expression of TFIIB. In vitro, we induced MGCs differentiation with brain nerve growth factor (BNGF) and found that TFIIB expression was increased in the differentiated process, which was collected with the expression of PCNA, Nestin, and Pax6. Additionally, knocking TFIIB down with siRNA inhibited the expression of PCNA, Nestin, and Pax6. Collectively, we hypothesized ONC-induced upregulation of TFIIB in the retina was associated with MGCs activation and differentiation.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Dr. Zhifeng Gu for technical assistance. This work was supported by Health Department Research Projects in Jiangsu Province (grant no. Z200807), Science and Technology Projects in Nantong (grant no. S2010020), Graduate Student Innovation of Science and Technology Projects in Jiangsu Province, and Graduate Student Innovation of Science and Technology Projects in Nantong University (grant no. 13025045).

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, People’s Republic of China

    Yue Xu, Chen Chen, Juming Zhu, Lihua Kang, Tianqiu Zhou, Aiqin Sheng, Jian Shi & Aimin Sang

  2. School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of China

    Nan Jin

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Rudong Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226400, People’s Republic of China

    Junjun Wang

  4. Department of Rheumatology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, 226001, People’s Republic of China

    Zhifeng Gu

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Xu, Y., Chen, C., Jin, N. et al. Müller Glia Cells Activation in Rat Retina After Optic Nerve Injury: Spatiotemporal Correlation with Transcription Initiation Factor IIB. J Mol Neurosci 51, 37–46 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-012-9941-z

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