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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Sizn1 (Zcchc12) is a transcriptional co-activator that positively modulates bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling through its interaction with Smad family members and CBP. We have demonstrated a role for Sizn1 in basal forebrain cholinergic neuron specific gene expression. Furthermore, mutations in SIZN1 have been associated with X-linked mental retardation. Given the defined role of SIZN1 in mental retardation, knowing its complete forebrain expression pattern is essential to further elucidating its role in cognition. To better define the dynamic expression pattern of Sizn1 during forebrain development, we investigated its expression in mouse brain development from embryonic day 8.0 (E8.0) to adult. We found that Sizn1 is primarily restricted to the ventral forebrain including the medial ganglionic eminence, the septum, amygdala, and striatum. In addition, Sizn1 expression is detected in the cortical hem and pallial-subpallial boundary (PSB; anti-hem); both sources of Cajal-Retzius cells. Sizn1 expression in the dorsal forebrain is restricted to a subset of cells in the marginal zone that also express Reln, indicative of Cajal-Retzius cells. These data provide novel information on brain regions and cell types that express Sizn1, facilitating further investigations into the function of Sizn1 in both development and the pathogenesis of mental retardation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1872-7298
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Germ Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Mental Retardation, X-Linked, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Primitive Streak, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Prosencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Rhombencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:21172456-Transcription Factors
pubmed:articleTitle
XLMR candidate mouse gene, Zcchc12 (Sizn1) is a novel marker of Cajal-Retzius cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural