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ArticleStem cell reports2020

Identification of Qk as a Glial Precursor Cell Marker that Governs the Fate Specification of Neural Stem Cells to a Glial Cell Lineage.

Akihide Takeuchi, Yuji Takahashi, Kei Iida, Motoyasu Hosokawa, Koichiro Irie, Mikako Ito, J B Brown, Kinji Ohno, Kinichi Nakashima, Masatoshi Hagiwara

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Akihide TakeuchiDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. Electronic address: takeuchi.akihide.8r@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Yuji TakahashiDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Kei IidaDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Medical Research Support Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Motoyasu HosokawaDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Koichiro IrieDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Mikako ItoDivision of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
J B BrownLaboratory for Molecular Biosciences, Life Science Informatics Research Unit, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Kinji OhnoDivision of Neurogenetics, Center for Neurological Diseases and Cancer, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
Kinichi NakashimaDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Masatoshi HagiwaraDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Kyoto University · JPKyushu University · JPNagoya University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During brain development, neural stem cells (NSCs) initially produce neurons and change their fate to generate glias. While the regulation of neurogenesis is well characterized, specific markers for glial precursor cells (GPCs) and the master regulators for gliogenesis remain unidentified. Accumulating evidence suggests that RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) have significant roles in neuronal development and function, as they comprehensively regulate the expression of target genes in a cell-type-specific manner. We systematically investigated the expression profiles of 1,436 murine RBPs in the developing mouse brain and identified quaking (Qk) as a marker of the putative GPC population. Functional analysis of the NSC-specific Qk-null mutant mouse revealed the key role of Qk in astrocyte and oligodendrocyte generation and differentiation from NSCs. Mechanistically, Qk upregulates gliogenic genes via quaking response elements in their 3' untranslated regions. These results provide crucial directions for identifying GPCs and deciphering the regulatory mechanisms of gliogenesis from NSCs.

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Cell LineageAnimalsAstrocytesAtrophyBiomarkersBrainCell DifferentiationEndocytosisMice, KnockoutMyelin SheathNeural Stem CellsNeurogliaNeuronsOligodendrogliaRegulonRNA-Binding ProteinsBiomarkersQk protein, mouseRNA-Binding Proteins3′ untranslated regionendocytosisglial precursor cells/GPCsgliogenesismRNA stabilizationneural stem cells/NSCsquaking/QkregulonRNA-binding proteinRNA-seq

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