Etv5a Suppresses Neural Progenitor Cell Proliferation by Inhibiting sox2 Transcription

Hung Yu Shih, Hao Yuan Chen, Yin Cheng Huang, Tu Hsueh Yeh, Yi Chieh Chen, Yi Chuan Cheng

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摘要

Neural progenitor cells are self-renewable, proliferative, and multipotent cell populations that generate diverse types of neurons and glia to build the nervous system. Transcription factors play critical roles in regulating various cellular processes; however, the transcription factors that regulate the development of neural progenitors are yet to be identified. In the present study, we demonstrated that zebrafish etv5a is expressed in the neural progenitor cells of the neuroectoderm. Downregulation of endogenous Etv5a function by etv5a morpholino or an etv5a dominant-negative variant increased the proliferation of sox2-positive neural progenitor cells, accompanied by inhibition of neurogenesis and gliogenesis. These phenotypes in Etv5a-depleted embryos could be rescued by a co-injection with etv5a cRNA. Etv5a overexpression reduced sox2 expression. Direct binding of Etv5a to the regulatory elements of sox2 was affirmed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. These data revealed that Etv5a directly suppressed sox2 expression to reduce the proliferation of neural progenitor cells. In addition, the expression of foxm1, a putative target gene of Etv5a and a direct upstream transcription factor of sox2, was upregulated in Etv5a-deficient embryos. Moreover, the suppression of Foxm1 function by the foxm1 dominant-negative construct nullified the phenotype of upregulated sox2 expression caused by Etv5a deficiency. Overall, our results indicated that Etv5a regulates the expression of sox2 via direct binding to the sox2 promoter and indirect regulation by inhibiting foxm1 expression. Hence, we revealed the role of Etv5a in the transcriptional hierarchy that regulates the proliferation of neural progenitor cells.
原文英語
頁(從 - 到)524-538
頁數15
期刊Stem Cells and Development
32
發行號17-18
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 9月 1 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 血液學
  • 發展生物學
  • 細胞生物學

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