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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2020

A distal enhancer that directs Otx2 expression in the retinal pigment epithelium and neuroretina.

Punita Bhansali, Ales Cvekl, Wei Liu

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Punita BhansaliDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Ales CveklDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-3957-789X
Wei LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4199-5406
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

PAX-6 AS A KEY REGULATOR OF LENS DEVELOPMENTR01EY012200 · NEI · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI CVEKL, ALES · 2000 to 2025
$13.1M
Bronx-Einstein Training in Teaching and Research (BETTR), an IRACDA programK12GM102779 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI Dianne Cox, Johanna Patricia Daily · 2012 to 2026
$9.2M
Gene regulation of retinal cell differentiationR01EY022645 · NEI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI WEI LIU · 2013 to 2026
$4.6M
Modeling CRB1-related retinal disease using 3-D human retinal organoidsR21EY029806 · NEI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIU, WEI · 2019 to 2020
$461k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY012200NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022645NEI NIH HHS R21 EY029806NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM102779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHomeodomain transcription factor Otx2 is essential for embryonic development of multiple head tissues, including retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and neuroretina. Temporospatial regulation of Otx2 expression is critical for its functions. Molecular dissection of the cis-acting enhancers will help elucidate how Otx2 expression is regulated.

resultsWe comprehensively characterized distal enhancer hs1150 that was previously identified in a high throughput study. We established multiple transgenic mouse lines in which human hs1150, corresponding mouse hs1150, and two highly conserved sub-fragments in the mouse hs1150 were individually fused to a minimal hsp68 promoter to drive reporter expression. We found that hs1150 enhancer directed reporter expression in the RPE, neuroretina, and brain in a developmentally regulated manner. Human hs1150-directed reporter expression largely recapitulated Otx2 expression in the RPE, in the early neuroretina, and to a lesser degree in the early brain. Mouse hs1150, although shorter than human hs1150, exhibited similar enhancer activity, indicating functional conservation of hs1150 enhancer across species. Both of the highly conserved subfragments in mouse hs1150 enhancer directed reporter expression in the early neuroretina, indicating that the hs1150 enhancer has two functional components.

conclusionsOur findings provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of Otx2 retinal expression.

Indexed as

AnimalsEye ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceMice, TransgenicOtx Transcription FactorsProtein BindingRetinaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTranscription FactorsEye ProteinsOtx Transcription FactorsTranscription Factorsdistal enhancerneuroretinaOtx2 expressionretinal pigment epitheliumtransgenic mice

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PMID31658410
PMCPMC10518783
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