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ArticleDevelopmental cell2014

A gene regulatory network controls the binary fate decision of rod and bipolar cells in the vertebrate retina.

Sui Wang, Cem Sengel, Mark M Emerson, Constance L Cepko

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Article in Developmental cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sui WangDepartment of Genetics and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cem SengelDepartment of Genetics and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Mark M EmersonDepartment of Biology, The City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Constance L CepkoDepartment of Genetics and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: cepko@genetics.med.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USCity College of New York · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) regulate critical events during development. In complex tissues, such as the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), networks likely provide the complex regulatory interactions needed to direct the specification of the many CNS cell types. Here, we dissect a GRN that regulates a binary fate decision between two siblings in the murine retina, the rod photoreceptor and bipolar interneuron. The GRN centers on Blimp1, one of the transcription factors (TFs) that regulates the rod versus bipolar cell fate decision. We identified a cis-regulatory module (CRM), B108, that mimics Blimp1 expression. Deletion of genomic B108 by CRISPR/Cas9 in vivo using electroporation abolished the function of Blimp1. Otx2 and RORβ were found to regulate Blimp1 expression via B108, and Blimp1 and Otx2 were shown to form a negative feedback loop that regulates the level of Otx2, which regulates the production of the correct ratio of rods and bipolar cells.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageEnhancer Elements, GeneticHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiceNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2Otx Transcription FactorsPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Receptor, Notch1RetinaRetinal Bipolar CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsHomeodomain ProteinsNotch1 protein, mouseNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2Otx2 protein, mouseOtx Transcription FactorsPositive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1Prdm1 protein, mouseReceptor, Notch1Rorb protein, mouseTranscription FactorsVsx2 protein, mouse

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PMID25155555
PMCPMC4304698
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