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Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a
The generation of myelinating cells from multipotential neural stem cells in the CNS requires the initiation of specific gene expression programs in oligodendrocytes (OLs). We reasoned that microRNAs (miRNAs) could play an important role in this process by regulating genes crucial for OL development...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3408414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22696677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-04-0270 |
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author | Zhao, Xianghui Wu, Jiang Zheng, Minhua Gao, Fang Ju, Gong |
author_facet | Zhao, Xianghui Wu, Jiang Zheng, Minhua Gao, Fang Ju, Gong |
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description | The generation of myelinating cells from multipotential neural stem cells in the CNS requires the initiation of specific gene expression programs in oligodendrocytes (OLs). We reasoned that microRNAs (miRNAs) could play an important role in this process by regulating genes crucial for OL development. Here we identified miR-7a as one of the highly enriched miRNAs in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), overexpression of which in either neural progenitor cells (NPCs) or embryonic mouse cortex promoted the generation of OL lineage cells. Blocking the function of miR-7a in differentiating NPCs led to a reduction in OL number and an expansion of neuronal populations simultaneously. We also found that overexpression of this miRNA in purified OPC cultures promoted cell proliferation and inhibited further maturation. In addition, miR-7a might exert the effects just mentioned partially by directly repressing proneuronal differentiation factors including Pax6 and NeuroD4, or proOL genes involved in oligodendrocyte maturation. These results suggest that miRNA pathway is essential in determining cell fate commitment for OLs and thus providing a new strategy for modulating this process in OL loss diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-34084142012-10-16 Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a Zhao, Xianghui Wu, Jiang Zheng, Minhua Gao, Fang Ju, Gong Mol Biol Cell Articles The generation of myelinating cells from multipotential neural stem cells in the CNS requires the initiation of specific gene expression programs in oligodendrocytes (OLs). We reasoned that microRNAs (miRNAs) could play an important role in this process by regulating genes crucial for OL development. Here we identified miR-7a as one of the highly enriched miRNAs in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), overexpression of which in either neural progenitor cells (NPCs) or embryonic mouse cortex promoted the generation of OL lineage cells. Blocking the function of miR-7a in differentiating NPCs led to a reduction in OL number and an expansion of neuronal populations simultaneously. We also found that overexpression of this miRNA in purified OPC cultures promoted cell proliferation and inhibited further maturation. In addition, miR-7a might exert the effects just mentioned partially by directly repressing proneuronal differentiation factors including Pax6 and NeuroD4, or proOL genes involved in oligodendrocyte maturation. These results suggest that miRNA pathway is essential in determining cell fate commitment for OLs and thus providing a new strategy for modulating this process in OL loss diseases. The American Society for Cell Biology 2012-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3408414/ /pubmed/22696677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-04-0270 Text en © 2012 Zhao et al. This article is distributed by The American Society for Cell Biology under license from the author(s). Two months after publication it is available to the public under an Attribution–Noncommercial–Share Alike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0). “ASCB®,” “The American Society for Cell Biology®,” and “Molecular Biology of the Cell®” are registered trademarks of The American Society of Cell BD; are registered trademarks of The American Society of Cell Biology. |
spellingShingle | Articles Zhao, Xianghui Wu, Jiang Zheng, Minhua Gao, Fang Ju, Gong Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title | Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title_full | Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title_fullStr | Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title_full_unstemmed | Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title_short | Specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microRNA-7a |
title_sort | specification and maintenance of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from neural progenitor cells: involvement of microrna-7a |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3408414/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22696677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E12-04-0270 |
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