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ArticleNeuron2012

Sox9 and NFIA coordinate a transcriptional regulatory cascade during the initiation of gliogenesis.

Peng Kang, Hyun Kyoung Lee, Stacey M Glasgow, Meggie Finley, Tataka Donti, Zachary B Gaber, Brett H Graham, Aaron E Foster, Bennett G Novitch, Richard M Gronostajski and 1 more

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Article in Neuron, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 222 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Peng KangCenter for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Hyun Kyoung Lee
Stacey M Glasgow
Meggie Finley
Tataka Donti
Zachary B Gaber
Brett H Graham
Aaron E Foster
Bennett G Novitch
Richard M Gronostajski
Benjamin Deneen

Funding

Training In Cell and Gene TherapyT32HL092332 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MALCOLM K. BRENNER, Bruno Di Stefano · 2008 to 2026
$6.9M
Transcriptional regulation of gliogenesis in the CNSR01NS071153 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DENEEN, BENJAMIN · 2010 to 2022
$5.0M
Transcriptional regulation of neuronal differentiationR01NS072804 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI NOVITCH, BENNETT G · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
Function of Olig2-Regulated Genes in Spinal Motor Neuron DevelopmentR01NS053976 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NOVITCH, BENNETT G · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS 5-T32HL092332-08NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL092332NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS053976NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS071153NINDS NIH HHS R01-NS071153NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS072804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptional cascades that operate over the course of lineage development are fundamental mechanisms that control cellular differentiation. In the developing central nervous system (CNS), these mechanisms are well characterized during neurogenesis, but remain poorly defined during neural stem cell commitment to the glial lineage. NFIA is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in the onset of gliogenesis; we found that its induction is regulated by the transcription factor Sox9 and that this relationship mediates the initiation of gliogenesis. Subsequently, Sox9 and NFIA form a complex and coregulate a set of genes induced after glial initiation. Functional studies revealed that a subset of these genes, Apcdd1 and Mmd2, perform key migratory and metabolic roles during astro-gliogenesis, respectively. In sum, these studies delineate a transcriptional regulatory cascade that operates during the initiation of gliogenesis and identifies a unique set of genes that regulate key aspects of astro-glial precursor physiology during development.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCentral Nervous SystemChick EmbryoGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceNeurogliaNFI Transcription FactorsOrganogenesisSOX9 Transcription FactorStem CellsTranscription, GeneticApcdd1 protein, mouseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNfia protein, mouseNFI Transcription FactorsSox9 protein, mouseSOX9 Transcription Factor

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PMID22500632
PMCPMC3543821

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