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COUP-TFII is preferentially expressed in the caudal ganglionic eminence and is involved in the caudal migratory stream

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Kanatani, Shigeaki, Yozu, Masato, Tabata, Hidenori, Nakajima, Kazunori·2008·The Journal of Neuroscience

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While the cortical interneurons derived from the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE) migrate rather diffusely into the cortex, interneurons that migrate out from the caudal ganglionic eminence (CGE) mainly move caudally into the caudal cerebral cortex and the hippocampus in the form of the caudal migratory stream (CMS) (Yozu et al., 2005). Although transplantation experiments at embryonic day 13.5 had revealed that the migrating cells in these two populations are already intrinsically different in regard to their ability to respond to the CGE environment (Yozu et al., 2005), it is not known how the CGE cells are specified and how their migratory behavior is determined. In this study we showed that, although CGE and lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) express almost the same marker molecules, LGE cells do not migrate caudally when transplanted into the CGE, suggesting that LGE cells are intrinsically different from CGE cells. We therefore compared the transcriptomes of the CGE, MGE, and LGE, and the results showed that COUP-TFII was expressed preferentially in the CGE as well as in the migrating interneurons in the CMS. Transplantation experiments revealed that COUP-TFII is sufficient to change the direction of MGE cell migration to caudal when transplanted into the CGE environment, and knockdown of COUP-TFII inhibited the caudal migration of the CGE cells. These results suggest that COUP-TFII is both required and sufficient for the CGE-cell-specific migratory behavior in the caudal direction. Thus, a locally expressed transcription factor determines the migratory direction of the cortical interneurons in a region-specific manner.

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  • The LGE and CGE share many molecular markers, but Nr2f2 expression gives CGE progenitors the ability to generate interneurons that migrate to the cerebral cortex.

    “The LGE and CGE share many molecular markers, but the specific expression of transcription factors such as Nr2f2 bestow CGE progenitors with the ability to generate interneurons that migrate to the cerebral cortex”

    From Development and Functional Diversification of Cortical Interneurons (2018) · cites this paper as Kanatani et al., 2008

  • Transcription factors such as Gsx2, CoupTF1/2, and SP8 are enriched within the CGE and have been implicated in the generation, migration, specification, and maturation of CGE-derived interneurons.

    “a number of transcription factors such as Gsx2, CoupTF1/2, and SP8 are enriched within the CGE and have been implicated in the generation, migration, specification, and maturation of CGE-derived interneurons”

    From Hippocampal GABAergic Inhibitory Interneurons (2017) · cites this paper as [547]

  • MGE-derived interneurons can be induced to follow the caudal pathway when forced to overexpress COUPTF2.

    “they can be induced to follow the caudal pathway when forced to overexpress COUPTF2, a transcription factor preferentially expressed in the CGE”

    From Hippocampal GABAergic Inhibitory Interneurons (2017) · cites this paper as [547]

  • The choice of migratory path appears to be an intrinsic property of cells dependent on their region of origin and ultimate destination, and governed by different transcription factors.

    “The choice of migratory path appears to be an intrinsic property of cells dependent on their region of origin and ultimate destination, and governed by different transcription factors”

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Authors
Kanatani, S., Yozu, M., Tabata, H., & Nakajima, K.
Affiliations
Keio University (JP)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2008-12-10
Volume
28
Issue
50
Pages
13582-13591
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1996152748
Cited by
163
References
39
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FWCI
3.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Novartis Foundation
  • Sumitomo Foundation
  • Uehara Memorial Foundation
  • Tokyo Biochemical Research Foundation
  • Brain Science Foundation
  • Keio University
  • Ichiro Kanehara Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Sciences and Medical Care
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Congenital heart defects research
Keywords
COUP-TFII, caudal ganglionic eminence, cortical interneuron migration, medial ganglionic eminence, lateral ganglionic eminence, transcription factors, transcriptome comparison, cell transplantation
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Movement, Cerebral Cortex, Immunohistochemistry, Interneurons, Mice, Inbred ICR, Brain Tissue Transplantation, In Situ Hybridization, Body Patterning, Mice, COUP Transcription Factor II

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