... level of Fig. 1. NGF induces expression of themicroRNAs miR-221 and 222 in PC12 cells. (A) NGF- induced differentiation of PC12 cells. (B) Schematic representation of thegenomic structure of miR-221 ... Sustained activation of ERK1/2 by NGF induces microRNA-221 and 222 in PC12 cells Kazuya Terasawa1, Atsuhiko Ichimura1, Fumiaki Sato2, Kazuharu Shimizu2 and Gozoh Tsujimoto11 ... can induce their expression. Further, our studyshowed that the sustained activation of ERK1 ⁄ 2by NGF, but not the transient activation of ERK,could effectively induce miR221 and 222 in PC12 cells. ...