Pax6 is a key regulator in the neuronal fate determination as well as the proliferation of neural stem cells, but the mechanisms are still unknown. Our study shows that Pax6 regulate the proliferation of neural progenitor cells of cortical subventricular zone, through direct modulation of the Sox2 expression during the late developmental stage in mice. We found a dramatic decrease in the number of Sox2 neural progenitor cells in the subventricular zone of E18.5 Pax6 mice. We confirmed that Pax6 could bind to the Sox2 promoter by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay and activate Sox2 expression by a luciferase reporter gene assay. Moreover, neural progenitors isolated from the Pax6 embryos showed a decreased neurosphere formation as well as proliferation.
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Journal: Neuroreport
VOLUME: 19
Page Numbers: 413-7
Journal Abbreviation: Neuroreport
ISSN: 0959-4965
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MONTH: Mar
YEAR: 2008
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