Mouse PKC beta I isoform: molecular mechanisms & dependencies

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What it does

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What it acts on

Blocking PKC beta I prevented the inositol-mediated reduction of neural tube defects in curly-tail mouse embryos.
Mouse PKC beta I isoform → Embryonic neural tube closure source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
availability_state
machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition
exposure
Inositol exposure in a folate-resistant neural-tube-defect model
limitations
Mechanistic mouse prevention does not establish human efficacy or permit replacing folic acid.
nutrient_topic
Inositol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Inositol (stereoisomer family)
organism
Curly-tail mutant mice
plain_language
Adding inositol could not overcome failure of this downstream signaling step.
primary_references
[ino-p14613966] Specific isoforms of protein kinase C are essential for prevention of folate-resistant neural tube defects by inositol. (2004). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14613966/ DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh003
tissue_or_cell_type
Neurulation-stage embryos and hindgut
trigger_kind
machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
Inositol: synthesis, signaling, mineral interactions and conditional deficiency (2026-09-17) · lines 1367–1378
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ino-ntd-pkc-beta Blocking PKC beta I prevented the inositol-mediated reduction of neural tube defects in curly-tail mouse embryos. Condition category: machinery_impairment nutrient_topic: Inositol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Adding inositol could not overcome failure of this downstream signaling step. organism: Curly-tail mutant mice tissue_or_cell_type: Neurulation-stage embryos and hindgut experimental_model: Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition limitations: Mechanistic mouse prevention does not establish human efficacy or permit replacing folic acid. exposure: Inositol exposure in a folate-resistant neural-tube-defect model evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/inositol-research/14613966.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1735, "text_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc"} [ino-p14613966] Specific isoforms of protein kinase C are essential for prevention of folate-resistant neural tube defects by inositol. (2004). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14613966/ DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh003
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Where it participates (unsigned role)

Inositol stimulated hindgut-cell proliferation in curly-tail embryos, and this effect required PKC beta I.
Myo-inositol → Embryonic hindgut cell proliferation source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
{"source_cache": "artifacts/inositol-research/14613966.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1735, "text_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc"}
experimental_model
Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition
exposure
Inositol exposure in a folate-resistant neural-tube-defect model
limitations
Mechanistic mouse prevention does not establish human efficacy or permit replacing folic acid.
nutrient_topic
Inositol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Inositol (stereoisomer family)
organism
Curly-tail mutant mice
plain_language
The rescue involved growth of a particular embryonic tissue, not just a general vitamin effect.
primary_references
[ino-p14613966] Specific isoforms of protein kinase C are essential for prevention of folate-resistant neural tube defects by inositol. (2004). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14613966/ DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh003
tissue_or_cell_type
Neurulation-stage embryos and hindgut
Inositol: synthesis, signaling, mineral interactions and conditional deficiency (2026-09-17) · lines 1393–1404
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### ino-ntd-hindgut Inositol stimulated hindgut-cell proliferation in curly-tail embryos, and this effect required PKC beta I. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Inositol research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The rescue involved growth of a particular embryonic tissue, not just a general vitamin effect. organism: Curly-tail mutant mice tissue_or_cell_type: Neurulation-stage embryos and hindgut experimental_model: Embryo culture with selective PKC inhibition limitations: Mechanistic mouse prevention does not establish human efficacy or permit replacing folic acid. exposure: Inositol exposure in a folate-resistant neural-tube-defect model evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/inositol-research/14613966.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1735, "text_sha256": "670b8f0a36bfbecfb417fe28f8748e65994ac47b153ffcf66c42c21e7489f9cc"} [ino-p14613966] Specific isoforms of protein kinase C are essential for prevention of folate-resistant neural tube defects by inositol. (2004). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14613966/ DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh003
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Mouse PKC beta I isoform