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Development ePress online publication date 2 Mar 2005
doi: 10.1242/dev.01702
Research article
NF-
B signalling regulates the growth of neural processes in the developing PNS and CNS
Humberto Gutierrez*,
Valerie A. Hale,
Xavier Dolcet,
and
Alun Davies
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: humberto.g{at}ed.ac.uk)
The proper growth and elaboration of neural processes is essential for the establishment of a functional nervous system during development and is an integral feature of neural plasticity throughout life. Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-
B) is classically known for its ubiquitous roles in inflammation, immune and stress-related responses and regulation of cell survival in all tissues, including the nervous system. NF-
B participation in other cellular processes remains poorly understood. Here we report a mechanism for controlling the growth of neural processes in developing peripheral and central neurons involving the transcription factor NF-
B. Inhibiting NF-
B activation with super-repressor I
B-
, BAY 11 7082 (I
B-
phosphorylation inhibitor) or N-acetyl-Leu-Leu-norleucinal (proteosomal degradation inhibitor), or inhibiting NF-
B transcriptional activity with
B decoy DNA substantially reduced the size and complexity of the neurite arbors of sensory neurons cultured with brain-derived neurotrophic factor while having no effect on their survival. NF-
B exerted this effect during a restricted period of development following the phase of naturally occurring neuronal death when the processes and connections of the remaining neurons are extensively modified and refined. Inhibiting NF-
B activation or NF-
B transcriptional activity in layer 2 pyramidal neurons in postnatal somatosensory cortical slices reduced dendritic arbor size and complexity. This function of NF-
B has important implications for neural development and may provide an explanation for reported involvement of NF-
B in learning and memory.

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