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- Title
Gα Subunit Coordinates with Ephrin-B to Balance Self-Renewal and Differentiation in Neural Progenitor Cells.
- Authors
Murai, Kiyohito; Qiu, Runxiang; Zhang, Heying; Wang, Jun; Wu, Chen; Neubig, Richard R.; Lu, Qiang
- Abstract
Proper development of the mammalian brain requires that neural progenitor cells balance self-renewal and differentiation under precise temporal and spatial regulation, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we identify Gα subunit as a positive regulator of mammalian neurogenesis, working with the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS)-mediated ephrin-B signaling pathway as two opposing forces to maintain a balance between self-renewal and differentiation in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. Multiple Gαi subunits are expressed by cortical neural progenitor cells during the course of cortical neurogenesis. Activation of Gαi signaling, through in utero electroporation-mediated expression of wild-type and constitutively active Gαi subunits, counteracts the function of ephrin-B in cortical neural progenitors to induce differentiation. Genetic knock-in of an RGS-insensitive G184SGαi2 causes early cell cycle exit and a reduction of cortical neural progenitor cells and leads to a defect in the production of late born cortical neurons, similar to what is observed in mutant mice with deficiency in ephrin-B reverse signaling pathway. This study reveals a role of Gα subunit in mammalian neurogenesis and uncovers a developmental mechanism, coordinated by the Gα and ephrin-B signaling pathways, for control of the balance between self-renewal and differentiation in neural progenitor cells. STEM CELLS 2010; 28:1581-1589.
- Subjects
CELL differentiation; NEURAL development; DEVELOPMENTAL neurobiology; MAMMAL cytology; PROTEINS; LABORATORY mice; CEREBRAL cortex
- Publication
Stem Cells, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 9, p1581
- ISSN
1066-5099
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/stem.474