Ptf1a, Lbx1 and Pax2 coordinate glycinergic and peptidergic transmitter phenotypes in dorsal spinal inhibitory neurons

被引:78
作者
Huang, Menggui [1 ]
Huang, Tianwen [1 ]
Xiang, Yang [1 ]
Xie, Zhiqin [1 ]
Chen, Ying [1 ]
Yan, Rui [1 ]
Xu, Jianyang [1 ]
Cheng, Leping [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Biol Sci, Inst Biochem & Cell Biol, Mol Cell Biol Lab, Shanghai 200031, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Glycine; Peptides; Ptf1a; Lbx1; Pax2; Tlx genes; Dorsal horn; Spinal cord; Neurotransmitter; Inhibitory neuron;
D O I
10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.06.031
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
inhibitory neurons in the dorsal horn synthesize a variety of neurotransmitters, including GABA, glycine and a set of peptides. Here we show that three transcription factors, Prf1a, Pax2, and Lbx1, which have been reported to promote a GABAergic cell fate, also specify glycinergic and peptidergic transmitter phenotypes. First, Prf1a appears to be a master regulator, as indicated by a requirement of Prf1a for the expression of glycinergic marker GlyT2 and a set of peptides, including neuropeptide Y (NPY), nociceptin/orphanin FQ(N/OFQ). somatostatin (SOM), enkephalin (ENK), dynorphin (DYN) and galanin (GAL). Second, Pax2 is a downstream target of Prf1a and controls subsets of transmitter phenotypes, including the expression of GlyT2, NPY, N/OFQ, DYN, and GAL, but is dispensable for SOM OF ENK expression. Third, for Lbx1, due to neuronal cell loss at late stages, our analyses focused on early embryonic stages, and we found that Lbx1 is required for the expression of GlyT2, NPY, N/OFQ and is partially responsible for SOM expression. Our Studies therefore Suggest a coordinated and hierarchical specification of a variety of neurotransmitters in dorsal spinal inhibitory neurons. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:394 / 405
页数:12
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