The role of foxg1 in the development of neural stem cells of the olfactory epithelium.
The olfactory epithelium (OE) of the mouse is an excellent model system for studying principles of neural stem cell biology because of its well-defined neuronal lineage and its ability to regenerate throughout life. To approach the molecular mechanisms of stem cell regulation in the OE, we have focused on Foxg1, also known as brain factor 1, which is a member of the Forkhead transcription factor family. Foxg1(-/-) mice show major defects in the OE at birth, suggesting that Foxg1 plays an important role in OE development. We find that Foxg1 is expressed in cells within the basal compartment of the OE, the location where OE stem and progenitor cells are known to reside. Since FoxG1 is known to regulate proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells during telencephalon development, we performed bromodeoxyuridine pulse-chase labeling of Sox2-expressing neural stem cells during primary OE neurogenesis. We found the percentage of Sox2-expressing cells that retained bromodeoxyuridine was twice as high in Foxg1(-/-) OE cells as in the wild type, suggesting that these cells are delayed and/or halted in their development in the absence of Foxg1. Our findings suggest that the proliferation and/or subsequent differentiation of Sox2-expressing neural stem cells in the OE is regulated by Foxg1.
Kawauchi
Shimako
S
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology and Center for Complex Biological Systems, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-1275, USA.
Santos
Rosaysela
R
Kim
Joon
J
Hollenbeck
Piper L W
PL
Murray
Richard C
RC
Calof
Anne L
AL
D000818:Animals; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000294:innervation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*
D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; C489565:Foxg1 protein, mouse; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine
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