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Fig. 10 | BMC Neuroscience

Fig. 10

From: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors activate the p53 signaling pathway in neural stem/progenitor cells

Fig. 10

A model of cell fate decision by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in NSPCs. In normal conditions, both ATM and ATR are poly(ADP-ribosyl)ated and inactivated, leading to dephosphorylation of p53 at Ser18. The resulting inactivation of p53 promotes the self-renewal of NSPCs and neurosphere formation. Under PARP inhibition, ATM and/or ATR without poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation are activated, leading to the phosphorylation and activation of p53. The activated p53 signaling pathway delays cell cycle progression and induces apoptosis by different mechanisms

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