| FMRP Regulates the Transition from Radial Glial Cells to Intermediate Progenitor Cells during Neocortical Development. | |
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PMID: 21273427 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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During vertebrate cortical neurogenesis, radial glial cells (RGCs) serve as neural stem cells that generate neurons directly or indirectly through intermediate progenitor cells (IPCs). The transition from RGCs to IPCs is a key step in determining overall neuronal production and may underlie evolutionary expansion of the cerebral cortex. Here we show that this transition is controlled by fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), an RNA-binding protein whose deficiency causes fragile X syndrome. Analysis of mouse embryos electroporated with FMRP small hairpin RNA and knock-out mouse embryos lacking FMRP reveals that specific loss of FMRP causes depletion of neocortical RGCs due to an RGC-to-IPC cell fate change. The RGC depletion is associated with altered F-actin organization and can be largely rescued by overexpressing profilin 1 (Pfn1), a core actin regulatory protein promoting F-actin formation. Our data suggest that FMRP suppresses the transition from RGCs to IPCs during neocortical development by an actin-dependent mechanism. |
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Roya Saffary; Zhigang Xie |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Volume: 31 ISSN: 1529-2401 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurosci. Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8102140 Medline TA: J Neurosci Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1427-39 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, and Departments of Neurosurgery and Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118. |
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