Hou Congzhe, Zhang Aizhen, Zhang Tingting, Ye Chao, Liu Zhenhua, Gao Jiangang
Experimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Basic Research, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250300, China.
Biochem Biophys Rep. 2024 Feb 29;38:101671. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101671. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Lgl1 protein plays a critical role in neurodevelopment, including hippocampus, olfactory bulb, and Purkinje cell. However, the specific mechanism of LGL1 function in the midbrain remains elusive. In this study, we generated Lgl1 conditional knockout mice using Pax2-Cre, which is expressed in the midbrain, and examined the functions of Lgl1 in the midbrain. Histological analysis exhibited abnormal midbrain development characterized by enlarged ventricular aqueduct and thinning tectum cortex. Lgl1 deletion caused excessive proliferation and heightened apoptosis of neural progenitor cells in the tectum of LP cko mice. BrdU labeling studies demonstrated abnormal neuronal migration. Immunofluorescence analysis of Nestin demonstrated an irregular and clustered distribution of glial cell fibers, with the adhesion junction marker N-cadherin employed for immunofluorescent labeling, unveiling abnormal epithelial connections within the tectum of LP cko mice. The current findings suggest that the deletion of Lgl1 leads to the disruption of the expression pattern of N-cadherin, resulting in abnormal development of the midbrain.
Lgl1蛋白在神经发育中起着关键作用,包括在海马体、嗅球和浦肯野细胞中。然而,LGL1在中脑功能的具体机制仍不清楚。在本研究中,我们使用在中脑中表达的Pax2-Cre生成了Lgl1条件性敲除小鼠,并研究了Lgl1在中脑中的功能。组织学分析显示中脑发育异常,其特征为中脑导水管扩大和顶盖皮质变薄。Lgl1基因缺失导致LP cko小鼠顶盖神经祖细胞过度增殖和凋亡增加。BrdU标记研究显示神经元迁移异常。对Nestin的免疫荧光分析显示神经胶质细胞纤维分布不规则且聚集,使用黏附连接标记物N-钙黏蛋白进行免疫荧光标记,揭示了LP cko小鼠顶盖内上皮连接异常。目前的研究结果表明,Lgl1的缺失导致N-钙黏蛋白表达模式的破坏,从而导致中脑发育异常。