Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.

Activation of Notch1 signaling in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) induces self-renewal and inhibits neurogenesis. Upon neuronal differentiation, NPCs overcome this inhibition, express proneural genes to induce Notch ligands, and activate Notch1 in neighboring NPCs. The molecular mechanism that coordi...

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Main Authors: Valeria Kaltezioti, Georgia Kouroupi, Maria Oikonomaki, Evangelia Mantouvalou, Athanasios Stergiopoulos, Aristidis Charonis, Hermann Rohrer, Rebecca Matsas, Panagiotis K Politis
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21203589/?tool=EBI
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author Valeria Kaltezioti
Georgia Kouroupi
Maria Oikonomaki
Evangelia Mantouvalou
Athanasios Stergiopoulos
Aristidis Charonis
Hermann Rohrer
Rebecca Matsas
Panagiotis K Politis
author_facet Valeria Kaltezioti
Georgia Kouroupi
Maria Oikonomaki
Evangelia Mantouvalou
Athanasios Stergiopoulos
Aristidis Charonis
Hermann Rohrer
Rebecca Matsas
Panagiotis K Politis
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description Activation of Notch1 signaling in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) induces self-renewal and inhibits neurogenesis. Upon neuronal differentiation, NPCs overcome this inhibition, express proneural genes to induce Notch ligands, and activate Notch1 in neighboring NPCs. The molecular mechanism that coordinates Notch1 inactivation with initiation of neurogenesis remains elusive. Here, we provide evidence that Prox1, a transcription repressor and downstream target of proneural genes, counteracts Notch1 signaling via direct suppression of Notch1 gene expression. By expression studies in the developing spinal cord of chick and mouse embryo, we showed that Prox1 is limited to neuronal precursors residing between the Notch1+ NPCs and post-mitotic neurons. Physiological levels of Prox1 in this tissue are sufficient to allow binding at Notch1 promoter and they are critical for proper Notch1 transcriptional regulation in vivo. Gain-of-function studies in the chick neural tube and mouse NPCs suggest that Prox1-mediated suppression of Notch1 relieves its inhibition on neurogenesis and allows NPCs to exit the cell cycle and differentiate. Moreover, loss-of-function in the chick neural tube shows that Prox1 is necessary for suppression of Notch1 outside the ventricular zone, inhibition of active Notch signaling, down-regulation of NPC markers, and completion of neuronal differentiation program. Together these data suggest that Prox1 inhibits Notch1 gene expression to control the balance between NPC self-renewal and neuronal differentiation.
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spelling doaj.art-18596decf5d740bf98d990bb18cf72282022-12-21T22:53:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852010-12-01812e100056510.1371/journal.pbio.1000565Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.Valeria KalteziotiGeorgia KouroupiMaria OikonomakiEvangelia MantouvalouAthanasios StergiopoulosAristidis CharonisHermann RohrerRebecca MatsasPanagiotis K PolitisActivation of Notch1 signaling in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) induces self-renewal and inhibits neurogenesis. Upon neuronal differentiation, NPCs overcome this inhibition, express proneural genes to induce Notch ligands, and activate Notch1 in neighboring NPCs. The molecular mechanism that coordinates Notch1 inactivation with initiation of neurogenesis remains elusive. Here, we provide evidence that Prox1, a transcription repressor and downstream target of proneural genes, counteracts Notch1 signaling via direct suppression of Notch1 gene expression. By expression studies in the developing spinal cord of chick and mouse embryo, we showed that Prox1 is limited to neuronal precursors residing between the Notch1+ NPCs and post-mitotic neurons. Physiological levels of Prox1 in this tissue are sufficient to allow binding at Notch1 promoter and they are critical for proper Notch1 transcriptional regulation in vivo. Gain-of-function studies in the chick neural tube and mouse NPCs suggest that Prox1-mediated suppression of Notch1 relieves its inhibition on neurogenesis and allows NPCs to exit the cell cycle and differentiate. Moreover, loss-of-function in the chick neural tube shows that Prox1 is necessary for suppression of Notch1 outside the ventricular zone, inhibition of active Notch signaling, down-regulation of NPC markers, and completion of neuronal differentiation program. Together these data suggest that Prox1 inhibits Notch1 gene expression to control the balance between NPC self-renewal and neuronal differentiation.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21203589/?tool=EBI
spellingShingle Valeria Kaltezioti
Georgia Kouroupi
Maria Oikonomaki
Evangelia Mantouvalou
Athanasios Stergiopoulos
Aristidis Charonis
Hermann Rohrer
Rebecca Matsas
Panagiotis K Politis
Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
PLoS Biology
title Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
title_full Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
title_fullStr Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
title_full_unstemmed Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
title_short Prox1 regulates the notch1-mediated inhibition of neurogenesis.
title_sort prox1 regulates the notch1 mediated inhibition of neurogenesis
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21203589/?tool=EBI
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