Yaworsky P J, Kappen C
Molecular Neuroscience Program, Samuel C. Johnson Medical Research Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, USA.
Dev Biol. 1999 Jan 15;205(2):309-21. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9035.
Using transgenic embryos, we have identified two distinct CNS progenitor cell-specific enhancers, each requiring the cooperation of at least two independent regulatory sites, within the second intron of the rat nestin gene. One enhancer is active throughout the developing CNS, while the other is specifically active in the ventral midbrain. These experiments demonstrate that neural progenitor cells in the midbrain constitute a unique subpopulation based upon their ability to activate the midbrain regulatory element. Our finding of differential enhancer activity from a gene encoding a structural protein reveals a previously unrecognized diversity in neural progenitor cell populations.
利用转基因胚胎,我们在大鼠巢蛋白基因的第二个内含子中鉴定出两个不同的中枢神经系统祖细胞特异性增强子,每个增强子都需要至少两个独立调控位点的协同作用。其中一个增强子在整个发育中的中枢神经系统中都有活性,而另一个则在腹侧中脑特异性地活跃。这些实验表明,中脑中的神经祖细胞基于其激活中脑调控元件的能力构成了一个独特的亚群。我们从一个编码结构蛋白的基因中发现增强子活性存在差异,这揭示了神经祖细胞群体中一种以前未被认识到的多样性。