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Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1
Little is known about the molecular mechanisms and intrinsic factors that are responsible for the emergence of neuronal subtype identity. Several transcription factors that are expressed mainly in precursors of the ventral telencephalon have been shown to control neuronal specification, but it has b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1110909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15882093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030186 |
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author | Ekonomou, Antigoni Kazanis, Ilias Malas, Stavros Wood, Heather Alifragis, Pavlos Denaxa, Myrto Karagogeos, Domna Constanti, Andrew Lovell-Badge, Robin Episkopou, Vasso |
author_facet | Ekonomou, Antigoni Kazanis, Ilias Malas, Stavros Wood, Heather Alifragis, Pavlos Denaxa, Myrto Karagogeos, Domna Constanti, Andrew Lovell-Badge, Robin Episkopou, Vasso |
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description | Little is known about the molecular mechanisms and intrinsic factors that are responsible for the emergence of neuronal subtype identity. Several transcription factors that are expressed mainly in precursors of the ventral telencephalon have been shown to control neuronal specification, but it has been unclear whether subtype identity is also specified in these precursors, or if this happens in postmitotic neurons, and whether it involves the same or different factors. SOX1, an HMG box transcription factor, is expressed widely in neural precursors along with the two other SOXB1 subfamily members, SOX2 and SOX3, and all three have been implicated in neurogenesis. SOX1 is also uniquely expressed at a high level in the majority of telencephalic neurons that constitute the ventral striatum (VS). These neurons are missing in Sox1-null mutant mice. In the present study, we have addressed the requirement for SOX1 at a cellular level, revealing both the nature and timing of the defect. By generating a novel Sox1-null allele expressing β-galactosidase, we found that the VS precursors and their early neuronal differentiation are unaffected in the absence of SOX1, but the prospective neurons fail to migrate to their appropriate position. Furthermore, the migration of non-Sox1-expressing VS neurons (such as those expressing Pax6) was also affected in the absence of SOX1, suggesting that Sox1-expressing neurons play a role in structuring the area of the VS. To test whether SOX1 is required in postmitotic cells for the emergence of VS neuronal identity, we generated mice in which Sox1 expression was directed to all ventral telencephalic precursors, but to only a very few VS neurons. These mice again lacked most of the VS, indicating that SOX1 expression in precursors is not sufficient for VS development. Conversely, the few neurons in which Sox1 expression was maintained were able to migrate to the VS. In conclusion, Sox1 expression in precursors is not sufficient for VS neuronal identity and migration, but this is accomplished in postmitotic cells, which require the continued presence of SOX1. Our data also suggest that other SOXB1 members showing expression in specific neuronal populations are likely to play continuous roles from the establishment of precursors to their final differentiation. |
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spelling | pubmed-11109092005-05-17 Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 Ekonomou, Antigoni Kazanis, Ilias Malas, Stavros Wood, Heather Alifragis, Pavlos Denaxa, Myrto Karagogeos, Domna Constanti, Andrew Lovell-Badge, Robin Episkopou, Vasso PLoS Biol Research Article Little is known about the molecular mechanisms and intrinsic factors that are responsible for the emergence of neuronal subtype identity. Several transcription factors that are expressed mainly in precursors of the ventral telencephalon have been shown to control neuronal specification, but it has been unclear whether subtype identity is also specified in these precursors, or if this happens in postmitotic neurons, and whether it involves the same or different factors. SOX1, an HMG box transcription factor, is expressed widely in neural precursors along with the two other SOXB1 subfamily members, SOX2 and SOX3, and all three have been implicated in neurogenesis. SOX1 is also uniquely expressed at a high level in the majority of telencephalic neurons that constitute the ventral striatum (VS). These neurons are missing in Sox1-null mutant mice. In the present study, we have addressed the requirement for SOX1 at a cellular level, revealing both the nature and timing of the defect. By generating a novel Sox1-null allele expressing β-galactosidase, we found that the VS precursors and their early neuronal differentiation are unaffected in the absence of SOX1, but the prospective neurons fail to migrate to their appropriate position. Furthermore, the migration of non-Sox1-expressing VS neurons (such as those expressing Pax6) was also affected in the absence of SOX1, suggesting that Sox1-expressing neurons play a role in structuring the area of the VS. To test whether SOX1 is required in postmitotic cells for the emergence of VS neuronal identity, we generated mice in which Sox1 expression was directed to all ventral telencephalic precursors, but to only a very few VS neurons. These mice again lacked most of the VS, indicating that SOX1 expression in precursors is not sufficient for VS development. Conversely, the few neurons in which Sox1 expression was maintained were able to migrate to the VS. In conclusion, Sox1 expression in precursors is not sufficient for VS neuronal identity and migration, but this is accomplished in postmitotic cells, which require the continued presence of SOX1. Our data also suggest that other SOXB1 members showing expression in specific neuronal populations are likely to play continuous roles from the establishment of precursors to their final differentiation. Public Library of Science 2005-06 2005-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC1110909/ /pubmed/15882093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030186 Text en Copyright: © 2005 Ekonomou et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Ekonomou, Antigoni Kazanis, Ilias Malas, Stavros Wood, Heather Alifragis, Pavlos Denaxa, Myrto Karagogeos, Domna Constanti, Andrew Lovell-Badge, Robin Episkopou, Vasso Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title | Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title_full | Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title_fullStr | Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title_full_unstemmed | Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title_short | Neuronal Migration and Ventral Subtype Identity in the Telencephalon Depend on SOX1 |
title_sort | neuronal migration and ventral subtype identity in the telencephalon depend on sox1 |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1110909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15882093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030186 |
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