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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The role of transcription factors in regulating the development of midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons is intensively studied owing to the involvement of these neurons in diverse neurological disorders. Here we demonstrate novel roles for the forkhead/winged helix transcription factors Foxa1 and Foxa2 in the specification and differentiation of mDA neurons by analysing the phenotype of Foxa1 and Foxa2 single- and double-mutant mouse embryos. During specification, Foxa1 and Foxa2 regulate the extent of neurogenesis in mDA progenitors by positively regulating Ngn2 (Neurog2) expression. Subsequently, Foxa1 and Foxa2 regulate the expression of Nurr1 (Nr4a2) and engrailed 1 in immature neurons and the expression of aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase and tyrosine hydroxylase in mature neurons during early and late differentiation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Interestingly, genetic evidence indicates that these functions require different gene dosages of Foxa1 and Foxa2. Altogether, our results demonstrate that Foxa1 and Foxa2 regulate multiple phases of midbrain dopaminergic neuron development in a dosage-dependent manner.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2761-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Mesencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17596284-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Foxa1 and Foxa2 regulate multiple phases of midbrain dopaminergic neuron development in a dosage-dependent manner.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Developmental Neurobiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't