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Nat. Neurosci. 11, 641-648 (2008)
The midbrain-hindbrain boundary (MHB) is a long-lasting organizing center in the vertebrate neural tube that is both necessary and sufficient for the ordered development of midbrain and anterior hindbrain (midbrain-hindbrain domain, MH). The MHB also coincides with a pool of progenitor cells that contributes neurons to the entire MH. Here we show that the organizing activity and progenitor state of the MHB are co-regulated by a single microRNA, miR-9, during late embryonic development in zebrafish. Endogenous miR-9 expression, initiated at late stages, selectively spares the MHB. Gain- and loss-of-function studies, in silico predictions and sensor assays in vivo demonstrate that miR-9 targets several components of the Fgf signaling pathway, thereby delimiting the organizing activity of the MHB. In addition, miR-9 promotes progression of neurogenesis in the MH, defining the MHB progenitor pool. Together, these findings highlight a previously unknown mechanism by which a single microRNA fine-tunes late MHB coherence via its co-regulation of patterning activities and neurogenesis.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2008
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2008
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1097-6256
e-ISSN
1546-1726
Zeitschrift
Nature Neuroscience
Quellenangaben
Band: 11,
Heft: 6,
Seiten: 641-648
Verlag
Nature Publishing Group
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
30501 - Systemic Analysis of Genetic and Environmental Factors that Impact Health
30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
Forschungsfeld(er)
Stem Cell and Neuroscience
Stem Cell and Neuroscience
PSP-Element(e)
G-500100-001
G-500800-001
G-500800-001
DOI
10.1038/nn.2115
Scopus ID
44349088251
Erfassungsdatum
2008-08-20