Nouri, P.* ; Götz, S. ; Rauser, B. ; Irmler, M. ; Peng, C. ; Trümbach, D. ; Kempny, C.* ; Lechermeier, C.G. ; Bryniok, A.* ; Dlugos, A.* ; Euchner, E.* ; Beckers, J. ; Brodski, C.* ; Klümper, C.* ; Wurst, W. ; Prakash, N.*
Dose-dependent and subset-specific regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation by LEF1-mediated WNT1/b-catenin signaling.
Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 8:587778 (2020)
The mesodiencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons, including the nigrostriatal subset that preferentially degenerates in Parkinson's Disease (PD), strongly depend on an accurately balanced Wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 1 (WNT1)/beta-catenin signaling pathway during their development. Loss of this pathway abolishes the generation of these neurons, whereas excessive WNT1/b-catenin signaling prevents their correct differentiation. The identity of the cells responding to this pathway in the developing mammalian ventral midbrain (VM) as well as the precise progression of WNT/b-catenin action in these cells are still unknown. We show that strong WNT/b-catenin signaling inhibits the differentiation of WNT/b-catenin-responding mdDA progenitors into PITX3(+) and TH+ mdDA neurons by repressing the Pitx3 gene in mice. This effect is mediated by RSPO2, a WNT/b-catenin agonist, and lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 (LEF1), an essential nuclear effector of the WNT/b-catenin pathway, via conserved LEF1/T-cell factor binding sites in the Pitx3 promoter. LEF1 expression is restricted to a caudolateral mdDA progenitor subset that preferentially responds to WNT/b-catenin signaling and gives rise to a fraction of all mdDA neurons. Our data indicate that an attenuation of WNT/b-catenin signaling in mdDA progenitors is essential for their correct differentiation into specific mdDA neuron subsets. This is an important consideration for stem cell-based regenerative therapies and in vitro models of neuropsychiatric diseases.
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Dopamine ; Nerve Cell ; Parkinson’ ; S Disease ; Regenerative Therapy ; Mouse; Ventral Tegmental Area; Sonic-hedgehog; Beta-catenin; Network Controls; Multiple Roles; In-vivo; Expression; Neurogenesis; Progenitors; Promotes
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englisch
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2020
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2020
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2296-634X
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2296-634X
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Frontiers
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Lausanne
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30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
30201 - Metabolic Health
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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G-500500-001
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National Natural Science Foundation of China
United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation
Israel Science Foundation
Helmholtz Association (Alliance "Aging and Metabolic Programming, AMPro")
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology]
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Collaborative Research Centre]
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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2020-11-05